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BALTIMORE: 

JOHN  MURPHY  &  CO., 

Printers  to  the  Holy  See  of  Pome. 
1889. 


The  Prayer  Book  ordered  by  the  Third  Plenary  Council  of  Baltimore, 
having  been  diligently  compiled  and  examined,  is  hereby  approved. 


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Copyright,  1888, 

BY  CLARENCE  E.  WOODMAN. 

All  rights  reserved,  and  making  extracts  or  selections  from  this  book 
without  the  proper  permission  is  strictly  prohibited. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


{For  full  alphabetical  Index  see  end  of  book.) 

Devotions    to  which    Indulgences  are   attached   are 
marked  thus  :  (0 


PAGE 


Calendar,    ...... 

i 

Movable  Feasts,  Tables  of, 

.     14 

Days  of  Obligation  and  Devotion,     . 

.     16 

Abridgment  of  Christian  Doctrine,  . 

.     20 

Christian  Faith  and  Practice,    . 

•     25 

Morning  Prayers  (Prime), 

•     37 

Another  Form, 

■     5i 

Acts  of  Faith,  Hope,  etc. , 

•     53 

Angelus,  etc.,      .... 

■     55 

Grace  before  and  after  Meals,    . 

53 

Litanies  of  the  Holy  Name  and  of  L 

oreto 

> 

.     60 

Evening  Prayers  (Compline), 

69 

Another  Form,            . 

.     81 

Devotions  for  Mass, 

89 

Manner  of  Serving  Mass, 

106 

Blessing  of  Water  and  Aspcrges,     . 

j  09 

Ordinary  of  the  Mass,        .         .         .         . 

114 

The   Te  Deum>  etc.,          . 

160 

Vespers, 

178 

111 


IV 


Table  of  Contents. 


Benediction  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament,     . 

Occasional  Offices — Blessing  of  Candles, 

Blessing  of  Ashes, 
Blessing  of  Children, 

Seven  Penitential  Psalms,  and  Litany  of  the 

Devotions  for  Confession, 

Devotions  for  Communion, 

Visit  to  the  Blessed  Sacrament, 

Way  of  the  Cross, 

Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross, 

Rosary  (with  form  of  Blessing), 

Scapular  (with  form  of  Investing), 

The  Sacraments  in  General, 

Holy  Baptism,    . 

Reception  of  Converts, 

Confirmation,     . 

Matrimony — The  Ceremony, 
Nuptial  Mass, 
Mixed  Marriages, 

Churching  of  Women, 

Devotions  for  the  Sick,     . 

Communion  of  the  Sick,  . 

Extreme  Unction,     . 

Visitation  of  the  Sick, 

Last  Indulgence, 

Recommendation  of  a  Soul  departing, 

Burial  of  the  Dead,  Adults, 

Infants, 

Hymns  and  Sequences, 

Collects,  Epistles  and  Gospels,  etc., 


Saints 


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OF   FEASTS    CELEBRATED   IN   THE  UNITED  STATES  OF 

AMERICA. 

{Holy days  of  Obligation  are  marked  with  a*h.) 
Abbreviations  Explained  : 

Ap.  signifies  Apostle  or  Apostles  ;  M.,  Martyr  or  Martyrs ;  P., 
Pope;  Abp.,  Archbishop ;  B.,  Bishop;  C,  Confessor;  D  ,  Doctor ; 
Abb.,  Abbot;  V.,  Virgin;  \V.,  Widow;  K.,  King ;  Q.,  Queen; 
Pr.,  Priest  ;  H  ,  Hermit. 


OTHER  MOVABLE  FEASTS  NOT  INCLUDED  IN  THE  FOL- 
LOWING CALENDAR. 

Second  Sunday  after  Epiphany — Holy  Name  of  Jesus. 
Friday  after  Quinquagesima — Passion  of  our  Lord. 
Friday  after  First  Sunday  in  Lent — Holy  Crown  of  Thorns. 
Friday  after  Second  Sunday  in  Lent — Spear  and  Nails. 
Friday  after  Third  Sunday  in  Lent — Five  Wounds. 
Friday  after  Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent— Most  Precious  Blood. 
Friday  after  Passion  Sunday— Seven  Sorrows  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
Third  Sunday  after  Easter — Patronage  of  St.  Joseph. 
Thursday  after  Trinity  Sunday—  Corpus  Christi. 
Friday  after  Octave  of  Corpus  Christi—  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus. 
First  Sunday  of  July— Most  Precious  Blood. 

Sunday  within  the  Octave  of  the  Assumption— St.  Joachim,  Fa- 
ther of  the  B.  V.  M. 

Sunday  within  the  Octave  of  Nativity  of  B.  V.  l&.—Holy  Name 
of  Mary. 

Third  Sunday  of  September— Seven  Sorrows  of  the  B.   V.  M. 
First  Sunday  of  October— Rosary  Sunday. 
Third  Sunday  of  October— Ma ternity  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
Second  Sunday  of  November— Patronage  of  the  B.  V.  M. 


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Octave  of  St.  Stephen.  First  Marty)-. 

Octave  of  St.  John,  A  p.  and  Evangelist. 

Octave  of  Holy  Innocents,  M. 

Vigil. 

Epiphany  of  our  L,ord. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Octave  of  the  Epiphany. 

St.  Hilary,  BCD. 

St.  Paul,  First  H. 

St.  Marcellus,  P.M. 

St.  Anthony,  Abb. 

St.  Peter's  Chair  at  Rome. 

St.  Canute  of  Denmark,  K.M. 

SS.  Fabian  and  Sebastian,  M. 

St.  Agnes,  V.M. 

SS.  Vincent  and  Anastasius,  M. 

Espousals  of  the  B.  V.M. 

St.  Timothy,  B.M. 

Conversion  of  St.  Paul,  Ap. 

St.  Polycarp,  B.M. 

St.  John  Chrvsostom,  Patriarch,  CD. 

St.  Agnes,  the  second  time. 

St.  Francis  de  Sales,  B.C.D. 

St.  Martina,    V.M. 

St.  Peter  Nolasco,  C. 


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FEBRUARY.     Hath  28  or  29  days 

St.  Ignatius,  B.M. 

Purification  of  the  B.  V.  M. 

St.  Blase,  B.M. 

St.  Andrew  Corsini,  B.C. 

St.  Philip  of  Jesus,  M. 

St.  Titus,  Abp.  C. 

St.  Romuald,  Abb. 

St.  John  of  Matha,  C. 

St.  Cyril  of  Alexandria,  B.C.D. 

St.  Scholastica,  V. 

St.  Raymond  of  Pennafort,  C. 

St.  Agatha,  V.M. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Valentine,  Pr.M. 

SS.  Faustinusand  Jovita,  M. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

St   Simeon,  B.M. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Peter's  Chair  at  Antioch. 

St.  Peter  Damian,  B.C.D.     Vigil. 

St.  Matthias,  Ap* 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

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MARCH.     Hath  31  days. 


Of  the  Season.- 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  vSeason. 

St.  Casimir,   C. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Thomas  Aquinas,  CD. 

St.  John  of  God,  C. 

St.  Frances  of  Rome,  IV. 

The  Forty  Martyrs. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Gregory  the  Great,  P.C.D. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Patrick,  Abp.C,  Apostle  of  Ireland. 

Si.  Gabriel,  Archangel. 

St.   Joseph,   Patron   of   the    Universal 

Ch  u  rch . 
St.  Cyril  of  Jerusalem,  B.C.I). 
St.  Benedict,  Abb. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 

Annunciation  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 


TLbe  Calendar, 


APRIL.     Hath  jo  days. 


1.  Of  the  Season. 

2.  St.  Francis  of  Paola,  C. 

3.  Of  the  Season. 

4.  St.  Isidore,  A  dp.  CD. 

5.  St.  Vincent  Ferrer,  C 

6.  Of  the  Season. 

7.  Of  the  Season. 

8.  Of  the  Season. 

9.  Of  the  Season. 

10.  Of  the  Season. 

11.  St.  Leo  the  Great,  P. CD. 

12.  Of  the  Season. 

13.  St.  Hermenegild  of  Spain,  K.M. 

14.  St.  Justin,  M. 
15    Of  the  Season. 

16.  Of  the  Season. 

17.  St.  Anicetus,  P.M. 

18.  Of  the  Season. 

19.  Of  the  Season. 

20.  Of  the  Season. 

21.  St.  Anselm,  A  dp.  CD. 

22.  SS.  vSoter  and  Caius,  P.M. 

23.  St.  George.  M. 

24.  St.  Fidelis  of  Sigmaringen,  M. 

25.  St.  Mark,  Evangelist. 

26.  SS.  Cletus  and  Marcellinus,  P.M. 

27.  St.  Turibius.  B.C. 

28.  St.  Paul  of  the  Cross,  C 

29.  St.  Peter,  M. 

30.  St.  Catherine  of  Siena,  V. 


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55.  Phil  j  p  and  James,  Ap. 

St.  Athanasius,  BCD. 

Finding  of  the  Holy  Cross. 

St.  Monica,  IV. 

St.  Pius  V.,  P.  C. 

St.  John  before  the  Latin  Gate. 

St.  Stanislaus,  B.M. 

Apparition  of  St.  Michael,  Archangel. 

St.  Gregory  Nazianzen,  Patriarch,  CD. 

St.  Antoninus,  Abp.C 

Of  the  Season. 

SS.  Nereus,  Achilleus  and  Comp.,  M. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Boniface,  M. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Ubald,  B.C. 

St.  Paschal  Baylon,  C. 

St.  Venantius,  M. 

St.  Peter  Celestin.  PC. 

St.  Bernardine  of  Siena,  C. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  John  Nepomuce,ne,  M. 

Of  the  Season. 

Our  Blessed  Lady,  Help  of  Christians. 

St.  Gregory  VI L ,  P.C. 

St.  Philip  Neri,  C. 

St.  Mary  Magdalen  de'  Pazzi,  V. 

St.  Augustine  of  Canterbury,  B.C. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Felix,  P.M. 

St.  Angela  Merici,  V. 


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JUNE.     Hath  jo  B 


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Of  the  Season. 

SS.  Mareellinus  and  Peter,  M. 
Of  the  Season. 
St.  Francis  Caraceiolo,  C. 
St.  Boniface,  Abp. M. 
St.  Norbert,  Abp.C. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 

SS.  Primus  and  Felician,  M. 
St   Margaret  of  Scotland,  Q.  W. 
St.  Barnabas,  Ap. 
St.  John  of  San  Fagondez,  C. 
St.  Anthony  of  Padua,  C. 
St.  Basil  the  Great,  Abp  CD. 
SS.  Vitus  and  Modestus,  M. 
St.  John  Francis  Regis,  C. 
Of  the  Season. 

SS.  Mark  and  Marcellian,  M. 
St.  Juliana  de'  Falconieri,  V. 
St.  Silverius,  P.M. 
St.  Aloysius  Gonzaga,  C. 
«St.  Pauliuus,  B.C. 
Vigil. 

Nativity  of  Si.  John  the  Baptist. 
St.  William,  Abb. 
SS.  John  and  Paul,  M. 
Of  the  Octave. 
St.  Irenaeus,  B.M.     Vigil. 
SS.  Peter  and  Paul,  Ap.    (Solemn: 

transferred  to  following  Sunday.; 
Commemoration  of  St.  Paul,  Ap. 


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fQjS         I.  Octave  of  St.  John  the  Baptist. 
Visitation  oj  the  B.  V,  M. 
St.  Leo  II.,  P.C 

Of  the  Octave. 

SS.  Cyril  and  Methodius,  B.C. 

Octave  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul,  A  p. 

Of  the  Season. 

St.  Elizabeth  of  Portugal,  Q.  V. 

Of  the  Season. 

Seven  Brothers,  M. 

St.  Pius  I.,  P.M. 

St.  John  Gualberto,  Abb. 

St.  Anacletus,  P.M. 

St.  Bonarenture,  B.C.D. 

St.  Henry,  K.  C. 

Our  Lady  of  Mount  Carmel. 
'St.  Alexius,  C. 

St.  Camillus  de'  Lelli,  C. 

St.  Vincent  of  Paul,  C. 

St.  Jerome  Miani,  C. 

St.  Praxedes,  V. 
f£*.      22.  St.  Mary  Magdalen,  Penitent. 

St.  Apollinaris,  P.M. 
^4.  St.  Francis  Solano,  C.     Vigil. 
2^.  St.  James,  Ap. 

St.  Ann,  Mother  of  the  P.  V.  M. 

St.  Pantaleon,  M. 

SS.  Nazarius  and  others,  M. 

St.  Martha,  V. 

SS.  Abdou  and  Sennen,  M. 

St.  Ignatius  Loyola,  C. 


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AUGUST.     Ha th  31  days. 


1.  St.  Peter's  Chains. 

2.  vSt.  Alphonsus  de'  Liguori,  B.C.D. 
Finding-  of  St.  Stephen,  First  Martyr. 
St.  Dominic,  C. 
Our  Lady  of  the  Snows. 
Transfiguration  of  our  Lord. 
St.  Cajetan,  C. 
SS.  Cyriacus  and  others,  M. 
Vigil. 

St.  Lawj-ence,  M. 
Of  the  Octave. 
St.  Clare,  V. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Vigil.     Fast. 

^  ASSUMPTION  OF  THE  B.  V.  M. 

St.  Hyacinth,  C. 

Octave  of  St.  Uawrence. 

Of  the  Octave. 

Of  the  Octave. 

St.  Bernard,  Abb.D. 

St.  Jane  Frances  de  Chantal,  W. 

Octave  of  the  Assumption. 

St.  Philip  Eeuizzi.     Vigil. 

St.  Bartholomew,  Ap. 

St.  Uouis  of  France,  K.C. 

St.  Zephyrinus,  P.M. 

St.  Joseph  Casalanz,  C. 

St.  Augustine,  B.C.D. 

Beheading  of  St.  John  the  Baptist. 

St.  Rose  of  Lima,  V. 

St.  Raymond  Nonnatus,  C. 


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SEPTEMBER.     Hath  so  days. 

St.  Giles,  /4££. 

St.  Stephen  of  Hungary,  A".C 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 

St.    Lawrence    de'    Giustiniani,    Patri- 
arch, C. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Nativity  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
Of  the  Octave. 

St.  Nicholas  of  Tolentino,  C. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Of  the  Octave. 

Exaltation  of  the  Holy  Cross. 
Octave  of  the  Nativity  of  the  B.  V    M. 
SS.  Cornelius,  P.M.,  and  Cyprian.  P.M. 
The  Stigmata  of  St.  Francis,  C. 
St.  Joseph  of  Cupertino,  C. 
SS.  Januarius  and  Companions,  M. 
SS.  Eustace  and  Companions,  M.    Vigil. 
St.  Matthew,  Ap.  and  Evangelist. 
St.  Thomas  of  Villanova,  Abp.C. 
St.  Linus,  P.M. 
Our  Lady  of  Ranso?n. 
Of  the  Season. 

SS.  Cyprian  and  Justina,  M. 
SS.  Cosmas  and  Damian,  M. 
St.  Wenceslaus  of  Bohemia,  K.M. 
Dedication  of  St.  Michael,  Archangel. 
St.  Jerome,  Pr.C.D. 


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1.  St.  Remy,  B.C. 

2.  Holy  Guardian  Angels. 

3.  Of  the  Season. 

4.  St.  Francis  of  Assisi,  C. 

5.  St.  Placid  and  Companions,  M, 

6.  St.  Bruno,  C. 

7.  St.  Mark,  PC. 

8.  St.  Bridget  of  Sweden,  IV. 

9.  SS.  Denys  and  Companions,  M. 

10.  St.  Francis  Borgia,  C. 

11.  Of  the  Season. 

12.  Of  the  Season. 

13.  St.  Edward,  K.C. 

14.  St.  Calhstus,  P.M. 

15.  St.  Teresa,  V. 

16.  Of  the  Season. 

17.  St.  Kedwiges,  IV. 

18.  St.  Luke^  Evangelist. 

19.  St.  Peter  of  Alcantara,  C. 

20.  St.  John  of  Kenty,  C. 

21.  St.  Hilarion,  Abb. 

22.  Of  the  Season. 

23.  Of  the  Season. 

24.  St.  Raphael,  Archangel. 

25.  SS.  Chrysanthus  and  Daria,  M. 

26.  St.  Evaristus,  P.M. 

27.  Vigil. 

28.  SS.  Simon  andjude,  Ap. 

29.  Of  the  Season. 

30.  Of  the  Season. 

31.  Vigil.     Fast. 


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25. 
26. 
27. 
28, 
29, 
30. 


►J«  ALL  SAINTS'  DAY. 

All  Souls'  Day. 
Of  the  Octave. 

St.  Charles  Borromeo,  Abp.C. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Octave  of  All  Saints. 
Dedication  of  St.  John  Lateran  Basilica. 
St.  Andrew  Avellino.  C. 
St.  Martin  of  Tours,  B.C. 
St.  Martin,  P.M. 
St.  Diego.  C. 

St.  Stanislaus  Kostka,  C. 
St.  Gertrude    V. 
St.  Josaphat,  B.M. 

St.  Gregory  the  Wonder- Worker,  B.C. 
Dedication  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's  Basil- 
ica. 
St.  Elizabeth  of  Hungary,  IV. 
St.  Felix  of  Valois,  C. 
Presentation  of  the  B.   V.  M. 
St.  Cecilia,  V.M. 
St.  Clement,  P.M. 
vSt.  John  of  the  Cross,  C. 
St.  Catherine,  V.M. 
St.  Peter  of  Alexandria,  B.M. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Vigil. 


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1.  Of  the  Season. 

2.  St.  Bibiana,  V.M 

3.  St.  Francis  Xavier,  C. 

4.  St.  Peter  Chrysologus,  Abp.C.D. 
St.  Saba,  Abb. 
St.  Nicholas.  Abp.C. 
St.  Ambrose,  B.C.D.     Vigil. 
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the  U.  S. 
Of  the  Octave. 
Of  the  Octave. 
St.  Damasus,  P.C. 
Of  the  Octave. 
St.  Lucy,  V.M. 
Of  the  Octave. 

Octave  of  the  Imm ac.  Conception. 
St.  Eusebius,  B.M. 
Of  the  Season. 
Expectation  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
Of  the  Season. 
Vigil. 

St.  Thomas,  Ap. 
Of  the  Season. 
Of  the  Season. 
Vigil.     Fast. 

•ft  NATIVITY  OF  OUR  LORD. 
St.  Stephen,  First  Martyr. 
St.  John,  Ap.  and  Evangelist. 
The  Holy  Innocents,  M. 
St.  Thomas  of  Canterbury,  Abp.M. 
Of  the  Octaves. 
St.  Sylvester,  P  C. 


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Movable  Feasts.  15 

XOTE. — Easter  Day  (on  which  all  the  other  movable  feasts 
depend)  is  always  the  First  Sunday  after  the  Full  Moon  which 
happens  upon  or  next  after  the  Twenty-first  Day  of  March  ;  and 
if  the  Full  Moon  happens  upon  a  Sunday,  Faster  Day  is  the  Sun- 
day after. 

Advent  Sunday  is  always  the  nearest  Sunday  to  the  Feast  of  St. 
Andrew,  whether  before  or  after. 

Septuagesima      ~\  f  Nine    "j 

gSgSS*.  \  SUUday  "  I  I-!  \  Week,  before  Easter. 

Quadragesima    J  [  Six        J 


Rogation  Sunday  ]  f  Five  Weeks 

Ascension  Day  •  Forty  Days 


-    after  Easter. 


Whitsunday  '  j   Seven  Weeks 

Trinity  Sunday      J  ^  Eight  Weeks 

The  Calendar  as  at  present  used  was  reformed,  in  the  year  of 
our  Ford  1582,  by  Pope  Gregory  XIII.,  who  ordered  the  Historical 
or  Civil  year  to  be  thenceforward  reckoned  from  the  first  dav  of 
January.  It  was  not  adopted  by  English-speaking  people  until 
January'  1,  1753.  The  Ecclesiastical  year  still  begins  on  the  First 
Sunday  in  Advent. 


a  IRute 

FOR  FINDING  EASTER  OF  ANY  YEAR  IN  THIS  CENTURY 

OR  THE  NEXT. 

1st.  Divide  the  date  of  the  year  by  19,  and  call  the  remainder  a  ; 

2d.  Divide  the  date  of  the  year  by  4,  and  call  the  remainder  b  ; 

3d.  Divide  the  date  of  the  year  by  7,  and  call  the  remainder  c ; 

,,     T-..    • -,  (  2T,  [for  this  Centurv]  /   ,  ,       ..    „ 

4th.  Divide    19a  f  \  24  [for  next  Centuryj  \  by  30,   and  call  the 

remainder  d ; 
5th.  Divide  2b  +  4c  +  6d  +  \*  g*  gnturyj  J.  by  ._  and  ^  ^ 

remainder  e  ; 

Then  Easter  will  be  the  22d  -f-  d  -f-  e  of  March  ; 

or  the  d  -f-  e  —  9  of  April. 

Exceptions.— 1st.  When  Easter  would  fall  on  April  26th,  put  it 
back  to  the  19th.  2d.  When  it  would  fall  on  April  25th,  put  it 
back  to  the  18th,  unless  d  =  29,  and  e  =  5. 


a  Sable 


of  all  the  Feasts  that  are  observed  by  the 
Catholics  of  the  United  States,  with  obli- 
gation OF  HEARING  MASS  AND  ABSTAINING  FROM 
SERVILE  WORK. 

ALL   THE   SUNDAYS   OF  THE   YEAR. 


January. 

i.  The  Circumcision  of  Our 
Lord,  or  New- Year's 
Day. 

August. 

15.  The  Assumption  of  the 
Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 


November. 
1.  All  Saints'  Day. 

December. 

8.  The  Immaculate  Con- 
ception of  the  Blessed 
Virgin  Mary. 
25.  The  Nativity  of  our 
Lord,  or  Christmas 
Day. 

Also  Ascension  Day,  or  the  Thursday  forty  days  after 

Easter. 


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10 


©n  pasting  anb  abstinence. 


y 


Iks 
-UR  Holy  Mother,  the  Catholic  Church, 

3  does  not  leave  her  children  without 
guidance,  and  to  their  own  devices,  in 
this  important  matter  ;  she  tells  them 
not  only  zcJi^n  but  how  to  fast  and 
abstain,  and  the  rules  she  has  estab- 
lished are  those,  inspired  by  her  hea- 
venly wisdom,  and  shaped  and  fash- 
ioned by  centimes  of  practical  experi- 
ence. Every  Catholic  is  bound  to 
keep  these  mild  and  gentle  rules  first 
of  all  before  any  other  form  of  bodily  mortification  can 
be  worthily  undertaken.  If  these  are  wilfully  neglect- 
ed, no  amount  of  self-imposed  austerity  can  ever  make 
up  the  loss,  or  atone  for  the  disobedience. 

The  Law  of  Abstinence  affects  only  the  kind  of 
food,  and  has  no  reference  to  its  quantity.  On  Ab- 
stinence days  the  faithful  are  obliged  to  abstain  from 
flesh-meat  onlv  ;  the  number  of  meals  and  the  amount 
of  food  may  be  the  same  as  on  other  days. 

The  Law  of  Fasting  includes  that  of  Abstinence,  and 
adds  special  requirements  of  its  own  ;  it  affects  both 
the  kindoxid.  the  quantity  of  food.  On  Fasting-days,  be- 
sides the  obligation  of  abstaining  from  flesh-meat,  the 
number  and  quantity  of  meals  are  restricted.  Only  one 
Full  Meal  is  allowed,  to  be  taken  about  noon  or  later. 
Besides  this  full  meal  a  collation  of  eight  ounces  is  al- 
lowed.    If  the  full  meal  is  taken  about  the  middle  of 


i8  On  Fasting  and  Abstinence. 


the  day,  the  collation  will  naturally  be  taken  in  the 
evening  ;  if  the  full  meal  is  taken  late  in  the  day,  the 
collation  may  be  taken  about  noon.  Besides  the  full 
meal  and  collation,  general  custom  has  made  it  lawful 
to  take  about  two  ounces  of  bread  (without  butter)  and 
a  cup  of  some  warm  liquid — as  coffee  or  tea — in  the 
morning.  This  is  important  to  observe,  for  by  means 
of  this  many  persons  are  enabled — and  therefore  oblig- 
ed— to  keep  the  fast  who  could  not  otherwise  do  so. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  these  practices  of 
Fasting  and  Abstinence  are  not  merely  penitential 
works  of  counsel,  recommended  to  our  observance, 
but  acts  of  mortification  of  precept,  enjoined  by  laws 
binding  strictly  on  the  conscience ;  and  therefore  not 
to  be  evaded  or  omitted  without  Mortal  Sin.  Various 
reasons,  however,  may  exist  for  excuse  or  dispensation 
from  these  laws  (especially  from  the  law  of  fasting) , 
which  are  commonly  noted  in  the  published  "  Regu- 
lations for  Lent"  in  every  Diocese.  But  as  to  ab- 
stineucey  legitimate  excuses  are  very  few  ;  and  gene- 
rally no  one  can  proceed  safely  in  excusing  himself 
from  abstinence  before  consulting  his  confessor. 


ABSTINENCE  DAYS. 
All  the  Fridays  of  the  Year. 

Sde. — When  a  Friday  happens  to  be  Christmas  Day,  it  is  not  a 
day  of  abstinence. 

FASTING-DAYS. 

i.  The  Fridays  of  Advent.* 

2.  Every  Day  in  Lent  ;  except  Sundays. 


*  In   some  Dioceses  (as  in  the  Province  of  New  Orleans)  the 
Fridays  of  Advent  are  not  fasting-days. 


On  Fasting  and  x\bstinence. 


19 


3.  The:  Four  Quarter-Tenses,  or  Ember-Days, 

viz.:  The  Wednesday,  Friday,  and  Saturday 
following — 1.  the  first  Sunday  in  Lent ;  2.  Whit- 
sunday ;  3.  the  fourteenth  day  of  September ; 
and,  4.  the  third  Sunday  of  Advent. 

4.  The  Vigils  of  Whitsunday,  of  the  Assumption , 

of  All  Saints,  and  of  Christmas. 

Note.-— When  a  Fasting-day  falls  upon  a  Sunday,  it  is  kept  on 
the  Saturday  previous. 


THE  TIMES 

Wherein  Marriages  are  not  Solemnized. 

From  Advent  Sunday  until  the  Epiphany,  and  from 
Ash  Wednesday  until  Low  Sunday. 


Brief  Statement  of  Gbrietian 

2>octrine. 


JxjTiiiiiiiiiii,  i""^8u 


The  Ten  Commandments  of  God. — Exodus  xx. 


AM  the  Lord  thy  God,  who  brought 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out 
of  the  house  of  bondage.  Thou 
shalt  not  have  strange  gods  before 
Me.  Thou  shalt  not  make  to  thy- 
self a  graven  thing,  nor  the  likeness 
of  anything  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  in  the  earth  beneath,  nor  of  those 
things  that  are  in  the  waters  under 
the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  adore 
them,  nor  serve  them. 

2.  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  Name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain. 

3.  Remember  thou  keep  holy  the  Sabbath-day. 

4.  Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother. 

5.  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

6.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

7.  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

8.  Thou   shalt   not   bear    false   witness   against   thy 
neighbor. 

9.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  wife. 

10.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  goods. 

20 


Brief  Statement  of  Christian  Doctrine.    21 

The  Six  Commandments  of  the  Church. 

1.  To  hear  Mass  on  Sundays,  and  Holydays  of  Obli- 
gation. 

2.  To  fast  and  abstain  on  the  days  appointed. 

3.  To  confess  at  least  once  a  year. 

4.  To  receive  the  Holy  Eucharist  during  the  Easter 
time. 

5.  To  contribute  to  the  support  of  our  Pastors. 

6.  Not  to  marry  persons  who  are  not  Catholics,  or 
who  are  related  to  us  within  the  fourth  degree  of  kin- 
dred, nor  privately  without  witnesses,  nor  to  solemnize 
marriage  at  forbidden  times. 


Baptism, 


The  Seven  Sacraments. 

Matt,  xxviii.  19, 


Confirmation, 
Holy  Eucharist,   . 
Penance, 

Extreme  Unction, 
Holy  Orders, 
Matrimony, 


Acts  viii.  17. 
Matt.  xxvi.  26. 
John  xx.  23. 
James  v.  14. 
Luke  xxii.  19. 
Matt.  xix.  6 . 


The  Three  Theological   Virtues. 
Faith — Hope — Charity. 

The  Four  Cardinal  Virtues. 
Prudence — Justice — Fortitude — Temperance. 


1  3« 


The  Seven  Gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost. — Isa.  xi.  2. 

Wisdom,  Fortitude,  The   Fear  of  the 

Understanding,      Knowledge,  Lord. 


Counsel, 


Piety, 


22  Brief  Statement  of  Christian  Doctrine. 


The 
Charity, 

Joy, 

Peace, 
Patience, 

Twelve  Fruits  of  the 

Benismitv, 
Goodness, 
Long-suffering, 
Mildness, 

Holy  Ghost. 

Faith, 

Modesty, 

Continency, 

Chastity. 

>TA 


The  Spiritual  Works  of  Mercy. 

To  admonish  the  sinner,  To  bear  wrongs  patiently, 

To  instruct  the  ignorant,  To  forgive  all  injuries,  . 

To  counsel  the  doubtful,  To  pray  for  the  living  and 
Tc  comfort  the  sorrowful,  the  dead. 

The  Corporal  Works  of  Mercy. 

To  feed  the  hungry,  To  harbor  the  harborless, 

To  give  drink  to  the  thirsty,  To  visit  the  sick, 

To  clothe  the  naked,  To  bury  the  dead. 
To  ransom  the  captive, 

The  Eight  Beatitudes. — Matt.  v. 

1.  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit ;  for  theirs  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

2.  Blessed  are  the  meek  ;   for  they  shall  possess  the 
land. 

3.  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  ;    for  they  shall  be 
comforted. 

4.  Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  jus- 
tice ;  for  the}*  shall  be  filled. 

5.  Blessed   are   the   merciful ;    for  they  shall  obtain 
mercy. 

6.  Blessed  are  the  clean  of  heart ;  for  they  shall  see 
God. 

7.  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  ;  for  they  shall  be 
called  the  children  of  God. 


Brief  Statement  of  Christian  Doctrine.  23 


Pride, 

Covetousness, 

>* 

Lust, 

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Auger, 

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Gluttony, 
Envv, 

Sloth. 

Q 

^ 

8.  Blessed  are  they  that  suffer  persecution  for  justice' 
sake  ;  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

The  Seven  Deadly  Sins,  and  the  opposite  Virtues. 

Humility, 

Liberality, 

Chastity, 

Meekness, 

Temperance, 

Brotherly  love, 

Diligence. 

Sins  against  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Presumption  of  God's  mercy — Despair — Impugning 
the  known  truth — Envy  at  another's  spiritual  good — 
Obstinacy  in  sin — Final  impenitence. 

Sins  Crying  to  Heaven  for  Vengeance. 

Wilful  murder — The  sin  of  Sodom — Oppression  of 
the  poor — Defrauding  laborers  of  their  wages. 

Nine   Ways  of  being  Accessory  to  another^ s  Sin. 

By  counsel — By  command — By  consent — By  provoca- 
tion— By  praise  or  flattery — By  concealment — By  par- 
taking— By  silence — By  defence  of  the  ill  done. 

Three  Eminent  good   Works. 
.  Prayer — Fasting — Almsgiving. 

The  Evangelical  Counsels. 
Voluntary  Poverty — Chastity — Obedience. 

The  Eour  Last  Things  to  be  Remembered. 
Death — Judgment — Hell — Heaven. 

Subjects  for  Daily  Meditation. 
Remember,   Christian  soul,   that  thou   hast  this   day, 

and  every  day  of  thy  life — 


24  Brief  Statement  of  Christian  Doctrine. 


God  to  glorify, 

Jesus  to  imitate, 

The  Angels  aiid  Saints  to 

invoke, 
A  soul  to  save, 
A  bodv  to  mortifv, 
Sins  to  expiate, 
Virtues  to  acquire, 
Hell  to  avoid, 


Heaven  to  gain, 
Eternity  to  prepare  for, 
Time  to  profit  by, 
Neighbors  to  edify, 
The  world  to  despise, 
Devils  to  combat, 
Passions  to  subdue, 
Death  perhaps  to  suffer, 
And  Judgment  to  undergo. 


lay  Baptism. 


1T7\R0VIDED  an  infant  is  in  danger  of  dying  be- 
r-""—  fore  a  Priest  can  be  procured,  any  other  per- 
son, whether  man,  woman,  or  child,  may  baptize  it  in 
the  following  manner  : 

While  pouring  couunon   water  on  the  head  or  face 
of  the  i?ifaut,  pronounce  the  words  : 

I    BAPTIZE  THEE    IN    THE    NAME    OF   THE   FATHER. 
AND  OF  THE   SON,  AND   OF  THE   HOLY   GHOST. 


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TCOOO 


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a  Summary  of  Christian  f  aitb 

ano  practice. 


I.  What  every  Christian  Must  BeuEve. 


ft 


-  L        '  X       T>4  ft.  *•  1 


'-pVERY  Christian  must  believe  that 
i§  there  is  one  God,  and  no  more  than 
one  God  :  that  God  is  a  pure  Spirit, 
the  Lord  and  Maker  of  heaven  and 
earth,  who  has  neither  beginning  nor 
end,  but  is  always  the  same  ;  who  is 
everywhere  present ;  knows  and  sees 
all  things ;  can  do  all  things  whatso- 
ever He  pleases  ;  and  is  infinite  in  all 
perfections. 

2.  Every  Christian  is  bound  to  be- 
lieve that  in  one  God  there  are  three 
distinct  Persons,  perfectly  equal,  of  the  same  substance, 
and  having  the  same  nature  :  the  Father,  who  proceeds 
from  no  one  ;  the  Son,  who  is  born  of  the  Father 
before  all  ages ;  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  who  proceeds 
eternally  from  the  Father  and  the  Son  as  from  one 
principle  ;  and  that  the  three  Persons  are  all  equally 
eternal,  equal  in  wisdom  and  power,  and  are  all  three 
one  and  the  same  Lord,   one  and  the  same  God. 

3.  We  must  believe  that  God  created  the  angels  to 
be  with  Him  for  ever,  and  that  one  part  of  them  fell 

25 


26  Christian  Faith  and  Practice. 

from  God  by  sin,  and  became  devils.  That  God  also 
created  Adam  and  Eve,  the  first  parents  of  all  man- 
kind, and  placed  them  in  the  earthly  Paradise,  from 
whence  they  were  justly  banished  for  the  sin  they 
committed  in  eating"  of  the  fruit  of  the  forbidden  tree  ; 
and  that  by  this  transgression  of  Adam  we  are  all  con- 
ceived and  born  in  sin,  and  must  have  been  lost  for 
ever,  if  God  had  not  sent  us  a  vSaviour. 

4.  We  are  bound  to  believe  in  the  vSaviour  of  all 
mankind,  Jesus  Christ,  the  Sou  of  God,  true  God  and 
true  man  ;  perfect  God  from  all  eternity,  equal  to  His 
Father  in  all  things  ;  and  perfect  'man,  from  the  time  of 
His  coining  down  from  heaven  for  us,  having  a  body 
and  soul  like  ours. 

5.  We  must  believe  that  Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour, 
who  had  been  long  foretold  by  the  prophets,  was, 
at  God's  appointed  time,  by  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  without  having  any  man  for  His  father,  con- 
ceived in  the  womb  of  the  Virgin  Mary  ;  whom  God 
had  prepared  for  this  wonderful  Maternity  in  a  won- 
derful manner  :  in  that  by  a  singular  grace  and  pri- 
vilege, in  view  of  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ,  she 
was  in  the  first  instant  of  her  conception  preserved 
free  from  every  taint  of  original  sin.  Of  her,  who 
is  Blessed  among  Women  for  evermore,  was  born 
our  Lord — she  still  remaining  a  pure  virgin.  During 
the  time  of  His  mortal  life  Jesus  Christ  founded  the 
Christian  religion  ;  and  then  offered  Himself  a  Sacri- 
fice for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world,  by  dying  upon  a 
cross,  to  obtain  mercy,  grace,  and  salvation  for  us  ;  and 
that  neither  mercy,  nor  grace,  nor  salvation  can,  or 
ever  could,  since  Adanf  s  fall, be  obtained  except  through 
the  mediation  of  the  Son  of  God. 


Christian  Faith  and  Practice.  27 

6.  We  must  believe  that  Jesus  Christ,  after  He  died 
and  was  buried,  arose  on  the  third  day  from  death  to 
life,  never  to  die  again  ;  and  that,  for  the  space  of  forty 
days,  He  was  pleased,  at  different  times,  to  manifest 
Himself  to  His  disciples,  and  then  ascended  into  hea- 
ven in  their  sight ;  where,  as  God-man,  He  continually 
intercedes  for  us.  Thence  He  sent  down  the  Holy 
Ghost  upon  His  disciples,  to  abide  with  them  for  ever, 
as  He  had  promised,  and  to  guide  them  and  their  suc- 
cessors into  all  truth, 

7.  We  must  believe  the  Catholic  or  Universal  Church 
of  Christ,  of  which  He  is  the  perpetual  Head,  and  His 
Spirit  the  perpetual  Guide  ;  which  is  founded  upon 
a  rock,  and  is  ever  victorious  over  all  the  powers  of 
earth  and  hell.  The  Church  is  always  One,  in  all  its 
members  professing  one  faith,  in  one  communion,  un- 
der one  chief  pastor,  called  the  Pope,  succeeding  St. 
Peter,  to  whom  Christ  committed  His  whole  flock. 
The  Church  is  always  Holy,  in  teaching  a  holy  doc- 
trine, in  inviting  all  to  a  holy  life,  and  in  the  eminent 
holiness  of  many  of  its  children.  It  is  Catholic,  or 
Universal,  for  it  subsists  in  all  ages,  and  teaches  all 
nations,  and  maintains  all  truth.  It  is  Apostolic,  for 
it  derives  its  doctrine,  its  communion,  its  orders,  and 
its  mission,  by  an  uninterrupted  succession,  from  the 
Apostles  of  Christ. 

8.  With  the  Catholic  Church  the  Scriptures,  both  of 
the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  were  deposited  by  the 
Apostles.  It  is  the  guardian  and  interpreter  of  them, 
and  the  judge  of  all  controversies  relating  to  them. 
The  Scriptures,  thus  interpreted,  together  with  the  tra- 
ditions of  the  Apostles,  are  to  be  received  and  admitted 
by  all  Christians  for  the  rule  of  their  faith  and  practice. 


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9.  We  must  believe  that  when  the  Pope  speaks  ' ■  ex 
cathedra  " — i.e.,  when,  in  discharge  of  his  office  of  Pas- 
tor and  Teacher  of  all  Christians,  he  defines,  in  virtue 
of  his  supreme  Apostolic  authority,  a  doctrine  of  faith 
or  morals  to  be  held  by  the  universal  Church — he  is 
endowed,  by  the  Divine  assistance  promised  to  him 
in  Blessed  Peter,  with  that  Infallibility  with  which 
the  Divine  Redeemer  willed  that  His  Church  should 
be  furnished,  in  defining  doctrine  of  faith  or  morals. 
And  therefore  such  definitions  of  the  Pope  are  irre- 
formable  of  themselves,  and  not  in  virtue  of  the  con- 
sent of  the  Church. 

10.  We  must  believe  that  Jesus  Christ  has  instituted 
in  His  Church  seven  Sacraments,  or  mysterious  signs 
and  instrumental  causes  of  Divine  Grace  in  our  souls : 
Baptism,  by  way  of  a  new  birth,  by  which  we  are  made 
children  of  God,  and  cleansed  from  sin  ;   Confirma- 
tion, by  which  we  receive  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  the  im- 
position of  the  hands  of  the  successors  of  the  Apostles  ; 
the  blessed  Eucharist,  which  feeds  and  nourishes  our 
souls  with  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ,  really  present 
under  the  forms  of  bread  and  wine,  or  under  either  of 
them  ;    Penance,   by   which  penitent  sinners  are  ab- 
solved from  their  sins,  by  virtue  of  the  commission 
given  by  Christ  to  His  ministers  ;  Extreme  Unctton, 
which  wipes  away   the  remains  of  sin,  and  arms  the 
soul  with  the  grace  of  God  in  the  time  of  sickness  ; 
Holy  Orders,  by  which  the  ministers  of  God  are  con- 
secrated ;  and  Matrimony,  which,  as  a  sacred  sign  of 
the  indissoluble  union  of  Christ  and  His  Church,  unites 
the  married  couple  in  a  holy  bond,  and  imparts  to  them 
a  srrace  suitable  to  that  state. 

11.   We  must  believe  that  Jesus  Christ  has  also  in- 


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stituted  the  great  Eucharistic  Sacrifice  of  His  Body 
aud  Blood  in  remembrance  of  His  Passion  and  Death. 
In  this  Sacrifice,  called  the  Mass.  He  is  mystically  im- 
molated every  day  upon  our  altars,  being  Himself  both 
Priest  and  Victim.*  This  Sacrifice  is  the  principal  wor- 
ship of  the  New  Law,  in  which,  and  by  which,  we 
unite  ourselves  to  Jesus  Christ  ;  and  with  Him  and 
through  Him  we  adore  God  in  spirit  and  truth ;  give 
Plim  thanks  for  all  His  blessings ;  obtain  His  grace 
for  ourselves  and  the  whole  world,  and  pardon  for 
all  our  sins  ;  and  pray  for  the  living  and  the  dead. 

12.  We  must  believe  that  there  is,  in  the  Catholic  or 
Universal  Church  of  God,  a  Communion  of  Saints,  by 
means  of  which  we  communicate  with  ail  holy  persons 
and  in  all  holy  things.  We  communicate  with  the 
Saints  in  heaven,  as  our  fellow-mernbers  under  the 
same  head,  Christ  Jesus  ;  we  give  thanks  to  God  for 
His  gifts  to  them,  and  we  beg  a  share  in  their  prayers. 
We  communicate  with  all  the  saints  upon  earth  in  the 
same  Sacraments  and  Sacrifice,  and  in  a  holv  union  of 
faith  and  charity.  And  wTe  also  communicate  with  the 
faithful  who  have  departed  this  life  in  a  more  imper- 
fect state, — and  who  by  the  law  of  God's  justice  are  for 
a  while  in  a  state  of  suffering, — by  offering  prayers  and 
alms  and  sacrifice  to  God  for  them. 

13.  We  must  believe  that,  by  the  full  concession  of 
Christ,  there  ever  resides  in  the  Church  the  active 
power  of  forgiving  sin,  and  of  granting  Indulgences 
for  the  remission  of  the  temporal  punishments  of  sin  ; 
which  may  be  applied  to  the  souls  both  of  the  living 
and  of  the  dead  who  have  died  friends  of  God  and  in 
the  peace  of  Christ. 

14.  We   must   believe   also   the  necessity  of  Divine 


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Grace,  without  which  we  cannot  make  so  much  as  one 
step  towards  heaven  ;  and  that  all  our  good  and  all  our 
merits  are  the  gift  of  God ;  that  Christ  died  for  all  men, 
and  that  His  grace  does  not  take  away  or  oppress  our 
free  will.  * 

15.  We  must  believe  that  Jesus  Christ  will  come 
from  heaven  at  the  last  day  to  judge  all  men  ;  that  all 
the  dead,  both  good  and  bad,  shall  arise  from  their 
graves,  and  shall  be  judged  by  Him  according  to  their 
works;  that *. the  good  shall  go  to  heaven  with  Him, 
body  and  soul,  to  be  happy  for  all  eternity  in  the 
enjoyment  of  the  Sovereign  Good  ;  and  that  the  wicked 
shall  be  condemned,  both  body  and  soul,  to  the  tor- 
ments of  hell. 


II.  What  every  Christian  Must  Do. 

y^fVBRY  Christian,  in  order  to  attain  life  everlasting, 
V^  must  worship  God  as  his  first  beginning  and  last 
end.  This  worship  is  to  be  rendered,  first,  by  Faith  ; 
which  makes  both  the  understanding  and  the  will 
humbly  adore  and  embrace  all  those  truths  which  God 
has  taught,  however  obscure  and  incomprehensible  they 
may  be  to  our  weakness.  Secondly,  by  Hope  ;  which 
honors  the  infinite  power,  goodness,  and  mercy  of 
God,  and  the  truth  of  His  promises  ;  and  upon  these 
grounds  raises  the  soul  to  an  assured  expectation  of 
mercy,  grace,  and  salvation,  through  the  merits  of 
Jesus  Christ.  Thirdly,  by  Charity  ;  which  teaches 
us  to  love  God  with  our  whole  hearts,  for  His  own 
sake,  and  our  neighbor  as  ourselves,  for  God's  sake. 
Fourthly,  by  the  virtue  of  Religion  ;  the  chief  acts 
of  which  are  adoration,  praise,  thanksgiving,  oblation 


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of  ourselves  to  God,  sacrifice,  and  prayer;  which  ought 
to  be  the  daily  employments  of  a  Christian  soul.  We 
must  flee  all  idolatry  and  all  false  religions  ;  also 
superstition,  under  which  name  are  comprehended  all 
manner  of  divinations,  all  fortune-telling,  all  witch- 
craft, charms,  spells,  observations  of  omens,  dreams, 
etc.  All  these  things  are  heathenish,  and  contrary 
to  the  worship  of  the  true  and  living  God,  and  to 
that  entire  dependence  which  a  Christian  soul  ought 
to  have  on  Him.  But  we  must  devoutly  honor  the 
Bver-Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  Mother  of  God,  the  Holy 
Angels,  and  the  Saints  reigning  in  Glory  ;  whose  inter- 
cessions we  shall  always  most  profitably  invoke.  We 
should  likewise  duly  reverence  all  sacred  emblems  and 
pious  memorials  of  our  Lord  and  His  Saints,  and 
honor  the  relics  of  God's  servants  whom  Holy  Church 
has  canonized. 

2.  We  must  reverence  the  name  of  God  and  His 
truth  by  a  religious  observance  of  all  lawful  oaths  and 
vows,  and  by  carefully  avoiding  all  false,  rash,  or  un- 
just oalhs,  and  blasphemies. 

3.  We  must  dedicate  some  notable  part  of  our  time 
to  His  divine  service  ;  and,  more  especially,  consecrate 
to  Him  those  days  which  are  ordered  by  His  Church 
to  be  sanctified  or  kept  holy. 

4.  Under  God,  we   must  love,   reverence,  and  obey 
our  parents,  and  other  lawful  superiors,  spiritual  and 
temporal ;  and  observe   the   lays   of  the   Church  and 
State  :  as  also  we  must   have  a  due  care  of  our  chil- 
dren, and  of  others  that  are  under  our  charge,  both  as 

to  their  souls  and  their  bodies. 

5.  WTe  must  abstain  from  all  injuries  to  our  neigh- 
bor's person,  by  murder  or  any  other  violence  ;  and 


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froin  all  hatred,  envy,  and  desire  of  revenge  ;  as  also 
from  spiritual  murder,  which  is  committed  by  drawing 
him  into  sin,  by  words,  actions,  or  bad  example. 

6.  We  must  abstain  from  all  uncleanness  in  thoughts, 
words,  or  actions. 

7.  We  must  not  steal,  cheat,  or  any  other  way  do 
wrong  to  our  neighbor  in  his  goods  and  possessions  ;  we 
must  give  every  one  his  own,  pay  cur  debts,  and  make 
restitution  for  all  damages  which  we  have  caused 
through  our  fault. 

8.  We  must  not  wrong  our  neighbor  in  his  character 
or  good  name,  by  calumny,  detraction,  or  rash  judg- 
ment ;  or  in  his  honor  by  reproaches  or  affronts ;  or 
rob  him  of  his  peace  of  mind,  by  scoffs  or  contempt  ; 
or  of  his  friends,  by  carrying  stories  backwards  and 
forwards.  In  all  such  cases,  whosoever  wrongs  his 
neighbor  is  obliged  to  make  reparation  or  satisfac- 
tion. 

9.  10.  As  we  are  commanded  to  abstain  from  all  deeds 
of  lust  and  injustice,  so  are  we  also  strictly  obliged  to 
restrain  all  desires  of  these  kinds,  and  to  resist  the 
irregular  motions  of  concupiscence.  vSo  far  the  Ten 
Commandments  of  God  ;  which  are  a  short  abridgment 
of  the  whole  eternal  and  natural  law,  which  admits  of 
no  dispensation. 

Every  Christian  is,  moreover,  bound  to  keep  the 
commandments  of  God's  Church. 

1.  We  must  sanctifv  Sundays  and  Holvdavs  of  Ob- 
ligation  by  devout  attendance  at  Hoi}'  Mass,  and  by 
resting  from  servile  work. 

2.  We  must  strictly  observe  those  days  of  fasting 
and  abstinence  appointed  by  ecclesiastical  authority. 

3.  We  must  humbly  confess  our  sins  at  least  once  a 


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year  to  a  Priest  having  competent  jurisdiction — i.e.y 
approved  by  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese. 

4.  We  must  be  careful  to  make  our  Easter  Duty, 
by  receiving  Holy  Communion  at  some  time  during 
the  interval  between  the  first  Sunday  in  Lent  and 
Trinity  Sunday. 

5.  According  to  our  means  we  must  contribute  to 
the  support  of  those  who  minister  to  us  in  spiritual 
things. 

6.  We  must  not  marrv  non-Catholics,  or  any  one  re- 
lated  to  us  within  the  fourth  degree  of  kindred  ;  we 
must  not  marry  clandestinely,  or  solemnize  marriage 
within  the  prohibited  times. 


Prayers  which  every  Christian  should  Know 

by  Heart. 

The  Invocation. 

IN  nomine  Patris,  4-  et  'T'N  the  name  of  the  Fa- 

Filii,       et       Spiritus  «-*->     ther,   4-   and   of    the 

Sancti.  Son,    and     of    the    Holy 

Amen.  Ghost.     Amen. 


J? 


The  Lord's  Prayer. 

ATER  NOSTER,  qui  ^\^R    FATHER,    who 

es  in  ccelis,  sancti-  V^J     art  in  heaven,   hal- 

ficetur   nomen  tuum  :    ad-  lowed  be  Thy  name  :  Thy 

veniat  regnum  tuum  :  fiat  kingdom   come  :  Thy  will 

voluntas  tua,  sicut  in  ccelo,  be  done  on  earth   as   it   is 

et  in   terra.      Pauem   nos-  in   heaven.     Give   us    this 

trum  quotidianum   da  no-  day   our  daily  bread  :  and 


34  Christian  Faith  and  Practice. 

bis  hodie  :  et  dimitte   no-  forgive    us   our  trespasses 

bis  debita  nostra,  sicut  et  as   we   forgive    those   who 

nos  dimittimus  debitoribus  trespass   against  us.     And 

nostris.     Et  ne  nos  inducas  lead    us  not    into   tempta- 

in  tentationem :  sed  libera  tion  :  but  deliver  us  from 

-nos  a  malo.     Amen.  evil.     Amen. 

The  Hail  Mary. 


*7T"*VE,     Maria,     gratia    VX=^ 
zJf-*~%     plena  ;      Dominus    A—  b 


AIL,  Mary,  full  of 
grace  ;  the  Lord  is 
tecum  :  benedicta  tu  in  with  thee  :  blessed  art 
mulieribus,  et  benedictus  thou  among  women,  and 
fructus  ventris  tui,  Jesus,  blessed  is  the  fruit  of  thy 
Sancta  Maria,  Mater  Dei,  womb,  Jesus.  Holy  Mary, 
ora  pro  nobis  peccatori-  Mother  of  God,  pray  for 
bus,  nunc  et  in  hora  rnor-  us  sinners,  now  and  at  the 
tis  nostras.     Amen.  hour  of  our  death.    Amen. 

The  Creed. 

CREDO  in  Deum,  Pa-  *r*  BELIEVE  in  God,  the 
trem  omnipotentem,  «J-»  Father  Almighty,  Cre- 
Creatorem  cceli  et  terrae  ;  ator  of  heaven  and  earth  ; 
et  in  Jesum  Christum,  Fi-  and  in  Jesus  Christ,  His 
lium  ejus  unicum,  Domi-  only  Son,  our  Lord  :  who 
num  nostrum  :  qui  concep-  was  conceived  by  the  Holy 
tus  est  de  Spiritu  Sancto,  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
natus  ex  Maria  virgiue,  Mary,  suffered  under  Pon- 
passus  sub  Pontio  Pilato,  tius  Pilate,  was  crucified; 
crucifixus  ;  mortuus,  et  se-  died,  and  was  buried.  He 
pultus.  Descendit  ad  in-  descended  into  hell  ;  the 
feros  ;  tertia  die  resurrexit  a  third  day  He  arose  again 
mortuis  ;  ascenditadccelos,    from  the  dead  ;  He  ascend- 


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sedet  ad  dexteram  Dei  Pa-  ed  into  heaven,  sitteth  at 

tris  omnipotentis ;  inde  ven-  the  right  hand  of  God  the 

turus  est  judicare  vivos  et  Father     Almighty  ;      from 

mortuos.     Credo   in  Spiri-  thence   He   shall  come  to 

turn  Sanctum,  SanctamEc-  judge   the   living   and  the 

clesiam  Catholicam,  Sane-  dead.    I  believe  in  the  Holy 

toruru   communionem,  re-  Ghost,  the   Holy  Catholic 

missionem        peccatorum,  Church,  the  communion  of 

carnis   resurrectionem,   vi-  Saints,  the  forgiveness  of 

tarn  aeternam.  sins,  the  resurrection  of  the 

bodv,  and  the  life  everlast- 

Amen,  ing.     Amen. 

The  Confiteor. 

CONFITEOR  Deo  om-  •j'  CONFESS  to  Al- 
nipotenti,  beatse  c-"-»  mighty  God,  to  bless- 
Mariae  semper  Virgini,  ed  Mary  ever  Virgin,  to 
beato  Michaeli  Archange-  blessed  Michael  the  Arch- 
lo,  beato  Joanni  Baptistae,  angel,  to  blessed  John  the 
Sanctis  Apostolis  Petro  et  Baptist,  to  the  holy  Apostles 
Paulo,  omnibus  Sanctis,  (et  Peter  and  Paul,  and  to  all 
tibi,  Pater, )  quia  peccavi  ni-  the  Saints,  (and  to  you,  Fa- 
mis  cogitatione,  verbo,  et  ther,)  that  I  have  sinned 
opere,  mea  culpa,  mea  exceedingly  in  thought, 
culpa,  mea  maxima  culpa,  word,  and  deed,  through 
Ideo  precor  beatam  Mari-  my  fault,  through  my 
am  semper  Virginem,  be-  fault,  through  my  most 
atum  Michaelem  Archan-  grievous  fault.  Therefore  I 
gelum,  beatum  Joannem  beseech  blessed  Mary  ever 
Baptistam,  sanctos  Apos-  Virgin,  blessed  Michael  the 
tolos  Petrum  et  Paulum,  Archangel,  blessed  John 
omnes  Sanctos,  (et  te,  Pa-  the  Baptist,  the  holy  Apos- 


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ter, )  orare  pro  me  ad  Domi- 
num  Deum  nostrum. 


Misereatur  uostri  om- 
nipotens  Deus,  et  dimissis 
peccatis  nostris,  perducat 
nos  ad  vitam  seternam. 

Amen. 

Indulgentiam,  •t'absoluti- 
onem,  et  remissionem  pec- 
catorum  nostrorum,  tribu- 
at  nobis  omnipotens  et  mi- 
sericors  Dominus.    Amen. 


ties  Peter  and  Paul,  and  all 
the  Saints,  (and  you,  Fa- 
ther, )  to  pray  to  the  Lord 
our  God  for  me. 

May  Almighty  God  have 
mercy  upon  us,  and  forgive 
us  our  sins,  and  bring  us 
unto  life  everlasting. 

Ame?i. 

May  the  Almighty  and 
merciful  Lord  grant  us 
pardon,  *h  absolution,  and 
remission  of  our  sins. 

Amen. 


The  Gloria  Patri,  or  Lesser  Do xq logy. 


^  LORIA  Patri,  et  Filio, 
vi^     et   Spiritui    Sancto. 


f^  LORY  be  to  the  Fa- 

*<£)    ther,  and  to  the  Son, 


Sicut  erat  in  principio,  et  and   to   the    Holy   Ghost. 

nunc,    et    semper,    et    in  As  it  was  in  the  beginning, 

saecula  saeculorum.  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 

Amen.  world  without  end.   Amen. 


-^ 


fronting  iprapera 


THE  OFFICE  OF  PRIME. 


Before  Prime  are  said  inaudibly  the  Our  Father,  the 
Hail  Mary,  and  the  I  believe  in  God. 


smm 


W 


Then  is  said  aloud : 

\  OME  unto  my  help,  O  God. 

R.  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 
Alleluia  (or,  in  Lent,  Praise  to  Thee, 
O  Lord,  King  of  eternal  glory). 

Then  is  said  the  following  hymn  :  * 

HE  star  of  morn  to  night  succeeds; 
We  therefore  meekly  pray, 
May  God,  in  all  our  words  and  deeds, 
Keep  us  from  harm  this  day. 


May  He  in  love  restrain  us  still 
From  tones  of  strife  and  words  of  ill, 
And  wrap  around  and  close  our  eyes 
To  earth's  absorbing  vanities. 

*  Translation  by  Cardinal  Newman. 

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May  wrath  and  thoughts  that  gender  shame 

Ne'er  in  our  breasts  abide, 
And  painful  abstinences  tame 

Of  wanton  flesh  the  pride  ; 

So  when  the  weary  day  is  o'er, 
And  night  and  stillness  come  once  more, 
Blameless  and  clean  from  spot  of  earth 
We  may  repeat  with  reverent  mirth— 

To  God  the  Father  glory  be, 

And  to  His  Only  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit,  One  and  Three, 

While  endless  ages  run.     Amen. 

Then  follow  the  Psalms,  which  are  said  under  one  Anliphon  : 

Ant.  for  Sundays.     Alleluia. 

Ant.  for  week-days.     Blessed  are  they  that  walk. 

Psalm  5j. 

C^AVE  me,  O  God,  by  Thy  name  :  and  judge  me  in 
^5     Thy  strength. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  God  :  give  ear  unto  the  words  oi 
my  mouth. 

For  strangers  have  risen  up  against  me,  and  the 
mighty  have  sought  after  my  soul  :  and  the}7  have  not 
set  God  before  their  eyes. 

For  behold,  God  is  my  helper  :  and  the  Lord  is  the 
protector  of  my  soul. 

Turn  back  evil  upon  mine  enemies :  and  destroy 
Thou  them  in  Thy  truth. 

I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  Thee,  and  will  praise  Thy 
name,  O  Lord  :  for  it  is  good  : 


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For  Thou  hast  delivered  me  out  of  all  my  trouble  : 
and  mine  eye  hath  looked  down  upon  mine  enemies. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  118. 

BLESSED  are  the  undenled  in  the  way  :  who  walk 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 
Blessed  are  they  that  search  His  testimonies  :   that 
seek  Him  with  their  whole  heart. 

For  they  that  work  iniquity  :  have  not  walked  in 
His  ways. 

Thou  hast  commanded  that  Thy  commandments  be 
kept  most  diligently. 

0  that  my  ways  may  be  so  directed  :  that  I  may 
keep  Thine  ordinances. 

Then  shall  I  not  be  .confounded  :  when  I  shall  have 
regard  to  all  Thy  commandments. 

1  will  praise  Thee  with  uprightness  of  heart :  when 
I  shall  have  learned  the  judgments  of  Thy  justice. 

I  will  keep  Thine  ordinances :  O  forsake  me  not 
utterly. 

By  what  doth  a  young  man  correct  his  way  ?  even 
by  keeping  Thy  words. 

With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought  after  Thee  :  let 
me  not  stray  from  Thy  commandments. 

Thy  words  have  I  hidden  within  my  heart :  that  I 
may  not  sin  against  Thee. 

Blessed  art  Thou,  O  Lord :  O  teach  me  Thine  ordi- 
nances. 

With  my  lips  have  I  declared  :  all  the  judgments  of 
Thy  mouth. 

I  have  had  delight  in  the  way  of  Thy  testimonies  : 
even  as  in  all  riches. 


4o  Morning  Prayers. 

I  will  meditate  on  Thy  commandments :  and  I  will 
consider  Thy  ways. 

I  will  think  upon  Thine  ordinances  :  I  will  not  for- 
get Thy  words. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


*Tp\  EAL  bountifully  with  Thy  servant :  quicken  Thou 
A^-J     me,  and  I  shall  keep  Thy  words. 

Open  Thou  mine  eyes  :  and  I  shall  see  the  wondrous 
things  of  Thy  law. 

I  am  a  sojourner  upon  earth  :  O  hide  not  Thy  com- 
mandments from  me. 

My  soul  hath  longed  greatly  :  to  desire  Thine  ordi- 
nances at  all  times. 

Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud :  cursed  are  they  that 
do  err  front  Thy  commandments. 

0  take  from  me  shame  and  contempt  :  for  I  have 
sought  after  Thy  testimonies. 

Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against  me  :  but  Thy 
servant  was  occupied  in  Thy  statutes. 

For  Thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation  :  and  Thine 
ordinances  are  my  counsel. 

My  soul  hath  cleaved  to  the  earth  :  O  quicken  Thou 
me  according  to  Thy  word. 

1  have  declared  my  ways,  and  Thou  heardest  me  : 
teach  me  Thy  statutes. 

Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  Thine  ordinan- 
ces :  and  I  will  meditate  on  Thy  wondrous  works. 

My  soul  hath  slumbered  through  weariness  :  strength- 
en Thou  me  in  Thy  words. 

Remove  from  me  the  way  of  iniquity  :  and  have 
mercy  on  me  in  Thy  law. 


Morning  Prayers. 


4i 


I  have  chosen  the  way  of  truth  :  I  have  not  forgotten 
Thy  judgments. 

I  have  cleaved  unto  Thy  testimonies,  O  Lord  :  put 
me  not  to  shame. 

I  have  run  in  the  way  of  Thy  commandments :  when 
Thou  didst  enlarge  my  heart. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


[ 


The  following  creed  is  said  only  on  Sundays,  when  the 
Sunday  Office  is  recited ; 

The  Creed  of  St.  Atha?iasius. 


QUICUMQUB  vult  sal- 
vus  esse,  *  ante  omnia 
opus  est,  ut  teneat  Catho- 
licam  fidem. 

Quam  nisi  quisque  inte- 
gram  inviolatamque  serva- 
verit,  *  absque  dubio  in 
aeternum  peribit. 

Fides  autem  Catholica 
haec  est,  *  ut  unum  Deum 
in  Trinitate,  et  Trinitatem 
in  unitate  veneremur. 

Neque  confundentes  per- 
sonas,  *  neque  substantiam 
separantes. 

Alia  est  enim  persona 
Patris,  alia  Filii,  *  alia  Spi- 
ritus  Sancti. 

Sed    Patris,    et   Filii,    et 


^Tnr'HOSOEVER  desires 
vlcA»  to  be  saved,  before 
all  things  it  is  necessary  that 
he  hold  the  Catholic  faith. 

Which  faith,  except  every 
one  do  keep  entire  and 
inviolate,  without  doubt 
he  shall  perish  everlast- 
ingly. 

Now  the  Catholic  faith  is 
this  :  that  we  worship  one 
God  in  Trinity,  and  Trinity 
in  Unity. 

Neither  confounding  the 
Persons  nor  dividing  the 
substance. 

For  there  is  one  Person 
of  the  Father,  another  of 
the  Son,  another  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

But  the  Godhead  of  the 


42                         Morning  Prayers. 

Spiritus  Sancti  una  est  di-  Father,    and   of   the    Son, 

vinitas,    *   aequalis    gloria,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost  Is 

coaeterna  majestas.  one  ;  the  glory  equal,  the 

majesty  co-eternal. 

Oualis     Pater,    talis    Fi-  As  the  Father  is,  such  is 

lius,  *  talis  Spiritus  Sane-  the    Son,    such    the    Holy 

tus.  Ghost. 

Increatus   Pater,   increa-  The  Father  uncreate,  the 

tus  Filius,  *  increatus  Spi-  Son    uncreate,    the    Holy 

ritus  Sanctus.  Ghost  uncreate. 

Immensus  Pater,  immen-  The  Father  infinite,  the 

sus  Filius,  *  immensus  Spi-  Son     infinite,     the     Holy 

ritus  Sanctus.  Ghost  infinite. 

JEternus  Pater,  seternus  The  Father  eternal,  the 

Filius,  *  aeternus  Spiritus  Son     eternal,     the     Holy 

Sanctus.  Ghost  eternal. 

Et  tamen  non  tres  aeter-  And   yet    they    are    not 

ni,  *  sed  unus  aeternus.  three    eternals,     but     one 

Eternal. 

Sicut  non  tres  increati,  As  also  they  are  not  three 

nee    tres    immensi,    *   sed  uncreates,  nor   three   infi- 

unus  increatus,  et  unus  im-  nites  ;    but  one    Uncreate, 

mensus.  and  one  Infinite. 

Similiter  omnipotens  Pa-  In  like  manner  the  Fa- 

'ter,    omnipotens   Filius,    *  ther  is  Almighty,  the  Son 

omnipotens  Spiritus  Sane-  Almighty,    and   the   Hoty 

tus.  Ghost  Almighty. 

Et  tamen  non  tres  omni-  And    yet    they   are    not 

potentes,  *  sed  unus  omni-  three  almighties,  but  one 

potens.  Almighty. 

Ita    Deus     Pater,    Deus  So  the  Father  is  God,  the 

Filius,           Deus     Spiritus  Son    God,    and    the    Holy 

Sanctus.  Ghost  God. 


Morning  Prayers.  43 

Bt  tamen  non  tres  Dii,  *  And    yet    they   are    not 

sed  unus  est  Deus.  three  Gods,  but  one  God. 

Ita  Dominus  Pater,  Do-  So  the    Father  is  Lord, 

minus    Filius,    *   Dorninus  the  Son  is  Lord,  and   the 

Spiritus  Sanctus.  Holy  Ghost  is  Lord. 

Bt  tamen  non  tres  Dorni-  And    yet    they   are    not 

ni,  "  sed  unus  est  Dominus.  three  Lords,  but  one  Lord. 

Ouia     sicut     sinsdllatim  For   as   we    are   obliged 

unamquamque     personam  by    the     Christian     Truth 

Deum  ac  Dominum  conn-  to  acknowledge  everv  Per- 

ten  Christiana  veritate  com-  son  singly  to  be  God  and 

pellimur  :  *   ita  tres  Deos  Lord  :  so  we  are  forbidden 

aut    Dominos    dicere     Ca-  by    the    Catholic    religion 

tholica   religione   prohibe-  to  say  there  are  three  Gods 

mur.  or  three  Lords. 

Pater         nullo    est    fac-  The  Father  was  made  by 

tus,  *  nee  creatus,  nee   ge-  no    one,    neither    created, 

nitus.  nor  begotten. 

Filius  a  Patre  solo  est :  *  The   Son  is  by  the   Fa- 

non  factus,  nee  creatus,  sed  ther  alone,  not  made,  nor 

genitus.  created,  but  begotten. 

Spiritus  Sanctus  a  Patre  The  Holy  Ghost  is  from 

et  Filio  :  *  non  factus,  nee  the  Father  and  the  Son,  not 

creatus,    nee    genitus,    sed  made,  nor  created,  nor  be- 

procedens.  gotten,  but  proceeding. 

Unus    ergo    Pater,    non  So  there  is  one  Father, 

tres   Patres  :    unus   Filius,  not  three  Fathers  :  one  Son, 

non  tres  Filii  :  *  unus  Spi-  not  three  Sons  :  one  Holy 

ritus  Sanctus,  non  tres  Spi-  Ghost,     not     three     Holy 

ritus  vSancti.  Ghosts. 

Bt  in  hac  Trinitate  nihil  And  in  this  Trinity  there 

prius   aut   posterius,    nihil  is  nothing  before  or  after, 


44 


Morning  Prayers. 


niajus  aut  minus  :  "*  sed 
totee  tres  personam  coseter- 
nae  sibi  sunt,  et  coaequa- 
les. 

Ita  ut  per  omnia,  sicut 
jam  supra  dictum  est,  *  et 
unitas  in  Trinitate,  et  Triui- 
tasin  unitate  veneranda  sit. 

Qui  vult  ergo  salvus 
esse,  *  ita  de  Trinitate  sen- 
tiat. 

Sed  necessarium  est  ad 
aeternani  salutem,  *  ut  in- 
carnationem  quoque  Domi- 
ni nostri  Jesu  Christi  fideli- 
ter  credat. 

Est  ergo  fides  recta,  ut 
credamus  et  confiteainur,  ;:" 
quia  Dominus  noster  Jesus 
Christus  Dei  Filius,  Deus 
et  homo  est. 

Deus  est  ex  substantia 
Patris  ante  saecula  geni- 
tus :  *  et  homo  est  ex  sub- 
stantia matris  in  saeculo 
natus. 

Perfectus  Deus,  perfec- 
tus  homo  :  *  ex  anima  ra- 
tionali,  et  humaua  carne 
subsistens. 

^Equalis  Patri  secundum 
divinitatem  :  *   minor    Pa- 


nothing  greater  or  less  ;  but 
the  whole  three  Persons  are 
co-eternal  together  and  co- 
equal. 

So  that  in  all  things,  as  is 
aforesaid,  the  Unity  is  to 
be  worshipped  in  Trinity, 
and  the  Trinity  in  Unity. 

He,  therefore,  that  de- 
sires to  be  saved  must  thus 
believe  of  the  Trinity. 

Furthermore,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  everlasting  salva- 
tion that  he  also  believe 
faithfully  the  Incarnation 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Now  the  right  faith  is, 
that  we  believe  and  con- 
fess that  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  is 
both  God  and  man. 

He  is  God  of  the  sub- 
stance of  His  Father,  be- 
gotten before  the  world  ; 
and  He  is  man  of  the  sub- 
stance of  His  Mother,  born 
in  the  world  : 

Perfect  God  and  per- 
fect man  ;  of  rational  soul 
and  human    flesh   subsist- 


in^ 


Equal  to  the  Father  ac- 
cording  to   His  Divinity  ; 


Morning  Prayers.                         45 

tre    secundum     humanita-  and  less  than  the  Father  ac- 

tetn.  cording  to  His  humanity. 

Qui,    licet    Deus    sit    et  Who,    although    He    be 

homo,  *  non   duo   tarnen,  both  God  and  man,  yet  He 

sed  unus  est  Christus.  is  not  two,  but  one  Christ  : 

Unus    autem,    non    con-  One,  not  by  the  conver- 

versione  divinitatis  in  car-  sion  of  the  Godhead  into 

nem,    *    sed    assumptione  flesh,  but  by  the  assuming 

humanitatis  in  Deum.  of  human  nature  unto  God: 

Unus  omnino,  non  con-  One  altogether,   not   by 

fusione   substantiae,   *  sed  confusion  of  substance,  but 

unitate  personae.  by  unity  of  person. 

Nam,  sicut  anima  ratio-  For  as  the  rational  soul 

nalis     et     caro     unus     est  and   the   body   constitutes 

homo,  *  ita  Deus  et  homo  one  man,  so  God  and  man 

unus  est  Christus  :  is  one  Christ  : 

Qui  passus  est  pro  salu-  Who  suffered  for  our  sal- 

te  nostra,  descendit  ad  in-  vation,  descended  into  hell, 

feros,  *  tertia  die  resurrexit  arose  again  the  third   day 

a  mortuis  :  from  the  dead  : 

Ascendit  ad  ccelos,  sedet  He  ascended  into  heaven; 

ad  dexteram  Dei  Patris  om-  He  sitteth  at  the  right  hand 

nipotentis  :  *  inde  venturus  of    God    the    Father    Al- 

est  judicare  vivos  et  mor-  mighty  ;    thence  He  shall 

tuos  :  come   to  judge  the  living 

and  the  dead  : 

Ad  cujus  adventum  om-  At  whose  coming  all  men 

nes  homines  resurgere  ha-  must  arise  again  with  their 

bent  cum  corporibus  suis,  *  bodies,  and  must  give  an 

et  reddituri  sunt  de  factis  account     of      their      own 

propriis  rationem.  works. 

Et    qui    bona    egerunt,  And  they  that  have  done 

ibunt  in   vitam  aeternam  :  good  shall  go  into  life  ever- 


46  Morning  Prayers. 

qui   vero  mala,    in   ignem    lasting  ;  and  they  that  have 
aeternum.  done  evil,  into  everlasting 

fire. 
Haec  est  fides  Catholica  :       This  is  the  Catholic  faith, 
quain   nisi    quisque   fideli-    which  except  a  man  believe 
ter   firmiterque   crediderit,    faithfully    and    steadfastly 
salvus  esse  non  poterit.  he  cannot  be  saved. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc.l 

Antiphon  for  Sundays,  Alleluia,  Alleluia,  Alleluia. 
At  Easter  a  fourth  Alleluia. 


B 


Antiphon  for  Week-days  : 

LESSED   are   they   that    walk    in   Thy   law,    O 
Lord. 


Then  is  said  the  Chapter : 

Sundays. 

NTO  the  King  of  ages,  the  Immortal,  Invisible, 
only  God,  be  honor  and  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 


xx 


n 


Week-days. 

OVE  peace  and  truth,  saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 
R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 


Then  follows  the  short  Responsory  : 

CHRIST,  Thou  Son  of  the  living  God,  have  mercy 
on  us. 
R.  Christ,  Thou  Son  of  the  living  God,  have  mercy 
on  us. 

V.  Thou  that  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Father, 
R.  Have  mercy  on  us. 


Morning  Prayers.  47 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

R.  Christ,  Thou  Son  of  the  living  God,  have  mercy 
on  us. 

V.  Arise,  O  Christ,  and  help  us. 

R.  And  deliver  us  for  Thy  name's  sake. 

After  the  short  responsory  folloiv  these  prayers,  called  the  Preces, 
except  on  Double  Feasts  and  within  Octaves,  when  they  are  omitted 
down  to  the  mark  (*)  : 

*T    '  ORD,  have  mercy. 
t  ■    *     Christ,  have  mercy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  (inandibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from  evil. 

I  believe  in  God  {inaudibly). 

V.  The  resurrection  of  the  body. 

R.  And  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

V.  But  I,  O  Lord,  have  cried  unto  Thee. 

R.  And  in  the  morning  my  prayer  shall  come  early 
before  Thee. 

V.  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  with  praise. 

R.  That  I  may  sing  of  Thy  glory  ;  and  of  Thy  great- 
ness all  the  day  long. 

V.  O  Lord,  turn  away  Thy  face  from  my  sins. 

R.  And  blot  out  all  my  iniquities. 

V.  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God. 

R.  And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

V.  Cast  me  not  away  from  Thy  face. 

R.  And  take  not  Thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

V.  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  Thy  salvation. 

R.  And  strengthen  me  with  a  perfect  spirit. 


48  Morning  Prayers. 


[ 


These  prayers  within  the  brackets  are  said  only  on  week-days  : 

*"|^vELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  evil  man. 
A^     R.  And  rescue  me  from  the  unjust  man. 

V.  Deliver  me  from  mine  enemies,  O  my  God. 

R.  And  defend  me  from  them  that  rise  up  against 
me. 

V.  Deliver  me  from  them  that  work  iniquity. 

R.  And  save  me  from  the  men  of  blood. 

V.   So  will  I  sing  a  psalm  unto  Thy  name  for  ever 
and  ever.  , 

R.  That  I  may  pay  my  vows  from  day  to  day. 

V.  Hear  us,  O  God  our  Saviour. 

R.  Who  art  the  hope  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
and  in  the  sea  afar  off. 

V.  Come  unto  my  help,  O  God. 

R.  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

V.  Holy  God,  Holy  and  Mighty,  Holy  and  Immor- 
tal, 

R.  Have  mercy  on  us. 

V.    Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

R.  And  let  all  that  is   within   me   bless   His   holy 
name. 

V.   Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

R.  And  forget  not  all  His  benefits. 

V.  Who  forgiveth  thee  all  thine  iniquities. 

R.  Who  healeth  all  thine  infirmities. 

V.  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction. 

R.  Who  crowneth  thee  with  mercy  and  compassion. 

V.  Who  satisfieth  thy  desire  with  good  things. 

R.   Thy  youth  shall  be  renewed  like  the  eagle's.  1 

V.    Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
R.  Who  hath  made  heaven  and  earth. 


Morning  Prayers.  49 


v 


The   Coufiteor,  p.  35. 
Then  the  office  continues  as  follows  : 

OUCHSAFB,  O  Lord,  this  day 
R.  To  keep  us  without  sin, 
V.  Have  mercy  on  us,  O  Lord. 
R.  Have  mercy  on  us. 
V.  Let  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us. 
R.  As  we  have  hoped  in  Thee. 

*  Here  the  office  is  resumed  when  the  Preces  have  been  omitted : 

V.    O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD,  God  Almighty,  who  hast  brought  us  to 
the  beginning  of  this  day  :  let  Thy  power  so 
defend  us  therein,  that  this  day  we  fall  into  no  sin,  but 
that  all  our  thoughts,  words,  and  works  may  always 
tend  to  what  is  just  in  Thy  sight  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  Thy  Son,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

V.  Let  us  bless  the  Lord. 

R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 

Here  is  read  the  Martyrology,  if  read  at  all ;  after  which  the  office 

proceeds  thus  : 

V.  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
R.  Is  the  death  of  His  saints. 


5o  Morning  Prayers. 

©AY  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  and  all  the  Saints 
plead  for  us  with  the  Lord,  that  we  may  de- 
serve to  be  helped  and  delivered  by  Him  who  liveth 
and  reigneth,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

V.  Come  unto  my  help,  O  God. 

R.  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me.  {This  ver- 
sicle  and  response  is  said  thrice.) 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  etc. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Christ,  have  mercy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  {inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from  evil. 

V.  Look  upon  Thy  servants,  O  Lord,  and  upon 
Thy  works,  and  direct  their  children. 

R.  And  let  the  brightness  of  the  Lord  our  God  be 
upon  us,  and  direct  Thou  the  works  of  our  hands 
over  us  :  yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  do  Thou  direct. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  etc. 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  GOD,  King  of  heaven  and  earth,  vouchsafe 
this  day  to  direct  and  to  sanctify,  to  rule  and  to 
govern,  our  souls  and  bodies,  our  senses,  words,  and 
actions,  in  Thy  law,  and  in  the  works  of  Thy  com- 
mandments ;  that  both  now  and  for  ever  we  may  de- 
serve to  be  saved  and  delivered  through  Thy  protec- 
tion, O  Saviour  of  the  world,  who  livest  and  reignest, 
world  without  end. 
R.  Amen. 


Morxixg  Prayers.  51 

V.  O  Lord,  grant  Thy  blessing. 

The  Blessing :  May  the  Lord   Almighty  order   our 
days  and  deeds  in  His  peace. 
R.  Amen. 

Then  is  read  the  short  lesson  : 

*TT*ND  may  the  Lord  direct  our  hearts  in  the  love 
<^/r-L»  of  God,  and  the  patience  of  Christ.  And  do 
Thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  us. 

R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 

V.  Our  help   is   in   the  name  of  the  Lord. 

R.  Who  hath  made  heaven  and  earth. 

V.  Bless  ye. 

R.  God. 

The  Blessing :  The  Lord  bless  us,  and  keep  us  from 
all  evil,  and  bring  us  unto  life  everlasting  :  and  may 
the  souls  of  the  faithful  departed,  through  the  mercy 
of  God,  rest  in  peace. 

R.  Amen. 


ANOTHER  FORM  OF  M0RNIN3  PRAYERS. 

As  soon  as  you  are  awake,  make  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  and  say  : 

*-p^  OLY,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  hosts  :  the  earth 
c-L&  is  full  of  Thy  glory.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
glory  be  to  the  Son,  glory  be  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Anient) 

When  you  are  dressed,  calling  to  mind  the  greatness  of  God,  and 
your  own  nothingness,  place  yourself  in  His  presence,  and  kneel 
down  and  say  : 

N  the  name  of  the  Father,  +  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


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52  Morning  Prayers. 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,   fill  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful, 
aud  kindle  in  them  the  fire  of  Thy  love. 

f~f\  OST  holy  and  adorable  Trinity,  one  God  in  three 
«*'->  Persons,  I  believe  that  Thou  art  here  present  ; 
I  adore  Thee  with  the  deepest  humility,  and  render  to 
Thee,  with  my  whole  heart,  the  homage  which  is  due 
to  Thy  sovereign  majesty. 

OMY  God,  I  most  humbly  thank  Thee  for  all  the 
favors  Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  me  up  to  the 
present  moment.  I  give  Thee  thanks  from  the  bottom 
of  mv  heart  that  Thou  hast  created  me  after  Thine  own 
image  and  likeness,  that  Thou  hast  redeemed  me  by 
the  precious  blood  of  Thy  dear  Son,  and  that  Thou 
hast  preserved  me  and  brought  me  safe  to  the  begin- 
ning of  another  day.  I  offer  to  Thee,  O  Lord,  my 
whole  being,  and  in  particular  all  my  thoughts,  words, 
actions,  and  sufferings  of  this  day.  I  consecrate  them 
all  to  the  glory  of  Thy  name,  beseeching  Thee  that 
through  the  infinite  merits  of  Jesus  Christ  my  Saviour 
they  may  all  find  acceptance  in  Thy  sight.  May  Thy 
divine  love  animate  them,  and  may  they  all  tend  to 
Thy  greater  glory. 

V  I'DORABLE  Jesus,  my  Saviour  and  Master,  model 
jvJ*— *-»  of  all  perfection,  I  resolve  and  will  endeavor 
this  day  to  imitate  Thy  example,  to  be,  like  Thee,  mild, 
humble,  chaste,  zealous,  charitable,  and  resigned.  I 
will  redouble  my  efforts  that  I  may  not  fall  this  day 
into  any  of  those  sins  which  I  have  heretofore  com- 
mitted (here  you  may  name  any  besetting  sin),  and 
which  I  sincerely  desire  to  forsake. 


Morning  Prayers.  53 

OMY  God,  Thou  knowest  my  poverty  and  weak- 
ness, and  that  I  am  unable  to  do  anything  good 
without  Thee  ;  deny  me  not,  O  God,  the  help  of  Thy 
grace  ;  proportion  it  to  my  necessities  ;  give  me  strength 
to  avoid  everything  evil  which  Thou  forbiddest,  and  to 
practise  the  good  which  Thou  hast  commanded ;  and 
enable  me  to  bear  patiently  all  the  trials  which  it  may 
please  Thee  to  send  me. 

OUR  Father.     Hail   Mary.     I   believe   in   God.     I 
confess  to  Almighty  God,  etc. 

[Here  the  Litany  of  the  Holy  Name,  p.  6o>  may  be  said.] 

An  Act  of  Faith. 

OMY  God  !  I  firmly  believe  that  Thou  art  one  God 
in  three  Divine  Persons,  the  Father,  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost ;  I  believe  that  the  Divine  Son 
became  man,  and  died  for  our  sins,  and  that  He  will 
come  to  judge  the  living  and  the  dead.  I  believe  these 
and  all  the  truths  which  the  Holv  Catholic  Church 
teaches,  because  Thou  hast  revealed  them,  who  canst 
neither  deceive  nor  be  deceived. 

An  Act  of  Hope. 

OMY  God  !  relying  on  Thy  infinite  goodness  and 
promises,  I  ^ope  to  obtain  pardon  of  my  sins, 
the  help  of  Thy  grace,  and  life  everlasting,  through 
the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord  and  Redeemer. 


O 


An  Act  of  Charity. 

MY  God  !  I  love  Thee  above  all  things,  with  my 
whole  heart  and  soul,  because  Thou  art  all-good 


54  Morning  Prayers. 

and  worthy  of  all  love.  I  love  my  neighbor  as  myself 
for  the  love  of  Thee.  I  forgive  all  who  have  injured 
me,  and  ask  pardon  of  all  whom  I  have  injured. 

An  Act  of  Contrition. 

OMY  God  !  I  am  heartily  sorry  for  having  offended 
Thee,  and  I  detest  all  my  sins,  because  I  dread 
the  loss  of  heaven  and  the  pains  of  hell,  but  most  of 
all  because  they  offend  Thee,  my  God,  who  art  all-good 
and  deserving  of  all  my  love.  I  firmly  resolve,  with 
the  help  of  Thy  grace,  to  confess  my  sins,  to  do  pen- 
ance, and  to  amend  my  life.      Amen. 

OHOLY  Virgin,  Mother  of  God,  my  Mother  and 
Patroness,  I  place  myself  under  thy  protection, 
I  throw  myself  with  confidence  into  the  arms  of  thy 
compassion.  Be  to  me,  O  Mother  of  mercy,  my  refuge 
in  distress,  my  consolation  under  suffering,  my  advo- 
cate with  thy  adorable  Son,  now  and  at  the  hour  of 
my  death.     Amen. 

OFAITHFUIy  Guardian  and  Father  of  virgins, 
Blessed  Joseph,  to  whom  was  confided  the  care 
of  Jesus,  and  of  Mary  the  Oueen  of  Virgins,  I  most 
humbly  supplicate  thee,  by  the  love  thou  dost  bear 
Jesus  and  Mary,  to  obtain  for  me  that,  being  preserved 
from  every  stain  during  my  whole  life,  I  may  be  ever 
able  to  serve  them  with  unspotted  purity  of  mind  and 
body.     Amen.iX) 

%  J  I'NGEL  of  God,  my  Guardian  dear, 
aJr-*-%    To  whom  His  love  commits  me  here, 
Ever  this  day  be  at  my  side, 
To  light  and  guard,  to  rule  and  guide.     AmenS*) 


The  ANGEI.US. 


55 


O  GREAT  Saint,  whose  name  I  bear,  protect  me, 
pray  for  me,  that,  like  thee,  I  may  serve  God 
faithfully  on  earth,  and  glorify  Him  eternally  with 
thee  in  heaven.     Amen. 

©AY  the  power  of  the  Father  govern  and  protect 
me  !  May  the  wisdom  of  the  Son  teach  and 
enlighten  me  !  May  the  influence  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
renew  and  quicken  me  !  May  the  blessing  of  the  All- 
holy  Trinity,  the  Father,  *b  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  me,  now  and  for  evermore.     Anien. 


THE  ANGELUS/i) 

To  be  said  Morning,  Noon,  and  Night ;  kneeling,  except  on  Saturday 

evening  and  throughout  Sunday, 


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NGELUS       Domini 
nuntiavit  Mariae. 


R.  Et  concepit  de  Spi- 
ritu  Sancto. 

Ave,  Maria,  etc. 

V.  Bcce      ancilla      Do- 
mini. 

R.  Fiat  mihi  secundum 
verbum  tuum. 

Ave,  Maria,  etc. 

V.    Et  Verbum    caro 

FACTUM   EST. 

R.  Et  habitavit    in  no- 
bis. 

Ave,  Maria,  etc. 


HE     Angel     of     the 
Lord  declared   unto 
Mary. 

R.  And    she    conceived 
by  the  Holy  Ghost 

Hail,  Mary,  etc. 

V.  Behold     the     hand- 
maid of  the  Lord. 

R.  Be  it  done   unto  me 
according  to  Thy  word. 

Hail,  Mary,  etc. 

V.  And  the  Word  was 
made  Flesh. 

R.  And    dwelt 
us. 

Hail,  Mary,  etc. 


among 


56  Prayer  for  Authorities. 

Oremus.  Let  us  pray, 

(-*{  RATIAM  tuam,  quae-  ^T^OUR    forth,    we    be- 

Vi/     sumus,         Domine,  «-■ —      seech  Thee,  O  Lord, 

inentibus   uostris  iufunde,  Thy  grace  into  our  hearts  ; 

ut  qui,  Angelo  nuutiaute,  that  as  we  have  kuown  the 

Christi    filii     tui     incarua-  Incarnation  of  Christ  Thy 

tionem    cognovimus,     per  Son  by  the  message  of  an 

passionem  ejus  et  crucem  Angel,  so,  by  His  Passion 

ad   resurrectionis    gloriam  and     Cross,    we     may    be 

perducamur ;  per  eumdem  brought   to    the    glory  of 

Christum    Dominum    nos-  His  resurrection ;  through 

trum.     Amen.  the  same  Christ  our  Lord. 

Amen. 

In  Eastertide,   instead  of  the  Angelus,   the  Regina 
Cceli  {p.  78)  is  said  standing. 


A  PRAYER  FOR  THE  CHURCH,  THE  CIVIL 

AUTHORITIES,   ETC. 

Composed  by  Archbishop  Carroll,  A.D.  1S00. 


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'E  pray  Thee,  O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  who 
through  Jesus. Christ  hast  revealed  Thy  glory 
to  all  nations,  to  preserve  the  works  of  Thy  mercy  ; 
that  Thy  Church,  being  spread  through  the  whole 
world,  may  continue,  with  unchanging  faith,  in  the 
confession  of  Thy  Name. 

We  pray  Thee,  who  alone  art  good  and  holy,  to 
endow  with  heavenly  knowledge,  sincere  zeal,  and 
sanctity  of  life  our  chief  Bishop,  N.,  the  Vicar  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  the  government  of  His  Church  ; 


Prayer  for  Authorities.  57 

our  own  Bishop,  (or  Archbishop,)  N.  (if  he  is  not 
consecrated,  our  Bishop-elect)  ;  all  other  Bishops,  Pre- 
lates, and  Pastors  of  the  Church  ;  and  especially  those 
who  are  appointed  to  exercise  among  us  the  functions 
of  the  holy  ministry,  and  conduct  Thy  people  into  the 
ways  of  salvation. 

We  pray  Thee,  O  God  of  might,  wisdom,  and  justice, 
through  whom  authority  is  rightly  administered,  laws 
are  enacted,  and  judgment  decreed,  assist,  with  Thy 
Holy  Spirit  of  counsel  and  fortitude,  the  President  of 
these  United  States,  that  his  administration  may  be 
conducted  in  righteousness,  and  be  eminently  useful  to 
Thy  people,  over  whom  he  presides,  by  encouraging 
due  respect  for  virtue  and  religion  ;  by  a  faithful  ex- 
ecution of  the  laws  in  justice  and  mercy  ;  and  by  re- 
straining vice  and  immorality.  Let  the  light  of  Thy 
divine  wisdom  direct  the  deliberations  of  Congress,  and 
shine  forth  in  all  the  proceedings  and  laws  framed  for 
our  rule  and  government ;  so  that  they  may  tend  to 
the  preservation  of  peace,  the  promotion  of  national 
happiness,  the  increase  of  industry,  sobriety,  and  use- 
ful knowledge,  and  may  perpetuate  to  us  the  bless- 
ings of  equal  liberty. 

We  pray  for  his  Excellency  the  Governor  of  this 
vState,  for  the  members  of  the  Assembly,  for  all  Judges, 
Magistrates,  and  other  officers  who  are  appointed  to 
guard  our  political  welfare  ;  that  they  may  be  enabled, 
by  Thy  powerful  protection,  to  discharge  the  duties  of 
their  respective  stations  with  honesty  and  ability. 

We  recommend  likewise  to  Thy  unbounded  mercy 
all  our  brethren  and  fellow-citizens,  throughout  the 
United  States,  that  they  may  be  blessed  in  the  know- 
ledge, and  sanctified  in   the  observance  of  Thy  most 


58  Grace  before  and  after  Meatus. 

holy  law  ;  that  they  may  be  preserved  in  union,  and 
in  that  peace  which  the  world  cannot  give ;  and,  after 
enjoying  the  blessings  of  this  life,  be  admitted  to  those 
which  are  eternal. 

Finally,  we  pray  Thee,  O  Lord  of  mercy,  to  remem- 
ber the  souls  of  Thy  servants  departed  who  are  gone 
before  us  with  the  sign  of  faith,  and  repose  in  the 
sleep  of  peace  :  the  souls  of  our  parents,  relations,  and 
friends  ;  of  those  who,  when  living,  were  members  of 
this  congregation  ;  and  particularly  of  such  as  are  lately 
deceased  ;  of  all  benefactors  who,  by  their  donations  or 
legacies  to  this  Church,  witnessed  their  zeal  for  the  de- 
cency of  divine  worship,  and  proved  their  claim  to  our 
grateful  and  charitabl'e  remembrance.  To  these,  O 
Lord,  and  to  all  that  rest  in  Christ,  grant,  we  beseech 
Thee,  a  place  of  refreshment,  light,  and  everlasting 
peace,  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord  and 
Saviour.     Amen, 


GRACE    BEFORE    MEALS. 

BLESS  us,  O  Lord,  and  these  Thy  gifts,  which  we 
are  about  to  receive  from  Thy  bounty.    Through 
Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 

GRACE  AFTER  MEALS. 


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'E  give  Thee  thanks,  O  Almighty  God,   for  all 
Thy  mercies.     Who  livest  and  reignest  world 


without  end. 
R.  Amen. 


Grace  before  and  after  Meals. 


59 


VOUCHSAFE,  O  Lord,  to  reward  with  eternal  life 
all  those  who  do  us  good  for  Thy  name's  sake. 
R.  Amen. 

V.  Let  us  bless  the  Lord. 
R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 

May  the  souls  of  the  faithful  departed,  through  the 
mercy  of  God,  rest  in  peace. 
R.  Amen. 


(^Mmm^^) 


Zhe  litany  of  tbe  flfcost  1boip 
IHame  of  3e0u&(i) 


YRIE     elei- 
son. 
Christ  e e  lei- 
son. 
£3  Kyrie    elei- 
son. 


a* 


lis  Deus,  miserere  nobis. 
Fili  Redemptor  mundi 

Deus, 
Spiritus  Sancte  Deus, 
Saucta   Trinitas,  unus 

Deus, 
Jesu,  Fili  Dei  vivi, 


Jesu,  splendor  Patris, 

Jesu,  candor  lucis  a^ter- 

nce, 
Jesu,  rex  glorias, 


|ORD,  have  mer- 
cy on  us. 
Christ,     have 
mercy  on  us. 
Lord,        have 
mercy  on  us. 
Jesu,      audi  Jesus,  hear  us. 

nos. 
Jesu,       ex-  Jesus,  graciously  hear  us. 

audi  nos. 
Pater  de  cce-    God  the  Father  of  Heaven, 

have  mercy  on  us. 
God  the  Son,  Redeem- 
er of  the  world, 
God  the  Holy  Ghost, 
Holy      Trinity,      One 

God, 
Jesus,  Son  of  the  living 
|        God, 

|«   Jesus,  splendor  of  the 
*        Father, 

Jesus,     brightness     of 
Eternal  Light, 

Jesus,  King  of  glory, 

60 


8 


Litany  of  the  Most  Holy  Name  of  Jesus.     6i 


Jesu,  sol  justitiae, 
Jesu,    Fili  Maria;  Yir- 

ginis, 
Jesu  amabilis, 
Jesu  admirabilis, 
Jesu,  Deus  fortis, 
Jesu,   pater  futuri  sae- 

culi, 
Jesu,     magni     cousilii 

Angele, 
Jesu  poteutissirue, 
Jesu  patientissime, 
Jesu  obedientissime, 
Jesu  mitis   et   humilis 

corde, 
Jesu,      amator      casti- 

tatis, 
Jesu,  amator  noster, 
Jesu,  Deus  pacis, 
Jesu,  auctor  vitae, 
Jesu,    exemplar  virtu- 

tum, 
Jesu,     zelator     auima- 

rum, 
Jesu,  Deus  noster, 
Jesu,     refugium     nos- 
trum, 
Jesu,  pater  pauperum, 

Jesu,    thesaure    fideli- 

um, 
Jesu,  bone  pastor, 
Jesu,  lux  vera, 


i 


- 


Jesus,  vSun  of  justice, 
Jesus,  vSon  of  the  Vir- 
gin Marv, 
Jesus,  most  amiable, 
Jesus,  most  admirable, 
Jesus,  mighty  God, 
Jesus,    Father   of    the 

world  to  come, 
Jesus,    Angel    of    the 

great  counsel, 
Jesus,  most  powerful, 
Jesus,  most  patient, 
Jesus,  most  obedient, 
Jesus,  meek  and  hum- 
ble of  heart, 
Jesus,    lover   of    chas- 
tity, 
Jesus,  lover  of  us, 
Jesus,  God  of  peace, 
Jesus,  Author  of  life, 
Jesus,    Model    of    vir- 
tues, 
Jesus,       zealous       for 

souls, 
Jesus,  our  God, 
Jesus,  our  Refuge, 

Jesus,    Father    of   the 

poor, 
Jesus,  Treasure  of  the 

faithful, 
Jesus,  good  Shepherd, 
Jesus,  true  Light, 


— 


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62     Litany  of  the  Most  Holy  Name  of  Jesus. 


Jesu,  sapientia  aeterna, 

Jesu,     bonitas     infini- 
ta, 

Jesu,  via  et  vita  nos- 
tra, 

Jesu,  gaudium  Angelo- 
rum, 

Jesu,    rex    Patriarcha- 
rum, 

Jesu,  magister  Aposto- 
lorum, 

Jesu,    doctor    Evange- 
listarum, 

Jesu,  fortitudo  Marty- 
rum, 

Jesu,  lumen  Confesso- 
rum, 

Jesu,     puritas     Virgi- 
num, 

Jesu,    corona    Sancto- 
rum omnium, 

Propitius  esto,  parce  nobis ; 
Jesu. 

Propitius  esto,  ex  audi  nos, 
Jesu. 

Ab  omni  malo,  libera  nos, 
Jesu. 

Ab  omni  peccato, 

Ab  ira  tua, 

Ab  insidiis  diaboli, 


M 


A    spiritu    fornicatio- 
nis, 


CO 


Jesus,  eternal  Wisdom, 

Jesus,    infinite    Good- 
ness, 

Jesus,  our  Way  and  our 
Life, 

Jesus,     joy     of     An- 
gels, 

Jesus,  King  of    Patri- 
archs, 

Jesus,  Master  of  Apos- 
tles, 

Jesus,  Teacher  of  Evan - 
relists, 

Jesus,  strength  of  Mar- 
tyrs, 

Jesus,  light  of  Confes- 
sors, 

Jesus,    purity    of   Vir- 
gins, 

Jesus,     crown     of    all 
Saints,  J 

Be   merciful,    spare  us,    O 
Jesus. 

Be     merciful,    gracioiisly 
hear  us,  O  Jesus. 

From  all  evil,  Jesus,  deliver 
us. 

From  all  sin,  1  ^ 

From  Thy  wrath,  £ 

From  the  snares  of  the      ^« 
devil,  ^  |  | 

From  the  spirit  of  for-      « 
nication,  j  r 


Litany  of  the  Most  Hoi^y  Name  of  Jesus.    63 


to 


A  morte  perpetua, 

A  neglectu  inspiratio- 

num  tuarum, 
Per    mysterium    sanc- 

tae  incaruationis 

tuse, 
Per     nativitatem     tu- 

am, 
Per       infantiam       tu- 

am, 
Per    divinissiniam    vi- 

tani  tuam, 
Per  labores  tuos, 
Per  agoniam  et  passi- 

onem  tuam, 
Per  crucem  et  derelic- 

tionem  tuam, 
Per  languores  tuos, 


Per  mortem  et  sepul- 
turam  tuam, 

Per  resurrectiouem  tu- 
am, 

Per    ascensionem    tu- 
am, 

Per  gaudia  tua, 

Per  gloriam  tuam, 

Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 
cata  mundi,  parce  nobis  > 
Jesu. 

Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 


From  everlasting 

death, 

From  neglect  of  Thy 
inspirations, 

Through  the  mystery 
of  Thy  holy  Incar- 
nation, 

Through  Thy  Nativ- 
ity» 

Through  Thine  In- 
fancy, 

Through  Thy  most  di- 
vine Life, 

Through  Thy  Labors, 

Through  Thine  Agony 
and  Passion, 

Through  Thy  Cross 
and  Abandonment, 

Through  Thy  Suffer- 
ings, 

Through  Thy  Death 
and  Burial, 

Through  Thy  Resur- 
rection, 

Through  Thine  Ascen- 
sion, 

Through  Thy  Joys, 

Through  Thy  Glory, 

Lamb  of  God,  who  tak- 
est  away  the  sins  of 
the  world,  spare  us,  O 
Jesus. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 


s 

Jo 

K 

to 


64    Litany  of  the  Most  Holy  Name  of  Jesus. 

cata  niuudi,  ex  audi  nos,        away    the    sins    of    the 
Jesu.  world,   graciously    hear 

us,  O  Jesus. 
Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec-    Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 
cata  tnundi,  miserere  no-       away    the    sins    of    the 
bis,  Jesu.  world,  have  mercy  on  us, 

O  Jesus. 
Jesu,  audi  nos.  Jesus,  hear  us. 

Jesu,  exaudi  nos.  Jesus,  graciously  hear  us. 


D 


O rem  us.  Lei  us  pray. 

OMINE  Jesu  Christe,  ^v    LORD  Jesus    Christ, 

qui    dixisti :    Petite,  v_>J    who  hast  said  :  Ask, 

et   accipietis  ;    quaerite,    et  and  ye  shall  receive  ;  seek, 

invenietis  ;  pubate,  et  ape-  and  ye  shall  find  ;  knock, 

rietur    vobis  :     qusesumus,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto 

da   nobis   petentibus    divi-  you :     grant,     we    beseech 

nissinii   tui    amoris    affec-  Thee,    unto   us    who    ask, 

turn,  ut  te  toto  corde,  ore  the  gift  of  Thy  most  divine 

et  opere  diligamus,  et  a  tua  Love,    that   we    may    ever 

nunquam  laude  cessemus.  love  Thee  with  our  whole 

Sancti  Nominis  tui,  Do-  hearts,     and     in     all     our 

mine,    timorem   pariter  et  words    and     actions,    and 

amorem     fac    nos    habere  never  cease  from  showing 

perpetuum,  quia  nunquam  forth  Thy  praise, 

tua  gubernatione  destituis  Make    us,    O    Lord,    to 

quos  in  soliditate  tuoe  di-  have  a  perpetual  fear  and 

lectiouis  instituis.     Qui  vi-  love  of  Thy  Holy  Name  ; 

vis  et  regnas,  etc.      Amen,  for  Thou  never   failest   to 

govern  those  whom  Thou 
dost  solidly  establish  in  Thy  love.  Who  livest  and 
reignest,  etc.     Amen. 


Gbe  Xitan^  of  tbe  Bleeseo  tDtroin, 

COMMONLY   CAIvIvED 

THE  LITANY  OF  IxORETO.^ 


UB         tuum 
presidium 
confugimus, 
Sancta    Dei 


r^H3  Genitnx. 
fc  0      Nostras   de- 


fly     to     thy 
patronage,     O 
holy     Mother 
of    God.     De- 
spise  not  our 
petitions     in     our     neces- 
precationes     sities  :       but    deliver      us 
ne  despicias    from   all    dangers,   O  ever 
in  necessita-    glorious   and   blessed  Vir- 
tibus  nostris ;    gin. 
sed  a  pericu- 
lis  cunctis  libera  nos  semper,  Virgo  gloriosa  et  benedicta. 


K 


YRIE  eleison. 


E 


ORD,  have  mercy  on 


us. 


Christe  eleison. 
Kyrie  eleison. 
Christe  audi  nos. 
Christe  ex  audi  nos. 


Christ,  have  mercy  on  us. 
Lord,  have  mercy  on  us. 
Christ,  hear  us. 
Christ,  graciously  hear  us. 


Pater  de  coelis  Deus,  mise-    God  the  Father  of  heaven, 


rere  nobis. 
Fili  Redemptor  mundi  De- 
us, miserere  nobis. 

Spiritus  Sancte  Deus,  mise- 
rere nobis. 


have  mercy  on  us. 
God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of 

the  world,  have  mercy  on 

us. 
God  the  Holy  Ghost,  have. 

mercy  on  us. 


05 


66 


The  Litany  oe  the  Blessed  Virgin. 


Sancta  Trinitas,  uuus  Deus, 
miserere  nobis. 

Saucta  Maria,  ora  pro  no- 
bis. 

Sancta  Dei  genitrix, 

Saucta     Virgo     virgi- 
num, 

Mater  Christi, 

Mater  diviuse  gratiae, 

Mater  purissirna, 

Mater  castissima, 

Mater  inviolata, 

Mater  intemerata, 

Mater  amabilis, 

Mater  adinirabilis, 


for 


Mater  Creatoris, 
Mater  Salvatoris, 
Virgo  prudentissima, 
Virgo  veneranda, 
Virgo  praedicanda, 
Virgo  potens, 
Virgo  clemens, 
Virgo  fidelis, 
Speculum  justitiae, 
Sedes  sapientiae, 
Causa  nostrae  laetitiae, 
Vas  spirituale, 
Vas  honorabile, 
Vas    insigne    devotio- 

nis, 
Rosa  mystica, 
Turris  Davidica, 


Holy    Trinity,    one    God, 

have  mercy  on  its. 
Holy     Mary,     pray 

ns. 
Holy  Mother  of  God, 
Holy   Virgin     of    vir- 
gins, 
Mother  of  Christ, 
Mother  of  divine  grace, 
Mother  most  pure, 
Mother  most  chaste, 
Mother  inviolate, 
Mother  undefiled, 
Mother  most  amiable, 
Mother    most     admir- 
able, 
Mother  of  our  Creator, 
Mother  of  our  Saviour, 
Virgin  most  prudent, 
Virgin  most  venerable, 
Virgin  most  renowned, 
Virgin  most  powerful, 
Virgin  most  merciful, 
Virgin  most  faithful, 
Mirror  of  justice, 
Seat  of  wisdom, 
Cause  of  our  joy, 
Spiritual  vessel, 
Vessel  of  honor, 
Singular  vessel  of  de- 
votion, 
Mystical  rose, 
Tower  of  David, 


« 

* 

i 


The  Litany  of  the  Blessed  Virgin. 


67 


it 

91 


Turris  eburnea, 
Domus  aurea, 
Foederis  area, 
Janua  cceli, 
Stella  matutiua, 
vSalus  infirmorurn, 
Refugium  peccatorum, 
Consolatrix       afrlicto- 

rum, 
Auxilium    Christiano- 

rum, 
Regina  Angelorum, 
Regina        Patriarcha- 

rum, 
Regina  Prophetaram, 
Regina  Apostolorum, 
Regina  Martyrum, 
Regina  Confessorum, 
Regina  Virginum, 
Regina         Sanctorum 

omnium, 
Regina,  sine  labe  ori- 

ginali  concepta, 
Regina       sacratissimi 

Rosarii, 

Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 

•  cata  mundi,  parce  nobis, 

Do  mine. 
Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 

cata  mundi,  ex  audi  nos, 

D  omine. 

Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 


^ 


Tower  of  ivory, 
House  of  gold, 
Ark  of  the  covenant, 
Gate  of  heaven, 
Morning  star, 
Health  of  the  sick, 
Refuge  of  sinners, 
Comforter   of   the   af- 
flicted, 
Help  of  Christians, 

Queen  of  Angels, 
Queen  of  Patriarchs, 

Queen  of  Prophets, 
Queen  of  Apostles, 
Queen  of  Martyrs, 
Queen  of  Confessors, 
Queen  of  Virgins, 
Queen  of  all  Saints, 


Queen  conceived  with- 
out original  sin, 

Queen    of    the    most 
holy  Rosary, 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 
away  the  sins  of  the 
world,  spare  us,  0  Lord. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 
away  the  sins  of  the 
world,  graciously  hear 
us,  O  Lo7'd. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 


68        The  Litany  of  the  Blessed  Virgin. 

cata  mundi,  miserere  no-  away    the    sins    of    the 

bis.  world,  have  mercy  on  us. 

V.  Ora  pro  nobis,  Sancta  V.  Pray  for  us,  O  holy  Mo- 
Dei  Genitrix.  ther  of  God. 

R.  Ut  digni  efficiamur  pro-  R.  That  we  may  be  made 

missionibus  Christi.  worthy  of  the  promises 

of  Christ. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

fit  RATIAM  tuam,  quae-  *T£)OUR    forth,    we    be- 

VzJ?     sumus,         Domine,  «J —      seech  Thee,  O  Lord, 

mentibus   nostris  infunde,  Thy  grace  into  our  hearts  ; 

ut  qui,  Angelo  nuntiante,  that  as  we  have  known  the 

Christi     filii    tui    incarna-  Incarnation  of  Christ  Thy 

tionem     cognovimus,    per  Son  by  the  message  of  an 

passionem  ejus  et  crucem  Angel,  so,  by  His  Passion 

ad    resurrectionis    gloriam  and    Cross,     we     may    be 

perducamur  ;  per  eumdeni  brought   to   the    glory   of 

Christum    Dominum    nos-  His  resurrection  ;  through 

trum.     Amen.  the  same  Christ  our  Lord. 

Amen. 

V.  Divinum       auxilium  V.   May   the   divine   as- 

hianeat  semper  nobiscum.  sistance      remain      always 

R.   Amen.  with  us.     R.  Amen. 


0 


UB  tuum  praesidium  '//] 1  *B  fly  to  thy  patron - 
confugimus,  Sancta  vJlA,  age,  O  holy  Mo- 
Dei  Genitrix.  Nostras  de-  ther  of  God.  Despise  not 
precationes  ne  despicias  in  our  petitions  in  our  ne- 
necessitatibus  nostris  ;  sed  cessities  ;  but  deliver  us 
a  periculis  cunctis  libera  from  all  dangers,  O  ever 
nos  semper,  Virgo  gloriosa  glorious  and  blessed  Vir- 
et  benedicta.  gin. 


jEvenmo  praters. 


THE  OFFICE  OF  COMPLINE. 


|;^ORD,  grant  Thy  blessing. 

The  Blessing. 

AY  the  Lord  Almighty  grant  us 
a  quiet   night,   and  a  perfect 
end. 

R.  Amen. 

Short  Lesson. 

BRETHREN,  be  sober,  and  vigi- 
lant,   for   your   adversary   the 
devil  as  a  roaring  lion  goeth  about, 
seeking  whom  he  may  devour  :    whom  resist  strong  in 
faith.     And  do  Thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  us. 
R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 
V.  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
R.  Who  hath  made  heaven  and  earth. 
Our- Father  (inaudibly). 

Then  follows  the  Confiteor,  p.  jj. 

Then  is  said : 

ONVERT  us,  O  God  our  Saviour. 

R.  And  turn  away  Thine  anger  from  us. 
V.  Come  unto  my  help,  O  God. 

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c 


7o  Evening  Prayers. 

R.  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  rue. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Alleluia  (or,  in  Lent,  Praise  to  Thee,  O  Lord,  King 
of  Eternal  Glory). 

A?it.  Have  mercy. 

In  Paschal  time,  A  nt.  Alleluia. 

Psalm  4. 

^TTT'HEN  I  called  upon  Him,  the  God  of  my  jus- 
vJlA*  tice  heard  me  :  when  I  was  in  straits,  Thou 
didst  set  me  at  liberty. 

Have  mercy  on  me  :  and  hear  my  prayer. 

O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye  be  dull  of 
heart  ?  why  do  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  lying  ? 

Know  ye  also  that  the  Lord  hath  exalted  His  holy 
one :  the  Lord  will  hear  me  when  I  cry  unto  Him. 

Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not :  the  things  ye  say  in  your 
hearts,  be  sorry  for  upon  your  beds. 

Offer  up  the  sacrifice  of  justice,  and  trust  in  the 
Lord  :  many  say,  Who  showeth  us  good  things  ? 

The  light  of  Thy  countenance,  O  Lord,  is  signed 
upon  us  :  Thou  hast  given  gladness  in  my  heart. . 

By  the  fruit  of  their  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil  :  are  they 
multiplied. 

In  peace  in  the  self-same:  I  will  sleep,  and  I  will 
rest. 

For  Thou,  O  Lord,  alone :  hast  established  me  in 
hope.  T 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


Evening  Prayers.  71 


Psalm  30. 

IN  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  hoped,  let  me  never  be 
confounded  :  deliver  ine  in  Thy  justice. 

Bow  down  Thine  ear  unto  me  :  make  haste  to  de- 
liver me. 

Be  Thou  unto  me  a  God,  a  protector  :  and  a  house  of 
refuge  to  save  me. 

For  Thou  art  my  strength  and  my  refuge  :  and  for 
Thv  name's  sake  Thou  wilt  lead  me,  and  nourish  me. 

Thou  wilt  bring  me  out  of  this  snare,  which  they 
have  hidden  for  me  :  for  Thou  art  my  protector. 

Into  Thy  hands  I  commend  my  spirit :  Thou  hast 
redeemed  me,  O  Lord,  God  of  truth. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  go, 

*-p^  E  that  dwelleth  in  the  help  of  the  Most  High : 
rH  shall  abide  under  the  protection  of  the  God  of 
Heaven. 

He  shall  say  unto  the  Lord  :  Thou  art  my  npholder, 
and  my  refuge  :  my  God,  in  Him  will  I  hope. 

For  He  hath  delivered  me  from  the  snare  of  the 
hunters  ;  and  from  the  sharp  word. 

He  shall  overshadow  thee  with  His  shoulders  :  and 
under  His  wings  shalt  thou  trust. 

His  truth  shall  compass  thee  with  a  shield  :  thou 
shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  of  the  night ; 

For  the  arrow  that  flieth  in  the  day  ;  for  the  plague 
that  walketh  in  the  darkness  ;  for  the  assault  of  the 
evil  one  in  the  noonday. 

A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten  thousand 
at  thy  right  hand  :  but  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 


72  Evening  Prayers. 

But  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold  :  and  shalt  see 
the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

For  Thou,  O  Lord,  art  my  hope  :  thou  hast  made  the 
Most  High  thy  refuge. 

There  shall  no  evil  approach  unto  thee  :  neither  shall 
the  scourge  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

For  He  hath  given  His  Angels  charge  over  thee  :  to 
keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

In  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up  :  lest  haply 
thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

Thou  shalt  walk  upon  the  asp  and  the  basilisk  :  the 
lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample  under  foot. 

Because  he  hath  hoped  in  Me,  I  will  deliver  him  :  I 
will  protect  him,  because  he  hath  known  My  name. 

He  shall  cry  unto  Me,  and  I  will  hear  him  :  I  am 
with  him  in  trouble  :  I  will  deliver  him,  and  I  will 
glorify  him. 

I  will  fill  him  with  length  of  days :  and  will  show 
him  My  salvation. 

Glory  lie  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  /jj. 

BBHOLD,  now  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  all  ye  servants 
of  the  Lord. 

Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord :  in  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  our  God. 

Lift  up  your  hands  by  night  to  the  holy  places  :  and 
bless  ye  the  Lord. 

May  the  Lord  bless  thee  out  of  Sion :  Who  hath 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Ant.  Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  and  hear  my 
prayer. 


Evening  Prayers.  73 


The  Hymn.* 

*~t~^\  OW  that  the  daylight  dies  away, 
«J- £     By  all  Thy  grace  and  love, 
Thee,  Maker  of  the  world,  we  pray 
To  watch  our  bed  above. 

Let  dreams  depart  and  phantoms  fly, 

The  offspring  of  the  night ; 
Keep  us,  like  shrines,  beneath  Thine  eye, 

Pure  in  our  foes'  despite. 

This  grace  on  Thy  redeemed  confer, 

Father,  Co-equal  Son, 
And  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter, 

Eternal  Three  in  One.     Amen. 

The  Little  Chapter. 

HOL^,  O  Lord,  art  among  us,  and  Thy  holy  name 
is  called  upon  us  :  forsake  us  not,  O  Lord  our 
God. 

R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 

Short  Responsory. 

INTO  Thy  hands,  O  Lord,  I  commend  my  spirit. 
R.  Into   Thy   hands,    O    Lord,    I   commend   my 
spirit. 

V.  Thou  hast  redeemed  us,  O  Lord,  God  of  truth. 
R.  I  commend  my  spirit. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

R.  Into  Thy  hands,  O  Lord,  I  commend  my  spirit. 

*  Translation  by  Cardinal  Newman. 


74  Evening  Prayers. 

V.  Keep  us,  O  Lord,  as  the  apple  of  Thine  eye. 
R.  Protect  us  under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings. 

The  Canticle  of  Simeon. 

Ant.  Save  us. 

OW,  O  Lord,  lettest  Thou  Thy  servant  depart  in 
peace  :  according  to  Thy  word. 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  :  Thy  salvation. 

Which  Thou  hast  prepared  :  in  sight  of  all  nations. 

Light  to  enlighten  the  gentiles  :  and  glory  of  Thy 
people  Israel. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Ant.  Save  us,  O  Lord,  watching,  guard  us  sleeping : 
that  we  may  watch  with  Christ,  and  may  rest  in  peace. 
{At  Eastertide,  Alleluia.) 

'"I    '  ORD,  have  mercy, 
r* — *     Christ,  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 
Our  Father  (inaudibly). 
V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 
R.  But  deliver  us  from  evil. 
I  believe  in  God  (inaudibly). 
V.  The  resurrection  of  the  body. 
R.  And  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 
V.  Blessed  art  Thou,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  our  fathers. 
R.  And  worthy  to  be  praised  and  glorified  for  ever. 
V.  Let  us  bless  the  Father  and  the  Son  with  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

R.  Let  us  praise  and  exalt  Him  above  all  for  ever. 
V.   Blessed  art  Thou,  O  Lord,  in  the  firmament  of 
Heaven. 


Evening  Prayers.  75 

R.  And  worthy  to  be  praised,  and  glorified,  and 
exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

V.  Mav  the  Almighty  and  merciful  Lord  bless  and 
protect  us. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  this  night 

R.  To  keep  us  without  sin. 

V.  Have  mercy  on  us,  O  Lord. 

R.  Have  mercy  on  us. 

V.  Let  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us, 

R.  As  we  have  hoped  in  Thee. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

Let  ms  pray. 

VISIT,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  this  habitation, 
and  drive  far  from.it  all  snares  of  the  enemy : 
let  Thy  holy  Angels  dwell  therein  to  keep  us  in  peace  : 
and  may  Thy  blessing  be  upon  us  always.  Through 
our  Lord,  etc. 

R.   Amen. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

V.  Let  us  bless  the  Lord. 

R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 


m 


The  Blessing. 

AY  the  Almighty  and  merciful  Lord  bless  and 
protect  us ;  the   Father,   4*   the   Son,    and  the 
Holy  Ghost. 
R.  Amen. 

T7ien  is  said  one  of  the  Antiphons  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  according 


76  Evening  Prayers. 


to  the  season.     The  Antiphon  is  to  be  said  kneeling,  except  in 
Eastertide ,  zuhen  it  is  to  be  said  standing. 


I. 

Front  Vespers  of  Saturday  before  the  First  Sunday  in  Advent  to  the 

Purification,  inclusive. 

VfUIA      Redemptions  ^Tp|  OTHER    of    Christ! 

(v^     Mater  quae  pervia  N**»     hear  thou  thy  peo- 

cceli  pie's  cry, 

Porta  manes,  et  Stella  ma-  Star  of  the  deep,  and  Por- 

ris,  succurre  cadenti,  tal  of  the  sky  ! 

Surgere  qui  curat,  populo  :  Mother  of  Him  who  thee 

tu  quae  genuisti,  from  nothing  made, 

Natura  mirante,  tuum  sane-  Sinking  we  strive,  and  call 

turn  Genitorem  :  to  thee  for  aid  : 

Virgo   prius   ac   posterius,  Oh,  by  that  joy  which  Ga- 

Gabrielis  ab  ore,  briel  brought  to  thee, 

Sumens  illud  Ave,  peccato-  Thou  Virgin  first  and  last, 

rum  miserere.  let  us  thy  mercy  see. 

In  Advent. 

*TT*NGELUS       Domini  %f£*  HE  Angel  of  the  Lord 

<vK-*-»     nuntiavit  Mariae.  V^     declared  unto  Mary. 

R.  Et  concepit  de   Spi-  R.  And    she    conceived 

ritu  Sancto.  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Oretnus.  Let  us  pray. 

s^i  RATIAM  tuam,  quae-  *T^)OUR    forth,    we    be- 

^<*y     sumus,         Domine,  r* —      seech  Thee,  O  Lord, 

mentibus   nostris  infunde,  Thy  grace  into  our  hearts  ; 

ut  qui,   Angel o  nuntiante,  that  as  we  have  known  the 

Christi    filii     tui    incarna-  Incarnation  of  Christ  Thy 

tionem     cognovimus,    per  Son  by  the  message  of  an 

passionem  ejus  et  crucem  Angel,  so,  by  His  Passion 

ad    resurrectiouis   gloriam  and     Cross,    we     may    be 


Evening  Prayers. 


77 


perducamnr ;  per  euradetn  brought    to    the  glory   of 

Christum    Dominum    nos-  His  resurrection  ;    through 

trum.  the  same  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


From  Christmas  day  to  the  Purification. 

-FTER       child-birth 
thou  didst  remain 


virgo 


a  pure  virgin. 

R.  O  Mother  of  God,  in- 
tercede for  us. 


o 


Let  us  pray. 

GOD,    who,    by   the 
fruitful  virginity  of 


*T£)OST     partum 

r-» —      inviolata      perman- 

sisti. 

R.  Dei   Genitrix,    inter- 
cede pro  nobis. 

O  remits. 

*Tr^v  EUS,  qui  salutis  aeter- 
r-L^     nae,    beatae    Mariae 

virginitate     fecunda,     hu-  Blessed   Mary,   hast  given 

mano  generi  praemia  prae-  unto  mankind  the  rewards 

stitisti ;  tribue,  quaesumus,  of  eternal  salvation  ;  grant, 

ut  ipsam  pro  nobis  inter-  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we 

cedere  sentiamus,  per  quam  may  feel  that  she  intercedes 

meruimus   auctorem    vitae  for  us,  through  whom  we 

suscipere,    Dominum    nos-  have  been  made  worthy  to 

trum  Jesum  Christum  Fi-  receive  the  Author  of  life, 

Hum  tuum.  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thy 

Son. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Ameu. 


ii. 


From  the  Feast  of  the  Purification  to  Maundy  Thursday, 

exclusively. 

'VE,     Regina    ccelo«    *™K^AIL!     O     Queen    of 
rum!  r-«—  b     Heav'n  enthron'd  ! 

Ave,  domina  angelorum  !       Hail  !    by   angels   mistress 

own'd  ! 


J£> 


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Evening  Prayers. 


Salve,  radix,  salve,  porta, 
Ex    qua    niundo    Lux    est 

orta. 
Gaude,  Virgo  gloriosa, 

Super  omnes  speciosa. 

Vale,  O  valde  decora  ! 

Et    pro     nobis     Christum 

exora. 

V.  Dignare  rue  laudare 
te,  Virgo  sacrata. 

R.  Da  mini  virtutem 
contra  hostes  tuos. 

Or  emus. 

CONCEDE,  misericors 
Deus,  fragilitati  nos- 
trae  praesidium  ;  ut  qui 
sanctae  Dei  Genitricis  me- 
moriarn  agimus,  intercessi- 
onis  ejus  auxilio  a  nostris 
iniquitatibus  resurgamus. 
Per  eumdem  Christum  Do- 
miuum  nostrum. 
R.  Amen. 


Root  of  J  esse,  Gate  of  morn, 
Whence   the   world's   true 

Light  was  born. 
Glorious    Virgin  !    joy    to 

thee, 
Loveliest  whom  in  Heaven 

they  see. 
Fairest  thou  where  all  are 

fair! 
Plead  with  Christ  our  sins 

to  spare. 

V.  Vouchsafe  that  I  mav 
praise  thee,  Osacred  Virgin. 

R.    Give    me    strength 
against  thine  enemies. 

Let  us  pray. 

W  RANT,  O  merciful 
Vi^  God,  defence  to  our 
weakness  ;  that  we  who 
now  celebrate  the  memory 
of  the  holy  Mother  of  God 
may,  by  the  aid  of  her  in- 
tercession, rise  again  from 
our  sins.  Through  the 
same  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


in. 

From  Holy  Saturday  till  Trinity  Eve. 

*-|^EGINACoeli,ketare!     S~}    QUEEN   of  heaven, 

r-*— %,     Alleluia.  v^J     rejoice  !  Alleluia. 

Quia  quern   meruisti   por-       For  He  whom  thou  didst 

tare,  Alleluia,  merit  to  bear,  Alleluia, 


Evening  Prayers. 


79 


Resurrexit  sicut  dixit.     Al- 
leluia. 
Ora     oro      nobis     Deum. 
Alleluia. 
V.    Gaude     et     laetare, 
Virgo  Maria.     Alleluia. 

R.  Quia  surrexit  Domi- 
nus  vere.     Alleluia. 

Or  emus. 

^l^vEUS,  qui  per  resur- 
A^  rectionem  Filii  tui 
Domini  nostri  Jesu  Christi 
mundum  laetificare  digna- 
tus  es  ;  prsesta,  quaesu- 
mus,  ut  per  ejus  Genitri- 
ceni  Virginem  Mariam  per- 
petuae  capiarnus  gaudia 
vitae.  Per  eumdem  Chris- 
tum Dominum  nostrum. 

R.  Amen. 


Hath  arisen,   as  He    said, 

Alleluia. 
Pray     for      us      to    God. 
Alleluia. 
V.   Rejoice  and  be  glad, 
O  Virgin  Mary.     Alleluia. 
R.   For    the    Lord    hath 
risen  indeed.     Alleluia. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who,  through 
the  Resurrection  of 
Thy  Son  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  didst  vouchsafe  to 
fill  the  world  with  joy  ; 
grant,  we  beseech  Thee, 
that,  through  His  Virgin 
Mother,  Mary,  we  may  lay 
hold  on  the  joys  of  ever- 
lasting life.  Through  the 
same  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


IV. 

From  First  Vespers  of  Trinity  vSunday  to  Advent. 

^^  ALVE,  Regina,  mater  *Tp^  AIL,  holy  Queen,  Mo- 

J^-^     misericordiae  ;    vita,  r^~{,    ther  of  mercy  ;  our 

dulcedo,    et    spes    nostra,  life,  our  sweetness,  and  our 

salve.       Ad   te   clamamus,  hope.     To  thee  do  we  cry, 

exules   filii    Hevae ;    ad  te  poor  banished  children  of 

suspiramus,     gementes    et  Eve  ;  to  thee  do  we  send 

flentes  in  hac  lacrymarum  up    our    sighs,    mourning 


8o 


Evening  Prayers. 


valle.  Eia  ergo,  Advocata 
nostra,  illos  tuos  iniseri- 
cordes  oculos  ad  uos  con- 
verte  ;  et  Jesuni,  benedic- 
tum  fructum  ventris  tui, 
nobis  post  hoc  exiliurn  os- 
tende,  O  clemens,  O  pia, 
O  dulcis  Virgo  Maria. 

V.  Ora  pro  nobis,  sancta 
Dei  Genitrix. 

R.  Ut  digni  efficiamur 
promissionibus  Christi. 

Or  emus. 

OMNIPOTENS,  sempi- 
terne  Deus,  qui  glo- 
riosse  Virgin  is  Matris  Ma- 
riae  corpus  et  animam,  ut 
dignum  Filii  tui  habitacu- 
luni  effici  mereretur,  Spi- 
ritu  Sancto  cooperante, 
praeparasti ;  da  ut  cujus 
commemoratione  laetamur, 
ejus  pia  intercessione  ab 
instan tibusinalis  et  a  morte 
perpetua  liberemur.  Per 
eumdeni  Christum  Donii- 
num  nostrum. 


R.  Amen. 


and  weeping  in  this  val- 
ley of  tears.  Turn,  then, 
most  gracious  Advocate, 
thine  eyes  of  mercy  to- 
wards us ;  and  after  this 
our  exile,  show  unto  us  the 
blessed  fruit  of  thy  womb, 
Jesus  ;  O  clement,  O  pious, 
O  sweet  Virgin  Mary. 

V.  Pray  for  us,  O  holy 
Mother  of  God. 

R.  That  we  may  be  made 
worthy  of  the  promises  of 
Christ. 


Let  us  pray. 

'LMIGHTY,      Ever- 
lasting God,  who, 


by  the  co  operatiou  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  didst  prepare 
the  body  and  soul  of  the 
glorious  Virgin  Mother, 
Mary,  to  become  the  fit 
habitation  of  Thy  Son  ; 
grant  that  we  who  now  re- 
joice in  her  commemora- 
tion may,  by  her  gracious 
intercession,  be  delivered 
from  all  the  evils  that 
threaten  us,  and  from  ever- 
lasting death.  Through 
the  same  Christ  our  L,ord. 
R.  Amen. 


Evening  Prayers.  8i 

V.    Divinum      auxilium        V.  May   the    divine   as- 
maneat  semper  nobiscuin.     sistance      remain     always 

with  us. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Pater  Xoster,  Ave  Maria.        Our  Father,  Hail  Mary, 
Credo  (secreto).  I  believe  in  God  {inaudi- 

bly). 


ANOTHER  FORM  OF  EVENING  PRAYERS. 

IN  the  name  of  the  Father,  *b  and  of  the  Son,  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost     Amen. 
Come,   Holy  Ghost,  fill  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful, 
and  kindle  in  them  the  fire  of  Thv  love. 

OMY  God,  I  present  myself  before  Thee  at  the  end 
of  another  day,  to  offer  Thee  anew  the  homage 
of  my  heart.  I  humbly  adore  Thee,  my  Creator,  my 
Redeemer,  and  my  Judge  I  I  believe  in  Thee,  because 
Thou  art  Truth  itself ;  I  hope  in  Thee,  because  Thou 
art  faithful  to  Thy  promises ;  I  love  Thee  with  my 
whole  heart,  because  Thou  art  infinitely  worthy  of 
being  loved ;  and  for  Thy  sake  I  love  my  neighbor  as 
myself. 

£S"XABLE  me,  O  my  God,  to  return  Thee  thanks  as 
^-\  I  ought  for  all  Thine  inestimable  blessings  and 
favors.  Thou  hast  thought  of  me,  and  loved  me  from 
all  eternity  ;  Thou  hast  formed  me  out  of  nothing  ; 
Thou  hast  delivered  up  Thy  beloved  Son  to  the  igno- 
minious death  of  the  Cross  for  my  redemption  ;  Thou 
hast  made  me  a  member  of  Thy  holy  Church  ;  Thou 
hast  preserved  me  from  falling  into  the  abyss  of  eternal 


82  Evening  Prayers. 

misery,  when  my  sins  had  provoked  Thee  to  punish 
me  ;  and  Thou  hast  graciously  continued  to  spare  me, 
even  though  I  have  not  ceased  to  offend  Thee.  What 
return,  0  my  God,  can  I  make  for  Thine  innumerable 
blessings,  and  particularly  for  the  favors  of  this  day  ? 

0  all  ye  Saints  and  Angels,  unite  with  me  in  praising 
the  God  of  mercies,  who  is  so  bountiful  to  so  unworthy 
a  creature. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     I  believe  in  God. 

Ask  of  God  light  to  discover  the  sins  committed  this  day. 

OMY  God,  sovereign  Judge  of  men,  who  desirest 
not  the  death  of  a  sinner,  but  that  he  should  be 
converted  and  saved,  enlighten  my  mind,  that  I  may 
know  the  sins  which  I  have  this  dav  committed  in 
thought,  word,  or  deed>  and  give  me  the  grace  of  true 
contrition. 

Here  examine  your  Conscience;  then  say: 

OMY  God,  I  heartily  repent,  and  am  grieved  that  I 
have  offended  Thee,  because  Thou  art  infinitely 
good,  and  sin  is  infinitely  displeasing  to  Thee.  I 
humbly  ask  of  Thee  mercy  and  pardon,  through  the 
infinite  merits  of  Jesus  Christ.  I  resolve,  by  the  as- 
sistance of  Thy  grace,  to  do  penance  for  my  sins,  and 

1  will  endeavor  never  more  to  offend  Thee. 
I  confess  to  Almighty  God,  etc. 

[Here  may  be  said  the  Litany  of  Loreto,  p.  65. ] 

OGOD,  hear  my  prayers  on  behalf  of  our  Holy 
Father  Pope  N.,  our  Bishop  N.,  our  clergy,  and 
for  all  that  are  in  authority  over  us.  Bless,  I  beseech 
Thee,  the  whole  Catholic  Church,  and  convert  all  here- 


Evening  Prayers.  83 

tics  and  unbelievers.  Pour  down  Thy  blessings,  O  Lord, 
upon  all  my  friends,  relations,  and  acquaintances,  and 
upon  my  enemies,  if  I  have  any.  Help  the  poor  and 
sick,  and  those  who  are  in  their  last  agony.  O  God  of 
mercy  and  goodness,  have  compassion  on  the  souls  of 
the  faithful  in  purgatory  ;  put  an  end  to  their  suffer- 
ings, and  grant  to  them  eternal  light,  rest,  and  happi- 
ness.    Amen. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  Eternal  God,  who  savest  all, 
and  wiliest  not  that  any  should  perish,  look,  we 
beseech  Thee,  upon  the  souls  that  are  led  astray  by  the 
deceits  of  the  devil ;  that,  rejecting  all  errors,  the 
hearts  of  those  who  err  may  be  converted,  and  return 
to  the  unity  of  Thy  truth.  Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

BLESS,  O  Lord,  the  repose  I  am  about  to  take, 
that,  my  bodily  strength  being  renewed,  I  may 
be  the  better  enabled  to  serve  Thee.     Amen. 

O  BLESSED  Virgin  Mary,  Mother  of  mercy,  pray 
for  me,  that  I  may  be  preserved  this  night  from 
all  evil,  whether  of  body  or  soul.  Blessed  St.  Joseph, 
and  all  ye  saints  and  angels  of  Paradise,  especially  my 
guardian  angel  and  my  chosen  patron,  watch  over  me. 
I  commend  myself  to  your  protection  now  and  always. 
Amen. 

^-p^OLY,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  hosts  :  the  earth 
*-■—  G  is  full  of  Thy  glory.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
glory  be  to  the  Son,  glory  be  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Amen  .& 


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WHAT  THE  MASS  IS,  AND  FOR  WHAT 
END  IT  IS  TO  BE  OFFERED. 


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ROM  the  beginning  of  the  world  the  servants 
of  God  were  always  accustomed  to  offer  Sac- 
rifice to  Him,  by  way  of  acknowledging  His 
sovere-ignty  and  paying  their  homage  to 
Him  ;  and  in  all  ancient  religions,  true  or 
false,  this  worship  of  Sacrifice  was  always 
regarded  as  a  most  solemn  act  of  religion, 
due  to  the  Deity  worshipped. 

In  the  law  of  nature,  and  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  there  was  a  great  variety  of  Sacri- 
fices :  some  bloody,  in  which  the  victim  was 
slain  ;  others  unbloody.  Some  were  called 
Holocausts,  or  whole  burnt-offerings,  in 
which  the  whole  host  or  victim  was  con- 
sumed in  fire  upon  God's  altar,  for  His 
honor  and  glory  ;  others  were  called  Sin-offerings,  which  were 
offered  for  sins;  others  were  offerings  of  Thanksgivings  ;  others 
were  pacific  or  Peace-offerings,  which  were  offered  for  obtaining 
favors  of  God — the  word  "peace"  in  the  Scripture  style  signify- 
ing all  manner  of  good  and  prosperity. 

A21  these  Sacrifices  of  the  law  of  nature,  and  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
were  of  themselves  but  weak  and  needy  elements  (Gal.  iv.  9),  and 
only  figures  of  a  Sacrifice  to  come,  viz.,  that  of  Jesus  Christ;  in 
consideration  of  which  Sacrifice  only,  and  of  the  faith  of  the 
offerers,  by  which  they  believed  in  the  Redeemer  to  come,  those 
ancient  Sacrifices  were  then  accepted  by  the  Divine  Majesty, 

S4 


Instructions  for  Hearing  Mass.  85 

when  they  were  accompanied  with  the  inward  sacrifice  of  the 
heart ;  but  not  for  any  intrinsic  worth  or  dignity  of  the  things 
offered,  for  no  other  blood  but  the  Blood  of  Christ  could  wash 
away  sins.  Hence,  St.  Paul  says  {Heb.  str.j),  quoting  from  the 
39th  Psalm  :  Sacrifice  and  oblation  Thou  wouldst  not  have  :  but 
Thou  hast  fitted  to  Me  a  Body.  This  gives  us  to  understand  that, 
by  reason  of  the  insufficiency  of  the  Sacrifices  of  the  old  law, 
Christ  Himself  would  come  to  be  our  Sacrifice,  and  would  offer 
up  His  own  Body  and  Blood  for  us. 

Accordingly,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  at  the  time  appointed  by 
His  Father,  having  taken  flesh  for  us,  was  pleased  to  offer  Him- 
self a  Sacrifice  for  us,  dying  upon  the  Cross  for  the  sins  of  the 
whole  world.  By  this  one  offering  we  were  completely  redeemed, 
inasmuch  as  our  ransom  was  paid,  and  all  mercy,  grace,  and 
salvation  were  purchased  for  us.  Neither  can  there  now  be  any 
need  of  His  dying  any  more,  or  purchasing  any  other  graces  for 
us  than  those  for  which  He  has  already  paid  the  price  of  His 
Blood. 

Nevertheless,  for  the  daily  application  of  this  one  eternal  Re- 
demption to  our  souls,  and  that  the  mercy,  grace,  and  salvation 
which  He  has  purchased  for  us  may  be  actually  communicated 
to  us,  He  not  only  continually  appears  in  our  behalf  in  the 
Sanctuary  of  Heaven,  there  representing  and  offering  to  His  Fa- 
ther His  Passion  and  Death  for  us,  but  He  has  also  instituted  the 
Blessed  Eucharist,  the  night  before  His  Passion,  in  which  He 
bequeathed  us  His  Body  and  Blood,  under  the  sacramental  veils, 
not  only  to  be  received  by  us  as  a  Sacrament,  for  the  food  and 
nourishment  of  our  souls,  but  also  (mystically  delivered)  to  be  of- 
fered and  presented  by  His  ministers  to  His  Father  as  a  Sacrifice  : 
not  by  way  of  a  new  death,  but  by  way  of  a  standing  Memorial 
of  His  death  ;  a  daily  celebrating  and  representing  of  His  death 
to  God,  and  an  applying  to  our  souls  of  the  fruits  thereof. 

This  Eucharistic  Sacrifice  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ,  daily 
offered  under  the  forms  of  bread  and  wine,  in  remembrance  of 
His  Passion,  is  what  we  call  the  Mass.  This  is  the  solemn  Eiturgv 
of  the  Catholic  Church.  This  is  that  pure  Offering  which  is  made 
to  God  in  every  place  among  the  Gentiles,  according  to  the  pro- 
phecy of  Malachi  (Y.  10,  //).  By  this,  Christ  is  a  Priest  for  ever  ac- 
cording to  the  order  of  Melchisedech  {Psalm  /09),  whose  Sacrifice 
was  bread  and  wine  (Gen.  xv.) 

This  Sacrifice  of  the  Mass  is  the  same  in  substance  with  that 
which  Christ  offered  for  us   upon  the   Cross  ;   because  both   the 


86  Instructions  for  Hearing  Mass. 

Victim  offered,  and  the  Priest  or  principal  Offerer,  is  the  same 
Jesus  Christ.  The  difference  is  only  in  the  ?nanner  of  the  offer- 
ing- ;  because  upon  the  Cross  our  Saviour  offered  Himself  in  such 
a  manner  as  really  to  shed  His  Blood  and  die  for  us  ;  whereas 
now  He  does  not  really  shed  His  Blood,  or  die.  And  therefore 
this  is  called  an  unbloody  Sacrifice ;  and  that  of  the  Cross  a 
bloody  Sacrifice. 

By  virtue  of  this  essential  sameness,  the  Sacrifice  of  the  Mass 
completely  answers  all  the  different  ends  of  Sacrifice,  and  that 
in  a  way  infinitely  more  effective  than  any  of  the  ancient  Sacri- 
fices. Christ  is  here  both  Priest  and  Victim,  representing  in  per- 
son and  offering  up  His  Passion  and  Death  to  His  Father. 

This  Sacrifice  of  the  Mass  is  offered  up  to  God,  in  the  Catholic 
Church,  first  as  a  daily  remembrance  of  the  Passion  of  Christ: 
This  do  for  the  commemoration  of  Me  (i  Cor.  xi.  24)  ;  secondly,  as 
a  most  solemn  worship  of  the  Divine  Majesty  ;  thirdly,  as  a  most 
acceptable  thanksgiving  to  God,  from  whence  it  has  the  name  of 
Eucharist ;  fourthly,  as  a  most  powerful  means  to  move  God  to 
show  mercy  to  us  in  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins,  for  which  reason" 
we  call  it  propitiatory  ;  and,  lastly,  as  a  most  effectual  way  to  ob- 
tain of  God  all  that  we  need,  coming  to  Him,  as  we  here  do,  with 
Christ  and  through  Christ. 

For  these  ends  both  Priest  and  people  ought  to  offer  up  the 
Sacrifice  of  the  Mass — the  Priest,  as  Christ's  minister  and  in  His 
person  ;  and  the  people,  by  the  hands  of  the  Priest ;  and  both  the 
one  and  the  other  by  the  hands  .of  the  Great  High-Priest  Jesus 
Christ.  And  with  this  offering  of  Christ,  both  the  one  and  the 
other  should  make  a  total  offering  of  themselves  also  by  His 
hands  and  in  union  with  Him. 


OF  THE    CEREMONY   OF   MASS. 

%  J  I*  I/THOUGH  the  homage  which  man  owes  to  his  Creator 
^f  fl  ^  so  essentially  consists  in  the  interior  dispositions  of  the 
soul  that  without  these  all  outward  worship  is  unpro- 
fitable and  vain,  yet  the  constitution  of  our  nature  is  such  as 
to  require  external  signs  and  ceremonies  which  may  operate 
through  the  medium  of  the  bodily  senses  upon  our  souls,  and 
elevate  them  to  God.  To  this  end  are  directed  all  the  Ceremonies 
of  the  Church,  and  it  is  the  Christian's  duty  to  learn  how  to  use 
them  accordingly.     Hence — 


Instructions  for  Hearing  Mass.  87 

1.  The  custom  of  placing-  a  vessel  containing  blessed  or  Holy 
Water  at  the  entrance  of  the  Church  has  been  handed  down  to 
us  from  the  Apostolic  age.  Into  this  vessel  the  faithful  dip  the 
fingers  of  the  right  hand,  and  make  upon  themselves  the  Sign  of 
the  Cross,  repeating  at  the  same  time  the  invocation  of  the  Ever- 
blessed  Trinity.  As  water  denotes  purity  and  innocence,  by  using 
it  on  entering  a  place  of  worship  we  are  admonished  with  what 
purity  of  heart  and  mind  we  should  appear  in  the  presence  of 
our  Maker. 

2.  The  Sign  of  the  Cross,  which  we  make  upon  ourselves  in 
taking  holy  water,  as  well  as  on  many  other  occasions,  is  a  sign 
or  ceremony  in  which,  with  St.  Paul  [Gal.  vi.  14),  we  should  place 
our  greatest  happiness  and  glory,  as  being  a  striking  memorial 
of  the  sufferings  and  death  of  our  Redeemer — that  mystery  whence 
are  derived  all  our  hopes  for  mercy,  grace,  and  salvation.  By  the 
words  that  accompany  this  ceremony  we  are  no  less  forcibly  re- 
minded that  God  whom  we  serve,  although  One  in  nature,  exists 
in  Three  Persons  really  distinct  from  each  other. 

3.  The  first  object  that  arrests  the  Christian's  notice  on  enter- 
ing a  Church  is  the  Altar,  with  its  Tabernacle  and  Crucifix. 
The  Altar  is  the  place  of  Sacrifice  —another  Calvary,  as  it  were — • 
whereon  is  celebrated,  as  Christ  ordained,  the  memorial  of  His 
Passion  and  Death  by  the  pure  and  unbloody  Sacrifice  of  His 
Body  and  Blood.  Upon  the  Altar  we  always  see  a  Crucifix,  or 
image  of  our  Saviour  upon  the  Cross  ;  that  as  the  Mass  is  said 
in  remembrance  of  Christ's  Passion  and  Death,  both  Priest  and 
people  may  have  before  their  eyes  during  this  Sacrifice  the  image 
which  puts  them  in  mind  of  those  Mysteries.  The  Tabernacle 
contains  the  Blessed  Sacrament.  It  is  to  Jesus  Christ,  there- 
fore, truly  present  within  the  Tabernacle,  that  we  bend  the  knee 
in  homage  and  adoration  when  we  enter  or  depart  from  the 
Church. 

4.  As  the  Mass  represents  the  Passion  of  Christ,  and  the  Priest 
officiates  in  His  person,  so  the  Vestments  in  which  he  officiates 
represent  those  in  which  Christ  was  ignominiously  clothed  at 
the  time  of  His  Passion.  Thus,  the  Amice  represents  the  cloth 
with  which  the  Jews  muffled  our  Saviour's  Face  when  at  every 
blow  they  bade  Him  prophesy  who  it  was  that  struck  Him. 
The  Alb  represents  the  white  garment  with  which  He  was 
vested  by  Herod.  The  Girdle,  Maniple,  and  Stole  represent  the 
cords  and  bands  with  which  He  was  bound  in  the  different 
stages  of   His   Passion.     The    Chasuble,   or    outward    Vestment, 


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represents  the  purple  garment  with  which  He  was  clothed  as  a 
mock  King;  upon  this  is  embroidered  a  Cross,  to  represent 
that  which  Christ  bore  upon  His  sacred  shoulders.  Lastly,  the 
Priest's  Tonsure,  which  is  worn  in  all  Catholic  countries,  is  to 
represent  the  crown  of  thorns  which  our  Saviour  wore. 

Moreover,  as  in  the  old  law  the  Priests  who  r/ere  wont  to  offici- 
ate in  the  sacred  functions  had,  by  the  appointment  of  God,  Vest- 
ments assigned  for  that  purpose — as  well  for  the  greater  decency 
and  solemnity  of  the  Divine  worship  as  to  signify  the  virtues 
which  God  required  of  His  ministers — so  it  was  proper  that  in  the 
Church  of  the  New  Testament  Christ's  ministers  should  in  their 
sacred  functions  be  distinguished  in  like  manner  from  the  laity 
by  their  sacred  Vestments;  which  might  also  represent  the  vir- 
tues which  God  requires  in  them.  Thus,  the  Amice  represents 
divine  Hope,  which  St.  Paul  calls  the  helmet  of  salvation  ;  the 
Alb,  Innocence  of  life ;  the  Girdle,  Purity  and  Chastity  ;  the  Mani- 
ple, Patience  in  enduring  the  labors  of  this  mortal  life  ;  the  Stole, 
the  sweet  Yoke  of  Christ,  to  be  borne  in  this  life  in  order  to  at- 
tain a  happy  immortality  ;  the  Chasuble,  which  covers  all  the 
rest,  the  virtue  of  Charity,  which,  as  St.  Peter  tells  us,  covereth  a 
multitude  of  sins. 

In  these  Vestments  the  Church  uses  five  colors,  viz.,  White,  on 
the  Feasts  of  our  Lord,  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  of  the  Angels,  and 
of  the  Saints  who  were  not  martyrs,  and  on  the  Sundays  in 
Kastertide  ;  Red,  on  the  Feasts  of  Pentecost,  of  the  Finding  and 
Exaltation  of  the  Cross,  and  of  the  Apostles  and  Martyrs;  Violet, 
in  the  penitential  seasons  of  Advent  and  Lent,  and  upon  Vigils 
and  Kmber-days  ;  Green,  on  most  other  Sundays  and  ordinary 
days  throughout  the  year ;  and  Black,  on  Good  Friday,  and  in 
Masses  for  the  Dead. 

5.  There  are  always  Lighted  Candles  upon  the  Altar  during 
Mass,  as  well  to  honor  the  victory  and  triumph  of  our  great  King 
by  these  lights,  which  are  tokens  of  our  joy  and  of  His  Glory,  as 
to  denote  the  light  of  Faith,  without  which  it  is  impossible  to 
please  Him. 

6.  A  small  Bell  is  occasionally  rung.  This  is  done  to  give 
notice  of  certain  more  solemn  parts  of  the  Sacrifice  ;  to  recall 
the  wandering  mind  from  distraction  ;  and  to  excite  all  to  greater 
fervor  and  devotion. 

7.  Incense  is  used  at  Solemn  Mass.  It  is  symbolical  of  Prayer, 
according  to  the  saving  of  the  Psalmist  :  Let  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  be 
directed  as  incense  in  Thy  sight  (Ps.  cxl.  2). 


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OX    THE    MANNER   OF    HEARING    MASS. 

HERE  are  various  methods  of  profitably  hearing  Mass. 
One  method  is,  to  follow  the  Priest  in  the  Ordinary  of  the 
Mass  as  contained  in  the  Missal ;  joining  with  him,  as  far 
as  the  laity  may,  in  the  very  words  of  the  service,  and  uniting 
our  intention  with  him  in  what  he  does  as  Priest  for  the  people. 
To  enable  all  persons,  even  those  who  do  not  understand  Latin, 
to  follow  the  service,  translations  of  the  Ordinary  and  Canon  of 
the  Mass  have  been  made  into  almost  all  languages,  and  circu- 
lated by  authority.  Another  method  is  to  accompany  the  Priest 
through  the  different  parts  of  the  service  with  appropriate  de- 
votions, similar  to  those  he  is  using  and  directed  to  the  same 
general  ends,  uniting  our  intention  with  his,  but  not  using  or 
not  confining  ourselves  to  the  words  of  the  Ordinary.  A  third 
method  is  to  apply  the  service  to  the  purpose  of  meditation  on 
the  Life  or  Passion  of  our  Lord,  or  on  any  other  appropriate  sub- 
ject. Whatever  be  the  method  followed,  our  first  care  should  be 
to  recollect  ourselves,  by  calling  home  our  wandering  thoughts, 
and  taking  them  off  from  all  other  concerns.  We  should  humble 
ourselves  profoundly  in  the  presence  of  God,  in  whose  Temple 
we  are  :  and  represent  to  ourselves,  by  a  lively  Faith,  the  dread 
majesty  of  God,  and  humbly  beg  His  mercy  and  grace,  that  we 
may  participate  in  this  Holy  Sacrifice  in  a  worthy  and  becoming 
manner. 


PRAYERS  BEFORE  MASS. 

COME,  Holy  Ghost,  fill  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful, 
and  kindle  in  them  the  fire  of  Thy  love. 
V.  Send  forth  Thy  Spirit,  and  they  shall  be  created. 
R.  And  Thou  shalt  renew  the  face  of  the  earth. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  by  the  light  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit  didst 
teach  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful :  grant  us  bv  the 
same  Spirit  to  have  a  right  judgment  in  all  things,  and 


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evermore  to  rejoice  in  His  holy  comfort.  Through 
Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

*lj  '  OOK  down,  O  Lord,  from  Thy  Sanctuary,  and 
r^ — *  from  heaven,  Thy  dwelling-place,  and  behold 
this  holy  Victim  which  our  great  High-Priest,  Thy 
holy  Child,  the  Lord  Jesus,  offers  up  to  Thee  for  the 
sins  of  His  brethren  ;  and  let  not  Thy  wrath  be  kindled 
because  of  the  multitude  of  our' transgressions.  Be- 
hold, the  voice  of  the  Blood  of  Jesus  our  Brother  calls 
to  Thee  from  the  Cross.  Give  ear,  O  Lord  ;  be  ap- 
peased, O  Lord  ;  hearken,  and  tarry  not,  for  Thine 
own  sake,  O  my  God  ;  because  Thy  name  is  called 
upon  in  behalf  of  this  city  and  of  Thy  people  ;  but 
deal  with  us  according  to  Thy  great  mercy.     Amen. 

That  Thou  vouchsafe  to  defend,   pacify,  keep,  pre- 
serve, and  bless  this  city:  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us.W 


DEVOTIONS  FOR  MASS. 


PART  I. 


The  Preparation,  by  Acts  of  Humility,  Praise, 

Faith,  etc. 

Prayer  at  the  beginning  of  Mass,  while  the  Priest  says 

the  Judica  rne,  Deus,  etc. 

O  ALMIGHTY  Lord  of  Heaven  and  earth,  behold 
I,  a  wretched  sinner,  presume  to  appear  before 
Thee  this  day,  to  offer  up  unto  Thee,  by  the  hands  of 
our  High-Priest,  Jesus  Christ,  Thy  Son,  the  Sacrifice 


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of  His  Body  and  Blood,  in  union  with  that  Sacrifice 
which  He  offered  to  Thee  upon  the  Cross  :  first,  for 
Thine  own  honor,  praise,  adoration,  and  glory;  second- 
ly, in  remembrance  of  His  Passion  and  Death  ;  thirdly, 
in  thanksgiving  for  all  Thy  blessings  bestowed  upon 
Thy  whole  Church,  whether  triumphant  in  heaven  or 
militant  on  earth,  and  especially  for  those  bestowed 
upon  me,  the  most  unworthy  of  all  ;  fourthly,  for  ob- 
taining pardon  and  remission  of  all  my  sins,  and  of 
those  of  all  others,  whether  living  or  dead,  for  whom 
I  ought  to  pray  {here  mention  their  names) ;  and, 
lastly,  for  obtaining  all  graces  and  blessings  both  for 
myself  and  for  Thy  whole  Church  {here  mention 
your  particular  requests).  Oh,  be  Thou  pleased  to 
assist  me  by  Thy  grace,  that  I  may  behave  myself 
this  day  as  I  ought  to  do  in  Thy  divine  Presence,  and 
that  I  may  so  commemorate  the  Passion  and  Death 
of  Thy  Son  as  to  partake  most  plentifully  of  the  fruits 
thereof.  Through  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


At  the  Confiteor. 

BLESSED  Trinity,   one  God,    Father,  Son,  and 
Holy  Ghost,  prostrate  in  spirit  before  Thee,  I 
here  confess,  in  the  sight  of  the  whole  court  of  heaven 

sinned  ;  I  have  grievously  offended  Thee  through  the 
whole  course  of  my  life,  in  thought,  word,  and  deed ; 
and  therefore  am  unworthy  to  lift  mine  eyes  to  heaven, 
or  so  much  as  to  utter  Thy  sacred  name.  How  much 
more  am  I  unworthy  to  appear  here  in  Thy  Sanctuary, 
and  to  mingle  among  Thine  Angels  at  these  heavenly 


o 


and  of  all  Thy  faithful,  my  innumerable  treasons  against 
Thy  divine  majesty.     I  have  sinned,  O  Lord,  I  have 


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Mysteries,  which  require  so  much  purity,  because  Jesus 
Christ  Himself  is  here  iu  person,  both  Priest  and  Vic- 
tim !•  But,  O  my  God,  Thy  mercies  are  above  all  Thy 
works,  and  Thou  wilt  not  despise  a  contrite  and  humble 
heart :  and  therefore  I  here  venture  to  come  into  Thy 
Temple,  and  with  the  poor  publican,  and,  as  I  hope, 
with  the  same  penitential  spirit,  I  strike  my  breast  and 
say  :  God  be  mercifttl  to  me,  a  sinner.  And  I  humbly 
hope  to  find  this  mercy  which  I  crave,  through  that 
Passion  and  Death  which  are  here  celebrated.  O  Foun- 
tain of  Mercy,  grant  this  mercy  to  me  and  to  all  poor 
sinners.     Amen. 

When  the  Priest  ascends  the  steps  of  the  Altar. 

AKE  away  from  us  our  iniquities,  we  beseech 
Thee,  O  Lord  ;  that  we  may  be  worthy  to  enter 
with  pure  minds  into  the  Holy  of  Holies.  Through 
Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

At  the  Introit. 

y^>f  RANT,  O  Lord,  that  we  may  be  truly  prepared  for 
Vy  offering  this  great  Sacrifice  unto  Thee  this  day  ; 
and  because  our  sins  alone  can  render  us  displeasing  to 
Thee,  therefore  we  cry  aloud  to  Thee  for  mercy. 

At  the  Kyrie  Eleison. 

Either  repeat  zvith  the  Priest ',  or  say  : 

Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  and  forgive  me  all  my 
sins. 

Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  me. 

The  Gloria  iu  Kxcelsis,  or  Greater  Doxology. 

Repeat  this  with  the  Priest,  p.  i ig. 


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At  the  Collects. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  Eternal  God,  we  humbly  be- 
seecn  Thee  to  mercifully  hear  the  prayers  here 
offered  unto  Thee  by  Thy  servant  in  the  name  of 
Thy  whole  Church,  and  in  behalf  of  us  Thy  people. 
Accept  them,  to  the  honor  of  Thy  name,  and  the  good 
of  our  souls  ;  and  grant  to  us  all  mercy,  grace,  and  sal- 
vation.    Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

{Or,  on  a  Saint's  Day.) 

Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that  the 
examples  of  Thy  Saints  may  effectually  move  us  to  re- 
form our  lives  ;  that  while  we  celebrate  their  festivals, 
we  may  also  imitate  their  actions.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

At  the  Epistle. 

HOU  hast  vouchsafed,  O  Lord,  to  teach  us  Thy 
sacred  truths  by  the  Prophets  and  Apostles  :  oh, 
grant  that  we  may  so  improve  by  their  doctrine  and  ex- 
amples in  the  love  of  Thy  holy  name,  and  of  Thy  holy 
law,  that  we  may  show  forth  by  our  lives  whose  disci- 
ples we  are  ;  that  we  may  no  longer  follow  the  corrupt 
inclinations  of  flesh  and  blood,  but  master  all  our  pas- 
sions ;  that  we  may  be  ever  directed  by  Thy  light,  and 
strengthened  by  Thy  grace,  to  walk  in  the  way  of  Thy 
commandments,  and  to  serve  Thee  with  clean  hearts. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

At  the  Gradual. 

*  i'-v  0\V  admirable,  O  Lord,  is  Thy  name,  in  the  whole 
«J—b  earth  !  I  will  bless  Thee,  O  Lord,  at  all  times  ; 
Thy  praise  shall  be  always  in  my  mouth.     Be  Thou  my 


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God  and  Protector  for  ever  :  I  will  put  my  whole  trust 
in  Thee  ;  oh,  let  rue  never  be  confouuded. 

At  the  Gospel. 

t\\  AYEST  Thou  be  ever  adored  and  praised,  O  Lord, 
r**^%  who,  not  content  to  instruct  and  inform  us  by 
Thy  Prophets  and  Apostles,  hast  even  vouchsafed  to 
speak  to  us  by  Thine  Only  Son  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ ; 
commanding  us  by  a  voice  from  heaven  to  hear  Him  : 
grant  us,  O  merciful  God,  the  grace  to  profit  by  His 
divine  and  heavenly  doctrine.  All  that  is  written  of 
Thee,  O  Jesus,  in  Thy  Gospel,  is  Truth  itself :  nothing 
but  wisdom  in  Thine  actions,  power  and  goodness  in 
Thy  miracles,  light  and  instruction  in  Thy  words.  With 
Thee,  sacred  Redeemer,  are  the  words  of  eternal  life  : 
to  whom  shall  we  go  but  to  Thee,  eternal  Fountain  of 
Truth  ?  Give  me,  O  God,  grace  to  practise  what  Thou 
commandest,  and  command  what  Thou  pleasest. 

At  the  Credo.  J 

Say  this  with  the  Priest^  p.  126. 


PART  II. 


The  Oblation  and  Sanctification  of  the  Bread 
and  Wine  for  the  Sacrifice. 

During  the  Offertory  of  the  Bread  and  the  Wine. 

V-TJ'CCEPT,  o  Eternal  Father,  this  offering  which  is 
<*$*-*-%  here  made  to  Thee  by  Thy  Priest,  in  the  name 
of  us  here  present,  and  of  Thy  whole  Church.  It  is  as 
yet  only  bread  and  wine  :  but,  by  a  miracle  of  Thy 
power,  will  shortly  become  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy 


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beloved  Son.  He  is  our  High-Priest  and  our  Victim. 
With  Him  and  through  Him  we  desire  to  approach 
Thee  this  day,  and  by  His  hands  to  offer  Thee  this 
Sacrifice,  for  Thine  own  honor,  praise,  and  glory  ;  in 
thanksgiving  for  all  Thy  benefits  ;  in  satisfaction  for 
all  our  sins ;  and  for  obtaining  conversion  for  all  un- 
believers, and  mercy,  grace,  and  salvation  for  all  Thy 
faithful.  And  with  this  offering  of  Thine  Only-begot- 
ten Son  we  offer  Thee  ourselves,  our  souls  and  bodies, 
begging  that  by  virtue  of  this  Sacrifice  we  may  be 
happily  united  to  Thee,  and  that  nothing  in  life  or 
death  may  ever  separate  us  from  Thee.  Through  Jesus 
Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

In  a  humble  spirit,  and  a  contrite  heart,  may  we  be 
accepted  by  Thee,  O  Lord  :  and  let  our  Sacrifice  be  so 
made  in  Thy  sight  this  day  that  it  may  be  pleasing 
unto  Thee,  O  Lord  God.  Come,  O  Sanctifier,  Almighty, 
eternal  God,  and  bless  this  Sacrifice  set  forth  to  Thy 
holy  name. 

At  the  Washing  of  the  Fingers. 

OH,  what  cleanliness  and  purity  of  heart  ought  we  to 
bring  with  us  to  this  great  Sacrifice  !  But,  alas  ! 
I  am  a  poor  unclean  sinner.  Oh,  wash  me,  dear  Lord, 
from  all  the  stains  of  sin  in  the  Blood  of  the  Lamb, 
that  I  may  be  worthy  to  be  present  at  these  heavenly 
Mysteries. 

After  the  Lavabo,  zuhen  the  Priest  bows  down  at  the 

middte  of  the  Attar. 

OMOST  holy  and  adorable   Trinity,   vouchsafe  to 
receive  this  our  Sacrifice  in  remembrance  of  our 
Saviour's  Passion,   Resurrection,   and  glorious  Ascen- 


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sion  :  and  grant  that  we  may  die  with  Hiin  to  our  sins, 
rise  with  Him  to  newness  of  life,  and  ascend  with  Him 
to  Thee.  Let  those  Saints  whose  memory  we  celebrate 
on  earth  remember  us  before  Thy  throne  in  Heaven, 
and  obtain  mercy  for  us.  Through  the  same  Jesus 
Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 


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At  the  Orate,  fratres. 

AY  the  Lord  receive  the  Sacrifice  from  thy  hands, 
to  the  praise  and  glory  of  His  name,  to  our 


benefit,  and  to  that  of  all  His  holy  Church. 

At  the  Secreta. 


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ERCIFULLY  hear  our  prayers,  O  Lord,  and  gra- 
ciously accept  this  oblation  which  we  Thy  ser- 
vants make  unto  Thee  ;  and  as  we  offer  it  to  the  honor 
of  Thy  name,  so  may  it  be  to  us  a  means  of  obtaining 
Thy  grace  here  and  life  everlasting  hereafter.  Through 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

(Or,  on  a  Saint's  Day.) 

Q<  ANCTIFY,  O  Lord,  we.  beseech  Thee,  these  gifts 
JS^  which  we  offer  Thee  in  this  solemnity  of  Thy 
holy  servant  N.,  and  so  strengthen  us  by  Thy  grace  that 
both  in  prosperity  and  adversity  our  ways  may  be  ever 
directed  to  Thine  honor.  Through  Jesus  Christ,  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

At  the  Sursum  Corda. 

V.  Lift  up  your  hearts. 

R.  We  lift  them  up  unto  the  Lord. 

V.  Let  us  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

R.  It  is  worthy  and  just. 


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Tlie  Preface. 

•"I^T  is  truly  worthy  and  just,  right  and  profitable  unto 
r*-»  salvation,  that  we  should  at  all  times,  and  in  all 
places,  give  thanks  unto  Thee,  O  holy  Lord,  Father 
Almighty,  Eternal  God.  Who,  with  Thine  Only- 
begotten  Son  afid  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  one  God,-  one 
Lord  :  not  in  the  singleness  of  one  only  Person,  but 
in  the  Trinity  of  one  Substance.  For  what  we  be- 
lieve of  Thy  glory,  as  Thou  hast  revealed  it,  that  we 
believe  of  Thy  Son,  and  that  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  with- 
out any  difference  or  inequality.  That  in  the  confes- 
sion of  the  True  and  Eternal  Godhead,  distinction  in 
Persons,  unity  in  Essence,  and  equality  in  Majesty 
may  be  adored.  Whom  the  Angels  and  Archangels, 
the  Cherubim  also  and  Seraphim,  do  praise ;  who  cease 
not  daily  to  cry  out,  with  one  voice  saying  : 

{Here  the  bell  is  rung.) 

KOLY,  Holy,  Holy,   Lord  God  of  Hosts.     Heaven 
and  earth  are  full  of  Thy  glory.     Hosanna  in 
the  highest. 

Blessed  is  he  who  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
Hosanna  in  the  highest. 


PART    III. 

The  Canon  of  the  Mass,  or  Main  Action  of  the 

Sacrifice. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  Canon. 

O   ETERNAL  and  most  merciful  Father,  behold  we 
come  to  offer  Thee  our  homage  this  day.     We 
desire  to  adore,  praise,  and  glorify  Thee,  joining  our 


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hearts  and  voices  with  all  Thy  Blessed  in  heaven,  and 
with  Thy  whole  Church  upon  earth.  But  acknowledg- 
ing our  great  unworthiness  and  innumerable  sins,  for 
which  we  are  heartily  sorry  and  humbly  crave  Thy 
pardon,  we  dare  not  venture  to  approach  Thee,  save 
through  Thy  Son,  our  Advocate  and  ^lediator,  Jesus 
Christ,  whom  Thou  hast  given  us  to  be  both  our  High- 
Priest  and  Sacrifice.  With  Him,  therefore,  and  through 
Him,  we  venture  to  offer  Thee  this  Sacrifice  :  to  His 
most  sacred  intentions  we  desire  to  unite  ours  :  and 
with  this  offering  which  He  makes  of  Himself  we  wish 
to  make  an  offering  of  our  whole  being  unto  Thee. 
With  Him,  and  through  Him,  we  beseech  Thee  to  ex- 
alt Thy  Holy  Catholic  Church  throughout  the  world ; 
to  maintain  her  in  peace,  unity,  holiness,  and  truth  ;  to 
have  mercy  on  Thy  servant,  N.  our  Pope,  N.  our  Bishop, 
N.  our  Pastor,  [our  parents,  children,  friends, benefactors, 
etc.,]  on  all  whom  we  have  in  any  way  scandalized,  in- 
jured, or  offended,  or  for  whom  we  ought  to  pray;  on  all 
who  are  dying  ;  on  all  who  are  under  temptation,  or  in 
other  necessity,  of  either  body  or  soul ;  on  all  our  ene- 
mies ;  and  on  us  all  poor  sinners  ;  that  we  may  all  be  con- 
verted to  Thee,  and  find  mercy  through  Jesus  Christ,  Thy 
Son  ;  through  whom  we  hope  one  day  to  be  admitted 
into  the  company  of  all  Thy  Saints  and  Elect,  whose 
memory  we  here  celebrate,  whose  prayers  we  desire,  and 
with  whom  we  communicate  in  these  holy  Mysteries. 

When  the  Priest  spreads  his  hands  over  the  Oblation. 

{Here  the  bell  is  again  rung.) 

s~^{  IVE  ear,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  the  prayers  of  Thy 
V3J  servant,  who  is  here  appointed  to  make  this 
Oblation  in  our  behalf;  and  grant  it  may  be  effectual 


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for  the  obtaining  of  all  those  blessings  which  he  asks 
for  us. 

Behold,  O  Lord,  we  all  here  present  unto  Thee  in 
this  bread  and  wine  the  symbols  of  our  perfect  union. 
Grant,  O  Lord,  that  they  may  be  made  for  us  the  true 
Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  dear  Son  ;  that,  being  conse- 
crated to  Thee  by  this  holy  Victim,  we  may  live  in 
Thy  service,  and  depart  this  life  in  Thy  grace. 

At  the  Consecration 

Bow  doivn  in  solemn  adoration  ;  make  an  Act  of  Faith 
in  the  Real  Presence  of  your  Saviour's  Body  and 
Blood,  Soul  and  Divinity,  under  the  sacramental 
veils.  Offer  your  whole  self  to  Him,  and  through 
Him  to  His  Father:  beg  that  your  heart  and  soul 
may  be  happily  tin  1 'ted  to  Him. 

At  the  Elevation  of  the  Host. 

{Here  the  bell  is  rung  again.) 

/TvOST  adorable  Body,  I  adore  Thee  with  all  the 
t*U*  powers  of  my  soul.  Lord,  who  hast  given  Thy- 
self entire  to  us,  grant  we  may  become  entirely  Thine. 
I  believe,  O  Lord  ;  help  mine  unbelief. 

Most  merciful  Saviour,  be  Thou  my  protector  ; 
strengthen  and  defend  me  by  Thy  heavenly  grace, 
now,  and  especially  at  the  hour  of  my  death,  good 
Jesus.     Amen. 

At  the  Elevation  of  the  Chalice. 

{Here  also  the  bell  is  rung.) 

^OST  adorable  Blood,  that  washest  away  all  our 
sins,  I  adore  Thee  :  happy  we,  could  we  return 
our  life  and  blood  for  Thine,  O  blessed  Victim. 

O  Jesus,  do  Thou  cleanse,  sanctify,  and  preserve  our 


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souls  to  eternal  life.      Live,  Jesus,  in  us,  and  may  we 
live  in  Thee.     Afnen. 

After  the  Elevation. 

K  J  I'ND  now,  O  Lord,  with  grateful  hearts  we  call  to 
cJr- ■-»  mind  the  sacred  Mysteries  of  Thy  Passion  and 
Death,  of  Thy  Resurrection  and  Ascension.  Here  is 
Thy  Body  that  was  delivered  ;  here  is  Thy  Blood  that 
was  shed  for  us  ;  of  which  these  exterior  signs  are  but 
the  figures  and  yet  in  reality  contain  the  Substance. 
Now  we  truly  offer  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  pure  and  holy 
Victim  w7hich  Thou  hast  been  pleased  to  give  us  ;  of 
wThich  all  the  other  sacrifices  were  but  so  many  types 
and  figures. 

At  the  Memento  for  the  Dead. 

I  OFFER  Thee,  O  Almighty  Father,  this  holy  Sacri- 
fice of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thine  Only  Son, 
in  behalf  of  the  Faithful  Departed,  and  in  particular 
for  the  souls  of  N.N.  [here  name  whom  you  chiefly 
propose  to  pray  for].  Likewise  of  such  as  I  have  in 
any  way  injured,  or  of  whose  sins  I  have  by  any  means 
been  the  cause  or  occasion  ;  of  such  as  have  injur- 
ed me,  and  been  my  enemies  ;  of  such  as  die  in  war, 
or  have  none  to  pray  for  them.  To  these,  O  Lord,  and 
to  all  that  rest  in  Christ,  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  a 
place  of  refreshment,  of  light,  and  of  peace.  Through 
the  same  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

At  the  Nobis   quoque   Peccatoribus,  when  the  Priest 

strikes  his  breast. 

VOUCHSAFE  to  grant  the  same  to  us  also,  poor 
and  miserable  sinners  ;  judge  us  not  according 
to  our  demerits,  but  through  the  infinite  multitude  of 


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Thy  tender  mercies,  in  which  we  put  all  our  trust,  gra- 
ciously extend  to  us  Thy  grace  and  pardon. 

We  ask  it  of  Thee,  in  the  name  of  Thy  dear  Son, 
who  liveth  and  reigueth  eternally  with  Thee  ;  and  in 
that  form  of  prayer  which  He  Himself  hath  taught 
us. 

PART  IV. 

The  Communion,  or  Sacramental  Part  of  the 

Canon. 

At  the  Pater  Xoster. 

Our  Father,  etc. 
*~|^vELIVER  us,  O  Lord,  from  those  evils  which  we 
A^J  labor  under  at  present  ;  from  past  evils,  which 
are  our  manifold  sins  ;  and  from  all  evils  to  come, 
which  will  be  the  just  chastisement  of  our  offences,  if 
our  prayers,  and  those  more  powerful  ones  of  Thy 
Saints,  who  intercede  for  us,  intercept  not  Thy  justice 
or  excite  not  Thy  bounty. 

At  the  Pax  Domini. 

HY  Bodv  was  delivered  and  Thv  Blood  was  shed 
for  us  ;  grant  that  the  commemoration  of  this 
Holy  Mystery  may  obtain  for  us  peace,  and  that  those 
who  receive  it  may  find  everlasting  rest. 

At  the  Agnus  Dei,  say  with  the  Priest : 

*"!    '  AMB  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the 

r-" — ■     world,  have  mercy  on  us. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  on  us. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
grant  us  Thy  peace. 


io2  Devotions  for  Mass. 

After  the  Agnus  Dei. 

IN  saying  to  Thine  Apostles  :  Peace  I  leave  you, 
My  peace  I  give  you  ;  Thou  hast  promised,  O 
Lord,  to  all  Thy  Church,  that  peace  which  the  world 
cannot  give, — peace  with  Thee,  and  peace  with  our- 
selves. Let  nothing,  O  Lord,  ever  interrupt  this  holy 
peace  ;  let  nothing  separate  us  from  Thee,  to  whom  we 
heartily  desire  to  be  united,  through  this  Blessed  Sacra- 
ment of  peace  and  reconciliation.  Let  this  Food  of 
Angels  strengthen  us  in  every  Christian  duty,  so  as 
never  more  to  yield  under  temptations  or  fall  into  our 
common  weaknesses. 

At  the  Domine,  non  sum  dignus,  say  with  the  Priest 
three  times,  striking  your  breast : 

{Here  the  bell  is  rung.) 

*~| — J  ORD,  I  am  not  worthy  that  Thou  shouldst  enter 
«J — A  under  my  roof ;  but  only  say  the  word,  and  my 
soul  shall  be  healed. 

Such  as  do  not  intend  to  communicate  sacrameti  tally 
may  communicate  spiritually,  as  follows  : 

©OST  loving  Jesus,  I  adore  Thee  with  a  lively  faith, 
who  art  present  in  this  Sacrament  by  virtue  of 
Thine  infinite  power,  wisdom,  and  goodness.  All  my 
hope  is  in  Thee.  I  love  Thee,  O  Lord,  with  all  my 
heart,  who  hast  so  loved  me  ;  and  therefore  I  desire  to 
receive  Thee  now  spiritually.  Come,  therefore,  O  Lord, 
to  me  in  spirit,  and  heal  my  sinful  soul.  Feed  me,  for 
I  am  hungry  ;  strengthen  me,  for  I  am  weak  ;  enliven 
and  sanctify  me  with  Thy  sacred  Body  and  Blood ;  de- 
liver me  from  all  sin,  and  make  me  always  obedient  to 
Thy  commandments;  and  let  me  never  be  separated 


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from  Thee,  my  Saviour,  who,  with  the  Father  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  livest  and  reignest  one  God,  world  without 
end.     Ame?i. 

A   FAVORITE   PRAYER   OF   ST.    IGNATIUS   EOYOEA.ri) 

An  una  Christi. 

trj  OUL  of  Christ,  sanctify  me  ! 
,T^     Body  of  Christ,  save  me  ! 

Blood  of  Christ,  inebriate  me  ! 

Water  from  the  side  of  Christ,  wash  me  ! 

Passion  of  Christ,  strengthen  me  ! 

O  Good  Jesus,  hear  me  ! 

Within  Thy  Wounds  hide  me  ! 

Suffer  me  no.  to  t  e  separated  from  Thee  ! 

From  the  malicious  enemy  defend  me ! 

In  the  hour  of  my  death,  call  me, 

And  bid  me  come  to  Thee  ; 

That  with  Thy  Saints  I  may  praise  Thee 

For  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

At  the  Communion. 

*T  '  ET  it  be  now,  O  Lord,  the  effect  of  Thy  mercv, 
r* — *  that  we  who  have  been  present  at  this  holy 
Mystery  may  find  the  benefit  of  it  in  our  souls. 


PART    V. 

The  Pubeic  Thanksgiving  after  Communion. 

At  the  Post-Communion. 

Vttt'B  give  Thee  thanks,  O  God,  for  Thy  mercy  in 
vJlA*  admitting  us  to  have  a  part  in  offering  this 
Sacrifice  to  Thy  holy  name  :    accept   it   now  to  Thy 


io4  Devotions  for  Mass. 

glory,  and  be  ever  mindful  of  our  weakness.  Most 
gracious  God,  Father  of  mercy,  grant,  I  beseech  Thee, 
that  this  adorable  Sacrifice  of  the  blessed  Body  and 
Blood  of  Thy  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  may  obtain 
for  us  at  Thy  hands  mercy  and  the  remission  of  all  our 
sins.     Amen. 

Concluding  Prayer. 

I  RETURN  Thee  now  most  hearty  thanks,  O  my 
God,  through  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son,  that  Thou 
hast  been  pleased  to  deliver  Him  up  to  death  for  us, 
and  to  give  us  His  Body  and  Blood,  both  as  a  Sacra- 
ment and  a  Sacrifice,  in  these  holy  Mysteries,  at  which 
Thou  hast  permitted  me,  a  most  unworthy  sinner,  to 
be  present  this  day.  May  all  heaven  and  earth  bless 
and  praise  Thee  ever  for  all  Thy  mercies.  Pardon  me, 
O  Lord,  all  the  distractions  and  the  manifold  negli- 
gences of  which  I  have  been  guilty  this  day  in  Thy 
sight  ;  and  let  me  not  depart  without  Thy  blessing. 
Behold,  I  desire  from  this  moment  to  give  up  myself, 
and  all  that  belongs  to  me,  into  Thy  hands  ;  and  I  beg 
that  all  my  undertakings,  all  my  thoughts,  words,  and 
actions,  may  henceforward  tend  to  Thy  glory.  Through 
the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

The  Gospel  of  St  John,  p.  158* 


A   PRAYER  AFTER  MASS. 

^TjLMIGHTY,  Everlasting  God,  we  humbly  be- 
<yjP^>  seech  Thee  graciously  to  look  down  from  Thy 
high  and  holy  place  upon  this  congregation,  and  merci- 

*  When  a  Feast  of  greater  rank  falls  on  a  Sunday,  the  Sunday 
Gospel  is  substituted  for  that  of  St.  John. 


Devotions  for  Mass.  105 

fully  hear  and  accept  the  prayers  of  Thy  Church.  Of 
Thine  infinite  mercy  be  pleased  to  grant  us  pardon  of 
all  our  sins,  soundness  of  mind,  health  of  body,  and  all 
the  necessaries  of  life  :  grant  also  peace  in  our  days, 
freedom  from  tempests,  and  fruitful  seasons.  Grant 
also  to  our  prayers  the  unity  of  the  Catholic  Faith,  the 
extirpation  of  heresies,  the  destruction  of  wicked  coun- 
sels, the  increase  of  true  religion,  fervor  of  love  and 
piety,  sincere  devotion,  patience  and  long-suffering  in 
affliction,  and  joy  in  hope.  Finally,  grant  us  all  things 
needful  for  the  welfare  of  our  souls  and  bodies,  but, 
above  all,  whatever  may  promote  the  increase  of  Thy 
glory.     Through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 


AN    ACT    OF    REPARATION    FOR 

BLASPHEMY.® 

BLESSED  be  God. 
Blessed  be  His  holy  name. 

Blessed  be  Jesus  Christ,  true  God  and  true  man. 

Blessed  be  the  name  of  Jesus. 

Blessed  be  Jesus  in  the  most  holy  Sacrament  of  the 
Altar. 

Blessed  be   the   great   Mother  of  God,   Mary  most 
holy. 

Blessed  be  her  holy  and  Immaculate  Conception. 

Blessed  be  the  name  of  Mary,  Virgin  and  Mother. 

Blessed  be  God  in  His  Angels  and  in  His  Saints. 


THE    MANNER    OF    SERVING    A    PRIEST 

AT    MASS. 

The  Priest  begins,  and  the  Server,  kneeling  at  his  left  hand,  answers 

him  as  follows  : 

IXTROIBO  ad  altare  Dei. 
6".  Ad  Deum,  qui  I  est  if  cat  juventutem  meam. 
P.  Judica  me,  Deus,  et  discerne  causam  meam  de  gente  non 
sancta  :  ab  homine  miquo  et  doloso  erue  me. 

S.  Quia  tit  es,  Deus,fortitudo  mea  :  quare  me  repulisti,  et  quare 
tristis  incedo,  dum  affigil  me  inimicus  f 

P.  Emitte  lucem  tuam,  et  veritatem  tuam  :  ipsa  me  deduxertmt 
et  adduxerunt  in  montem  sanctum  tuum  et  in  tabernacuia  tua. 

S.  Et  introibo  ad  altare  Dei:  ad  Deum,  qui  Icrtificat  juventutem 
meant. 

P.  Confitebor  tibi  in  cithara,  Deus,  Deus  meus.     Quare  tristis 
es,  anima  mea,  et  quare  conturbas  me  ? 

J?.  Spera  in  Deo,  quoniam  adhuc  confitebor  illi ;  salutare  vultus 
tnei,  et  Deus  meus. 

P.  Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio,  et  Spiritui  Sancto. 

S.  Sic ut  erat  in  principio,  et  nunc,  et  semper,  et  in  scEcula  scecu- 
lorum.     Amen. 

P.  Introibo  ad  altare  Dei. 

S.  Ad  Deum,  qui  I  ceti feat  juventutem  meam. 

P.  Adjutorium  nostrum  in  nomine  Domini. 

.S*.  Qui  fecit  caelum  et  terra  m. 

P.  Confiteor  Deo,  etc. 

.S"  Misereatur  tui  omnipotens  Deus,  et  dimissis  peccatis  tuis,  per- 
ducat  te  ad  vitam  crternam. 

P.  Amen. 

S.  Confiteor  Deo  omnipotent},  beater  Maries  semper  Virgini.  beat" 
Michaeli  Archangelo,  beato  Joanni '  Baptisttz \  canctis  Apostolis  Pelio 
et  Paulo,  omnibus  Sanctis,  et  tibi,  Pater,  quia  peccavi  uimis,  cogita- 
tione,  verbo,  et  opere.  [Strike  your  breast  thrice,  and  say)  Mea 
culpa,  mea  culpa,  mea  maxima  culpa.  Ideo  precor  beatam  Maria m 
semper  Virginem,  beatum  Michaelem  Archaugelum,  beatum  Joan- 
11  em  Baptistam,  sanctos  Apostolos  Pelrum  et  Paulum,  omnes  Sauclos, 
et  te,  Pater,  or  are  pro  me  ad  Dominum  Deum  nostrum. 

P.  Misereatur  yestri,  etc.     S    Amen. 

P.  Indulgentiam,  absolutionem,  etc      .S".  Amen. 

[At  a  Bishop's  Mass,  here  give  him  the  maniple.] 
P.  Deus,  tu  con  versus  vivificabis  nos. 
5".  Et  piebs  tua  hrtabitur  in  te. 

106 


Serving  a  Priest  at  Mass.  107 

P.  Ostende  nobis,  Domine,  misericordiam  tuam. 

S.  Et  salutare  tuum  da  nobis. 

P.  Domine,  exaudi  orationem  meam. 

S.  Et  clamor  meics  ad  te  veniat. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     ^S".  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

When  the  Priest  goes  from  the  book  to  the  middle  of  the  Altar : 

P.  Kyrie  eleison.     S-  Kyrie  eleison. 

P.  Kyrie  eleison.     S.  Christe  eleison. 

P.  Christe  eleison.     S.  Christe  eleison. 

P.  Kyrie  eleison.     51  Kyrie  eleison. 

P.  Kyrie  eleison. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     S.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

VAt  a  Bishop's  Mass  : 

B.  Pax  vobis.    S.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.~\ 

When  the  Priest  says,  Flectamus  genua,  as  is  the  case  a  few  times  in 

the  year,  answer,  Eevate. 

P.  Per  omnia  ssecula  sseculorum.     S.  Amen. 

At  the  end  of  tlie  Epistle  say,  Deo  gratias ;  then  remove  the  book  to 
the  other  side  of  the  Altar,  and  always  kneel  or  stand  on  the  side 
opposite  to  that  on  which  the  book  has  been  placed. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     S.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 
P.  Sequentia  sancti  evangelii  secundum  X. 

Making  the  sign  of  the  Cross  o>i  your  forehead,  mouth,  and  breast, 

say  : 

S.  Gloria  tibi,  Domine. 

Stand  during  the  Gospel,  and  at  the  end  say : 

S.  La  us  tibi,  Christe. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     .S\  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

Here  give  the  wine  and  water,  and  prepare  the  basin,  rvater,  and 
towel  for  the  Priest.      JVJien  the  Priest  has  ivashed  his  fingers, 
kneel  in  your  former  place,  and  answer : 
P.  Orate  fratres,  etc. 

S.  Suscipiat  Domiyius  sacrificium  de  ma  nib  us  tuis  ad  laud  em  et 
gloria >n  nominis  sui,  ad  utilitatem  quoque  uostram,  totiusque  Ec- 
clesicz  suce  sanctcr. 

P.  Per  omnia  saeeula  Sceculorum.     .S'.  Am^n. 
P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     S.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 


io8  Serving  a  Priest  at  Mass. 


P.  Sursum  corda.     S.  Habemus  ad  Dominum. 

P.  Gratias  agamus  Domino  Deo  nostro.   S.  Dignum  etjustum  est. 

At  Sanctus,  Sanctus,  Sanctus  ring  the  bell. 

IVhen  you  seethe  Priest  spread  his  hands  over  the  chalice, give  warn- 
ing,  by  the  bell,  of  the  Consecration  which  is  about  to  be  r,tade. 
Then  holding  up  the  vestment  with  your  left  hand,  and  having 
the  bell  in  your  right,  ring  during  the  elevation  of  the  host  and 
of  the  chalice.  As  often  as  you  pass  by  the  Blessed  Sacrament 
make  a  genuflection. 

P.  Per  omnia  specula  saeculorum.    S.  Amen. 

P.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in  tentationem.    S.  Sed  libera  nos  a  malo. 

P.  Per  omnia  saecula  saeculorum.     S.  Amen 

P.  Pax  Domini  sit  semper  vobiscum.     S.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

When  the  Priest  says  Domine,  non  sum  dignus,  ring  the  bell ;  and 
after  his  Communion,  if  there  are  communicants,  prepare  the 
cloth  and  say  the  Confiteor.  After  they  have  received,  serve  the 
Priest  with  wine  and  water,  for  the  ablutions.  Then  remove  the 
book  to  the  other  side  of  the  Altar,  take  away  the  cloth  from  the 
communicants,  and  return  to  your  place. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     S.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

P.  Per  omnia  saecula  saeculorum.     S.  Amen. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     S.   El  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

P.  Ite  ;  missa  est  :  or,  Beuedicamus  Domino.     S.  Deo  gratias. 

In  Masses  for  the  dead  : 

P.  Requiescant  in  pace.     5".  Amen. 

VAt  a  Bishop's  Mass  : 

B.  Adjutorium  nostrum  in  nomine  Domini. 
•S".  Qui  fecit  caelum  et  terrain. 
B.  vSit  noraen  Domini  benedictum. 
S.  Ex  hoc  nunc  et  usque  in  sceculum. 

Benedicat  vos  omnipotens  Deus,  Pater  »J*  et  Fill  us  »J*  et  Spiri- 
tas  *fr  Sanctus.     .S".  Amen.l 

Remove  the  book  to  the  Gospel  side,  if  it  be  left  open  •  kneel  as  you 
pass,  to  receive  the  Priest's  blessing,  answering  Amen. 

P.  Dominus  vobiscum.     S.  El  cum  spiritu  tuo. 
p.  Initium  {or,  Sequential  sancti  evangelii,  etc. 
S.  Gloria  tibi,  Domine. 

At  the  end  saw  Deo  gratias. 


THE   ORDER   OF   BLESSING   WATER. 

On  Sundays,  and  whenever  need  arises,  the  salt  and  clean  water 
being  prepared,  in  the  Church  or  in  the  Sacristy \  the  Priest ',  vested 
in  surplice  and  violet  stole,  first  says  : 


o 


UR  help  is  iu  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
R.  Who  hath  made  heaven  and  earth. 

THE  EXORCISM  OF  THE  SALT. 


I  EXORCISE  thee,  O  creature  of  salt,  by  the  living 
God,  4-  by  the  true  God,  *•  by  the  holy  God,  Hh 
by  the  God  who  commanded  thee  to  be  cast  into  the 
water  by  Eliseus  the  Prophet,  that  the  barrenness  of 
the  same  might  be  healed ;  that  thou  become  salt  for 
the  preservation  of  them  that  believe,  and  be  to  all 
who  take  thee  salvation  of  soul  and  body  ;  and  from 
the  place  wherein  thou  shalt  be  sprinkled  let  every 
delusion  and  wickedness  of  the  devil,  and  all  unclean 
spirits,  fly  and  depart  when  adjured  by  Him  who 
shall  come  to  judge  the  living  and  the  dead,  and  the 
world  by  fire. 
R.  Amen. 

Let  us  pray, 

V/J  f 'E  humbly  implore  Thy  boundless  clemency, 
vxA,  Almighty  and  Everlasting  God,  that  of  Thy 
bounty  Thou  wouldst  deign  to  bless  4*  and  sanc- 
tify *t*  this  creature  of  salt,  which  Thou  hast  given  for 
the  use  of  mankind  ;  let  it  be  unto  all  who  take  it 
health  of  mind  and  body  ;  that    whatsoever  shall  be 

touched  or  sprinkled  with  it  be  freed  from  all  man- 

109 


no  The  Order  of  Blessing  Water. 

ner  of  unclean  ness,  and  from  all  assaults  of  spiritual 
wickedness.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
R.  Amen. 

THE  EXORCISM  OF  THE  WATER. 

I  EXORCISE  thee,  O  creature  of  water,  in  the 
name  of  God  *b  the  Father  Almighty  ;  and  in 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  4*  Kis  Son,  our  Lord  ;  and 
in  the  power  of  the  Holy  •£•  Ghost ;  that  thou  mayest 
become  wTater  exorcised  for  the  chasing  away  of  all  the 
power  of  the  enemy  ;  that  thou  mayest  have  strength 
to  uproot  and  cast  out  the  enemy  himself  and  his 
apostate  angels,  by  the  power  of  the  same  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  shall  come  to  judge  the  living  and 
the  dead,  and  the  world  by  fire. 
R.  Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  for  the  salvation  of  mankind  hast 
founded  one  of  Thy  greatest  Sacraments  in  the 
element  of  wTater,  graciously  give  ear  when  we  call 
upon  Thee,  and  pour  upon  this  element,  prepared  for 
divers  purifications,  the  power  of  Thy  4«  blessing  ;  let 
Thy  creature  serving  in  Thy  Mysteries,  by  Divine  grace 
be  effectual  for  casting  out  devils  and  for  driving  away 
diseases,  that  on  whatsoever  in  the  houses  or  places  of 
the  faithful  this  water  shall  be  sprinkled,  it  may  be 
freed  from  all  un cleanness,  and  delivered  from  hurt. 
Let  not  the  blast  of  pestilence  nor  disease  remain 
there  ;  let  every  enemy  that  lieth  in  wait  depart ;  and 
if  there  be  aught  which  hath  ill-will  to  the  safety  and 
quietness  of  the  inhabitants,    let   it  flee  away   at  the 


The  Order  of  Blessing  Water.  hi 

sprinkling  of  this  water,   that  they,  being  healed   by 
the  invocation    of  Thy  holy  name,   may  be  defended 
from   all  that   rise   up   against  them.      Through    our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
R.  Amen. 

The  Priest  thrice  mingles  salt  with  water  in  the  form  of  a  Cross, 

saying  once  : 

*~| — 1  BT  this  become  a  mixture  of  salt  and  water,  in 
A — *  the  name  of  the  Father,  4*  and  of  the  Son,  *b 
and  of  the  Holy  *b  Ghost. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  Author  of  invincible  might,  King  of  un- 
conquerable dominion,  and  ever  a  Conqueror  wTho 
doest  wonders,  who  puttest  dowm  the  strength  of  all 
that  rise  up  against  Thee  ;  w7ho  overcomest  the  rage  of 
the  adversary ;  who  by  Thy  power  dost  cast  down  his 
wickedness ;  we,  O  Lord,  with  fear  and  trembling 
humbly  entreat  and  implore  Thee  to  mercifully  look 
upon  this  creature  of  salt  and  water,  to  graciously  illu- 
mine and  sanctify  it  with  the  dew  of  Thy  favor ;  that 
wheresoever  it  shall  be  sprinkled,  by  the  invocation  of 
Thy  holy  name  all  troubling  of  unclean  spirits  may  be 
cast  out,  and  the  dread  of  the  poisonous  serpent  be 
chased  far  awTay  ;  and  let  the  presence  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  vouchsafe  to  be  with  us,  who  ask  Thy  mercy  in 
every  place.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
R.  Amen. 


THE  ASPERGES. 


The  Asperges,  or  sprinkling  with  Holy  Water,  is  performed  every 
Sunday,  immediately  before  High  Mass,  except  when  the  Bishop 
celebrates  pontifically . 

The  Priest  who  is  about  to  celebrate  High  Mass  first  blesses  the  holy 
water  according  to  the  preceding  Form,  and  then  enters  the  Sanc- 
tuary vested  in  his  alb  and  stole  {and  sometimes  in  a  cope  also), 
accompanied  by  an  Acolyte  bearing  the  vessel  of  holy  water  {at 
Solemn  Mass  he  is  accompanied  also  by  the  Deacon  and  Subdea- 
con).  A  rriving  at  the  foot  of  the  A  Itar,  the  Priest,  while  intoning 
the  following  Anthem,  sprinkles  the  Altar  three  times  ;  then  him- 
self, and  afterwards  his  assistants.  Then  going  doivn  into  the 
Church,  he  sprinkles  the  congregation. 

Yf'SPERGBS  me,  Do-  ^HOU  shalt  sprinkle 
cJr*->  mine,  hyssopo,  et  \z)  me,  O  Lord,  with 
mundabor :  lavabis  me,  et    hyssop,    and    I     shall    be 


super  nivem  dealbabor. 


Ps.  Miserere  mei,  Deus, 
secundum  magnam  mise- 
ricordiam  tuam. 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  etc. 

Ant.  Asperges  me,  etc. 


cleansed :  Thou  shalt  wash 
me,  and  I  shall  be  made 
whiter  than  snow. 

Ps.  Have  mercy  on  me, 
O  God,  according  to  Thy 
great  mercy. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 
ther, etc. 

Ant.  Thou  shalt  sprinkle 
me,  etc. 


The  Priest,  being  returned  to  the  foot  of  the  Altar,  says  : 
^wSTENDE   nobis,    Do-    ^HOW  us  Thy  mercy, 


3 


mine,  misericordiam  ,S-7     O  Lord, 
tuam. 

R.  Et  salutare  tuum  da  R.  And    grant    us    Thy 

nobis.  salvation. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O     Lord,     hear    my 

tionem  me  am.  prayer. 

112 


The  Asperges.  113 


R.  Et   clamor  meus   ad        R,  And  let  rny  cry  come 
te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Domiuus  vobiscum.  V.  The    Lord    be    with 

vou. 
R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

fN'XAUDI  nos,   Domine  *~pt  EAR     us,     O    Holy 

^<-\     sancte,  Pater  omni-  r-*—  h    Lord,     Father     Al 

potens,    aeterne    Deus  ;    et  mighty,  Everlasting  God  ; 

mittere    digneris    sanctum  and  vouchsafe  to  send  Thy 

Angel um   tuum  de   ccelis,  holy  Angel  from  Heaven, 

qui  custodiat,   foveat,  pro-  to  guard,  cherish,  protect, 

tegat,     visitet,     atque     de-  visit,  and  defend  all  those 

fendat    omnes    habitantes  that     are     assembled     to- 

in    hoc    habitaculo.       Per  gether      in     this     house, 

Christum    Dominum    nos-  Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

trum.     Amen.  Amen. 

From  Easier  to  Whitsunday  inclusively,  instead  of  the  foregoing 
Anthem,  the  following  is  sung,  and  Alleluia  is  added  to  the  V. 
(Ostende  nobis),  and  also  to  its  R.  (Et  samtare). 

VIDI  aquam  egredien-  V  SAW  water  flowing 
tern  de  teinplo  a  *-■-»  from  the  right  side  of 
latere  dextro,  Alleluia  ;  et  the  temple,  Alleluia  ;  and 
omnes  ad  quos  pervenit  all  unto  whom  that  water 
aqua  ista  salvi  facti  sunt,  came  were  saved,  and  they 
et  dicent,  Alleluia,  alle-  shall  say,  Alleluia,  alle- 
luia, luia. 

Confitemini        Domino,  O  praise   the    Lord,   for 

quoniam  bonus  :  quoniam  He  is  good  ;  for  His  mercy 

in    saeculum    misericordia  endureth  for  ever.     Glory 

ejus.     Gloria  Patri,  etc.  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 
The  Antiphon  Vidi  aquam  is  repeated. 


Zbe  ©roinarp  of  tbe  1boI\>  flDase, 


[N.B.— At  Low  Mass  the  parts  within  brackets  are  to  be  passed 

over.] 

The  Priest,  standing  at  the  foot  of  the  Altar,  and  making  the  usual 
rez>erence,  signs  hiniself  with  tiie  sign  of  the  Cross  from  the  fore- 
head to  the  breast,  and  says  in  a;:  audible  voice  ;  * 


N  nomine  Pa- 
'  tris,*fretFilii, 

et       Spiritus 

Sancti. 
Amen. 


N   the    name 
of    the     Fa- 
ther,  *h  and 
|  of   the   Son, 
and    of    the 
Holy    Ghost.     Ame?i. 


Then,  joining  his  hands  before  his  breast,  he 
begins  the  Antiphon  : 

V.   Introibo      V.:  I  will  go  in  nnto  the 
ad  altare  Dei.  Altar  of  God. 
R.  Ad  Deum,    qui  laeti-        R.  Unto  God,  who  giveth 
ficat  juventutem  meam.         joy  to  my  youth. 


*  At  the  beginning  of  High  Mass,  when  the  Priest  commen- 
ces at  the  foot  of  the  Altar,  the  choir  sings  the  Kyric  eleison.  etc. 
(sometimes  the  Introit  is  sung  first),  which  usually  lasts  until 
the  Gloria  in  excelsis.  Those  parts  of  the  service  which  are 
sung  by  the  choir  arc  also  said  in  a  low  voice  by  the  Priest. 

114 


Thk  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.         115 

[In  Masses  for  the  Dead,  and  in  those  of  the  Season  from  Passion 
Sunday  till  Holy  Saturday  exclusively,  the  following  Psalm  is 
omitted :] 

Psalm  42, 

fTTJDICA    me,    Deus,    et  JVUDGE  me,  O  God,  and 

q)    discerne  causam  meam  q)     distinguish  my  cause 

de   getite   non  sancta  :   ab  from  the  nation  that  is  not 

homine    iniquo    et   doloso  holy  :  deliver  me  from  the 

erue  me.  unjust  and  deceitful  man. 

M.  Quia    tu    es,     Deus,  R.  For  Thou,    O    God, 

fortitudo    mea,    quare   me  art  my  strength :  why  hast 

repulisti  ?    et  quare  tristis  Thou    cast   me    off  ?     and 

incedo  dum  affligit  me  in-  why  go  I  sorrowful  whilst 

imicus  ?  the  enemy  afflicteth  me  ? 

S.  Emitte    lucem    tuam  P.  Send  forth  Thy  light 

et    veritatem    tuam  :    ipsa  and  Thy  truth  :  they  have 

me  deduxerunt  et  adduxe-  led   me    and    brought  me 

runt   in  montem  sanctum  unto    Thy   holy   hill,  and 

tuum,  etintabernaculatua.  into  Thy  tabernacles. 

M.  Et  introibo  ad  altare  R.  And  I  will  go  in  unto 

Dei :  ad  Deum,  qui  laetifi-  the    Altar   of    God  :    unto 

cat  juventutem  meam.  God,  who  giveth  joy  to  my 

youth. 

^.   Confitebor  tibi  in  ci-  P.  I    will    praise     Thee 

thara,    Deus,   Deus   ineus  :  upon  the  harp,  O  God,  my 

quare     tristis     es,     anima  God  :  why  art  thou  sad,  O 

mea  ?   et   quare   conturbas  my   soul  ?     and   why   dost 

me  ?  thou  disquiet  me  ? 

M.  Spera  in    Deo,   quo-  R.  Hope  thou   in    God, 

niam  adhuc  confitebor  illi :  for  I  will  yet  praise  Him  : 

salutare  vultus  mei,  et  Deus  who  is  the  salvation  of  my 

meus.  countenance,  and  my  God. 


n6        The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass. 

>S.   Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio,  P.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 

et  Spiritui  Sancto.  ther,  and  to  the  Son,  and 

to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

M.  Sicut    erat   in    prin-  R.  As  it  was  in  the  be- 

cipio,  et  nunc,  et  semper,  ginning,  is   now,  and  ever 

et  in   saecula    saeculorum.  shall    be,    world    without 

Amen.  end.     Amen. 

V.  Introibo     ad     altare  V.  I  will  go  in  unto  the 

Dei.  Altar  of  God. 

R.  Ad   Deum,   qui  laeti-  R.  Unto  God,  who  giveth 

ficat  juventutem  meam.  joy  to  my  youth. 

V.  Adjutorium  nostrum  V.  Our    help   is    in  the 

in  nomine  Domini.  name  of  the  Lord. 

R.  Qui   fecit   ccelum   et  R.  Who      hath      made 

terram.  heaven  and  earth. 


Then,  joining  his  hands  and  humbly  bowing  down,  he  says  the 

Coiifiteor,  as  on  p.  35  : 

S.  Coiifiteor  Deo  omni-  P.  I  confess  to  Almighty 

potenti,  etc.  God,  etc. 

M.  Misereatur  tui  omni-  R.  May   Almighty  God 

potens   Deus,    et    dimissis  have  mere}7  upon  thee,  and 

peccatis    tuis,    perducat  te  forgive  thee  thy  sins,  and 

ad  vitam  seternam.  bring  thee  unto  life  ever- 
lasting. 

5.  Amen.  P.  Amen. 

The  sewer  then  recites  the  Coiifiteor. 
Then  the  Priest,  with  his  hands  joined,  gives  the  Absolution,  saying: 

^ISER-EATim    vestri    |T\AY    Almighty    God 
.     omnipotens    Deus,    frSJS*     have    mercy   upon 
et  dimissis  peccatis  vestris,    you,  and  forgive  you  your 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.         117 

perducat     vos     ad     vitam    sins,    and   bring  you  unto 
aeternani.  life  everlasting. 

M.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


Signing  himself  with  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  he  says  : 

INDULGENTIAM,      *  fT\AY     the     Almighty 

absolutionem,    et    re-  ,Vl^     and  merciful  Lord 

missionem peccatorum nos-  grant  us  pardon,  •£•  absolu- 

trorum  tribuat  nobis  omni-  tion,  and  remission  of  our 

potens    et   misericors   Do-  sins, 
minus. 

M.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


Then,  bowing  doivn,  he  proceeds : 

V.  Deus,    tu    conversus        V.  Thou  shalt  turn  again, 

vivificabis  nos.  O  God,  and  quicken  us. 

R.  Et   plebs    tua    laeta-        R.  And  Thy  people  shall 

bitur  in  te.  rejoice  in  Thee. 

V.  Ostende    nobis,    Do-         V.  Show  us  Thy  mercy, 

mine,  misericordiam  tuam.  O  Lord. 

R.  Et  salutare  tuum  da        R.  And    grant    us    Thy 

nobis.  •  salvation. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-        V.  O    Lord,     hear     my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et   clamor   meus   ad       R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum,  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

The  Priest  then,  extending  and  aj Ui  retards  jouzing  his  hands,  says  : 
Orcmus.  Let  us  pray. 


n8        The  Ordinary  oe  the  Hoey  Mass. 

Then,  going  ufi  to  the  Altar,  he  says  inaiidibly  : 

*7T"*UFER  a  nobis,  quae-  ^^AKB    away   from    us 

(%Jt-l->     sumus,       Domine,  V-J     our    iniquities,     we 

iniquitates  nostras  :    ut  ad  beseech    Thee,    O     Lord  : 

Sancta     Sanctorum     puris  that  we  may  be  worthy  to 

mereamur  mentibus  intro-  enter    with     pure     minds 

ire.     Per  Christum  Domi-  into  the  Holy   of  Holies, 

num  nostrum.  Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

A  me ?i.  Amen. 

Bowing  down  over  the  Altar,  he  kisses  it  and  says : 

O  RAMUS  te,   Domine,  Vvi  I  'B   beseech  Thee,  O 

per     merita     Sane-  VJlA*    Lord,  by  the  merits 

torum  tuorum  quorum  re-  of  Thy  Saints  whose  relics 

liquise  hie  sunt,  et  omnium  are   here,    and   of  all    the 

Sanctorum,     ut    indulgere  Saints,  that  Thou  wouldst 

digneris     omnia     peccata  vouchsafe    to    forgive    me 

mea.     Amen.  all  my  sins.     Amen. 

[At  Solemn  Mass  the  Altar  is  here  incensed.] 
Then  the  Priest,  signing  himself  with  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  reads 

The  Introit, 

during  which  one  of  the.  following  may  be  read : 

BLESSED   be   the    Holy   Trinity   and   Undivided 
Unity  :  we   will  give   praise   to   Him,    because 
He  hath  shown  His  mercy  unto  us. 

O  Lord,  our  Lord,  how  admirable  is  Thy  name  in  the 
whole  earth  ! 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  who  hath  created  us. 
Glory  be  to  the  Son,  who  hath  redeemed  us. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.        119 

Glory  be  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  who  hath  sanctified  us. 
Glory  be  to  the  Holy  and  Undivided  Trinity,    one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Or  on  a  Saint's  Day : 

The  Just  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree  ;  he  shall 
grow  up  like  a  cedar  of  Libanus  ;  they  that  are  planted 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  shall  flourish  in  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  our  God. 

It  is  good  to  give  praise  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  to  sing 
unto  Thy  name,  O  Thou  Most  High. 

The  Kyrie  eleison  is  then  said  ; 

KYRIE  eleison,  *"■    '  ORD,    have     mercy, 
M.  Kyrie  eleison,     «  E  ■  *  R.  Lord,  have  mercy, 
S.  Kyrie  eleison,  P.  Lord,  have  mercy, 

M:   Christe  eleison,  R.  Christ,  have  mercy, 

S.   Christe  eleison,  P.  Christ,  have  mercy, 

M.  Christe  eleison,  R.  Christ,  have  mercy, 

S.  Kyrie  eleison,  P.   Lord,  have  mercy, 

M.  Kyrie  eleison,  R.  Lord,  have  mercy, 

S.  Kyrie  eleison.  P.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

Afterwards,  standing  at  the  middle  of  the  Altar,  extending  and 
then  joining  his  hands,  and  slightly  bowing,  he  says  {when  it  is 
to  be  said  *)  the  Gloria  in  excelsis. 

[At  High  Mass  the  choir  sings  the  Gloria,  and  the  officiating  clergy 

wait  until  its  conclusion.} 

WLORIA  in  excelsis  r^fLORY  be  to  God  on 
V$)  Deo  ;  et  in  terra  pax  VzJ  high,  and  on  earth 
hominibus   bonse  volunta-   peace  to  men  of  good  will. 


*  The  Claria  is  omitted  in  Masses  of  the  Season  during  Lent 
and  Advent,  and  in  Masses  for  the  Dead. 


i2o        The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass. 

tis.  Laudamus  te;  benedici-  We  praise  Thee;  we  bless 

mus  te  ;  adoramus  te  ;  glori-  Thee  ;  we  worship  Thee  ; 

ficamuste.    Gratias  agimus  we  glorify  Thee.     We  give 

tibi  propter  niagnam  glori-  Thee  thanks  for  Thy  great 

am  tuam.     Domine  Dens,  glory,    O    Lord   God,   hea- 

Rex   coelestis,  Deus   pater  venly   King,  God  the  Fa- 

omnipotens.     Domine  Fili  ther   Almighty.     O    Lord, 

unigenite,     Jesu     Christe  :  the     Only-begotten     Son, 

Domine  Dens,  Agnus  Dei,  Jesus  Christ ;  O  Lord  God, 

Filius     Patris,     qui     tollis  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the 

peccata    mundi,     miserere  Father,   who   takest   away 

nobis  :    qui   tollis    peccata  the  sins  of  the  world,  have 

mundi,    suscipe   deprecati-  mercy   on   us  :   Thou  who 

onem  nostram  :    qui  sedes  takest  away  the  sins  of  the 

ad    dexteram    Patris,     mi-  world,  receive  our  prayer  ; 

serere  nobis.     Ouoniam  tu  Thou   who    sittest   at    the 

solus    sanctus  :     tu    solus  right  hand  of  the  Father, 

Dominus  :    tu   solus   altis-  have   mercy   on    us.      For 

simus,   Jesu    Christe,    cum  Thou  only  art  holy  :  Thou 

Sancto   Spiritu,   in    gloria  only  art  the   Lord  :  Thou 

Dei  Patris.  only,  O  Jesus  Christ,  with 

the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God 

Amen.  the  Father.     Amen. 


The  Priest  kisses  the  Altar,  and,  turning  to  the  people,  says : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  jR.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.        121 

Then  fallow  the  Collect  and  other'  prayers,  if  prescribed  ;  at  the  end 
of  the  first  and  last  of  which  the  acolyte  answers,  Amen. 

The  Collects  vary  with  the  season*  They  may  be  found  in  their 
proper  place  {pages  66^toj8o).  Any  of  the  following  may  be 
used  instead: 

OGOD,  the  Protector  of  all  that  hope  in  Thee, 
without  whom  nothing  is  strong,  nothing  is  holy, 
multiply  upon  us  Thy  mercy  ;  that,  Thou  being  our 
ruler  and  guide,  we  may  so  pass  through  temporal 
blessings  that  we  finally  lose  not  those  which  are  eter- 
nal.    Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

^l^vEFEXD  us,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  from  all 
A^-J  dangers  both  of  soul  and  body  ;  and,  by  the  in- 
tercession of  the  glorious  and  blessed  Mary  ever  Virgin, 
Mother  of  God,  of  blessed  Joseph,  of  Thy  holy  Apos- 
tles Peter  and  Paul,  of  blessed  N.  [here  insert  the 
name  of  your  Patron  Saint\  and  of  all  Thy  Saints, 
grant  us,  in  Thy  mercy,  health  and  peace  ;  that  all 
adversities  and  errors  being  done  away,  Thy  Church 
may  serve  Thee  with  a  pure  and  undisturbed  de- 
votion. 

*TT*LMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  by  whose  Spir- 
/v/r-*-»  it  the  whole  body  of  the  Church  is  sanctified 
and  governed  :  receive  our  humble  supplications  which 
we  offer  before  Thee  for  all  degrees  and  orders  of  men 
in  Thy  holy  Church,  that,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy 
grace,  they  may  faithfully  serve  Thee. 


*  The   same  remark  applies  to  the  Introit.  Epistle,  Gradual, 
Gospel,  Ojferiovy,  Communion,  and  Post- Com  minion. 


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OGOD,  the  Pastor  and  Ruler  of  all  the  faithful, 
look  down,  in  Thy  mercy,  upon  Thy  servant  N. 
[here  mention  the  Pope's  name\  whom  Thou  hast 
appointed  to  preside  over  Thy  Church  ;  and  grant,  we 
beseech  Thee,  that  both  by  word  and  example  he  may 
edify  all  those  who  are  under  his  charge  ;  so  that,  with 
the  flock  entrusted  to  him,  he  may  arrive  at  length 
unto  life  everlasting.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen. 

Then  the  Epistle  for  the  day  is  read,  which  may  be  found  in  its 
proper  place  {pages  66s  t°  7$°)  >'  or  ^ie  following  may  be  used 
instead  : 

{Philip,  iv.  4-g.) 

*"I^)  EJOICE  in  the  Lord  always  :  again  I  say,  re- 
«-"--^  joice.  Let  your  moderation  be  known  to  all 
men  :  the  Lord  is  nigh.  Be  anxious  about  nothing  : 
but  in  everything  by  prayer  and  supplication  with 
thanksgiving  let  your  petitions  be  made  known  to  God. 
And  may  the  peace  of  God,  which  surpasseth  all  un- 
derstanding, guard  your  hearts  and  minds  in  Christ 
Jesus.  As  to  the  rest,  brethren,  whatever  things  are 
true,  whatever  modest,  whatever  just,  whatever  holy," 
whatever  amiable,  whatever  of  good  report,  if  there  be 
any  virtue,  if  any  praise  of  discipline,  think  on  these 
things.  The  things  which  ye  have  both  learned  and 
received,  and  heard  and  seen  in  me,  these  do  ye  ;  and 
the  God  of  peace  shall  be  with  you. 

After  the  Epistle  is  said : 

R.  Deo  gratias.  R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.         123 


Then  the  Gradual,  Tract,  Alleluia,  or  Sequence,  according  to  the 

time. 

For  the  Gradual.  * 

BE  Thou  unto  me  a  God,  a  Protector,  and  a  House 
of  Refuge  to  save  me.  In  Thee,  O  God,  have 
I  hoped  ;  O  Lord,  let  me  never  be  confounded. 

Deal  not  with  us,  O  Lord,  according  to  our  sins 
which  we  have  committed,  nor  punish  us  according  to 
our  iniquities. 

Jr.  Help  us,  O  God  our  Saviour ;  and  for  the  glory 
of  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  deliver  us,  and  forgive  us  our 
sins  for  Thv  name's  sake. 

Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me :  I  will  teach 
you  the  fear  of  the  Lord.  Come  ye  to  Him,  and  be 
enlightened  ;  and  your  faces  shall  not  be  confounded. 
Alleluia,  alleluia.  O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  nations  ; 
shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  joy.     Alleluia. 

Before  the  Gospel  the  Priest  bozvs  down  before  the  middle  of  the 

Altar,  and  says  : 

UNDA     cor     meum  /CLEANSE    my    heart 

ac  labia  mea,  oni-  V»y      and  my  lips,  O  Al- 

nipotens    Deus,  qui    labia  mighty    God,     who    didst 

Isaiae     prophetse     calculo  cleanse  the  lips  of  the  Pro- 

mundasti  ignito  :    ita    me  phet  Isaias  with   a   burn- 

tua  grata  miseratione  dig-  ing  coal  ;   and  vouchsafe, 

nare  mundare,  ut  sanctum  through       Thy      gracious 

Evangelium    tuum    digne  mercy,    so    to    purify    me 

*  The  choir  sings  the  Gradual  while  the  book  is  moved  to  the 
Gospel  side,  and  the  Priest  says  the  prayer  Munda  cor  mcum. 
"  Clean:*,  my  heart/'  etc. 


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valeam  nimtiare.  Per 
Christum  Dorniuum  nos- 
trum. 

Amen. 

Jube  Domine  benedi- 
cere. 


that  I  may  worthily  pro- 
claim Thy  holy  Gospel. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Lord,   grant  Thy  bless- 
ing. 


«TpvOMINUS  sit  in  cor-  ^HB  Lord  be  in  my 
*A-r  de  meo  et  in  labiis  VJ*  heart  and  on  my 
meis,  ut  digne  et  compe-  lips,  that  I  may  worthily 
tenter  annuutiem  Bvange-  and  fittingly  proclaim  His 
Hum  suum.     Amen.  holy  Gospel.     Amen. 

Then,  going  to  the  Gospel  side,  he  says  : 


V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 
R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 
V.    Sequentia         sancti 
Bvangelii   secundum   N. 


R.  Gloria     tibi,    Domi- 


ne. 


V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  The  continuation  of 
the  holy  Gospel  according 
to  N. 

R.  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O 
Lord. 


Then  is  read 


The;  Gospex  {pp.  66s  t°  7^o). 

For  the  Gospel  may  be  read : 

{Luke  xii.  35-40.) 

'  J  *  ET  your  loins  be  girded  round,  and  lamps  burn- 
er— *  ing  in  your  hands.  And  be  ye  like  men  waiting 
for  their  lord,  when  he  shall  return  from  the  wedding  ; 
that  when  he  cometh,  and  knocketh,  they  may  open 
to  him  immediately.  Happy  are  those  servants  whom 
the  Lord,  when  He  cometh,  shall  find  watching.    Truly 


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j 


I  say  to  you,  that  He  will  gird  Himself,  and  make 
them  recline  at  table,  and  will  come  and  serve  them. 
And  if  He  shall  come  in  the  second  watch,  or  shall 
come  in  the  third  watch,  and  so  find,  happy  are  those 
servants.  But  know  this,  that  if  the  master  of  the 
house  did  know  at  what  hour  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  surely  watch,  and  would  not  suffer  his  house 
to  be  broken  open.  Be  ye  then  also  ready  ;  for  at  what 
hour  ye  fhink  not,  the  Son  of  Man  will  come. 

After  the  Gospel  is  said : 

R.  Laus  tibi,  Christe.  R.    Praise  be  to  thee,    O 

Christ. 

The  Priest  says  iyiaudibly : 

^T^jHR  Evangelica  dicta  *TT>Y  the  words  of  the 
«-■ —  deleantur  nostra  de-  A*-*  Gospel  may  our 
licta.  sins  be  blotted  out. 


[ 


At  Solemn  Mass,  after  the  Epistle  is  sung,  the  Deacon  places  the 
Gospel-book  on  tJie  table  of  the  Altar,  and  the  Celebrant  blesses  the 
incense.  The  Deacon  then,  kneeling  before  the  Altar  with  his 
hands  joined,  says  the  Munda  eor  meum,  as  above.  He  then 
takes  the  book  from  the  Altar,  and,  kneeling,  asks  the  Celebrant's 
blessing,  saying : 

Jube  Domne  benedicere.        Pray,  sir,  a  blessing. 

To  which  the  Celebrant  replies  in  the  words  of  the  prayer  Dominus 

sit  in  corde,  etc  ,  above,  only  using  the  second  person  instead  of 

the  first,  and  blessing  with  the  sign  of  the  Cross. 
The  Deacon  then  proceeds,  with  attendants  bearing  incense  and  lights, 

to  the  Gospel  side  of  the  Sanctuary,  and,  standing  with  hands 

joined,  sings : 

Dominus  vobiscum,  etc.         The  Lord  be  with  you, 

etc. 


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When  he  sings  Sequentia,  etc.,  he  makes  the  sign  of  the  Cross  upon 
the  book  and  upon  himself;  and  thereupon  incenses  the  book 
thrice. 

After  the  Gospel  the  Subdeacon  takes  the  book  to  the  Celebrant,  who 
kisses  it,  and  is  then  incensed  by  the  Deacon.'] 

[Here  the  Sermon  is  usually  preached.*] 

Then,  at  the  middle  of  the  Altar,  extending ,  elevating,  and  joining 
his  hands,  the  Priest  says  the  Nicene  Creed  {when  it  is  to  be  said), 
keeping  his  hands  joined.  At  the  words,  and  was  incarnate,  he 
kneels  down,  and  continues  kneeling  to  the  words,  was  made 
man. 

CREDO  in  unum  De-  •y'  BELIEVE  in  one  God, 
urn,  Patrem  omnipo-  *-*-»  the  Father  Almighty, 
tentem,  Factoreni  cceli  et  Maker  of  heaven  and  earth, 
terrse,  visibilium  omnium  and  of  all  things  visible 
etinvisibilium.  Et  in  unum  and  invisible.-  And  in  one 
Dominum  Jesum  Chris-  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Only- 
turn,  Filium  Dei  unigeni-  begotten  Son  of  God,  born 
turn,  et  ex  Patre  natum  of  the  Father  before  all 
ante  omnia  saecula.  Deum  ages.  God  of  God  ;  Light 
de   Deo ;     Lumen   de   Lu-  of   Light ;     very    God    of 


*  Prayer  before  the  Sermon. 

I  will  hear  what  the  Lord  will  say  unto  me. 

0  Jesus,  light  of  the  world,  enlighten  my  understanding-,  that  I 
may  understand  Thy  word ;  and  cleanse  my  heart,  that  it  may 
bring  forth  the  fruits  of  Thy  holy  teaching-. 

After  the  Sermon. 

1  give  Thee  thanks.  O  Lord  God.  that  Thou  hast  been  pleased 
to  refresh  my  soul  by  Thy  word.  Direct  my  steps  according  to 
Thy  commandments. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.         127 


mine ;     Deuni     veruni    de  very   God ;    begotten,    not 

Deo   vero ;     genitutn    non  made  ;    being  of  one  sub- 

factum  ;    consubstantialem  stance  with  the  Father,  by 

Patri,    per     quern     omnia  whom     all      things     were 

factasunt.    Qui  propter  nos  made.     Who  for  us   men, 

homines,    et    propter  nos-  and     for     our     salvation, 

tram     salutem,     descendit  came  down  from  heaven, 

de  coelis,  et  incarnatus  est  and     was     incarnate     by 

de  Spiritu  Sancto,  ex  Maria  the    Holy    Ghost    of    the 

Virgine  :  ET  homo  factus  Virgin  Mary  :  and   was 

est.     [Hie  gemcflectitur.~\  made    Man.       [Here   all 

Crucifixus    etiam   pro   no-  kneel  down. ~\     He  was  cru- 

bis :  sub  Pontio  Pilato  pas-  cified  also  for  us,  suffered 

sus   et    sepultus    est.      Et  under  Pontius  Pilate,  and 

resurrexit  tertia  die  secun-  was  buried.     The  third  day 

durn  Scripturas  ;  et  ascen-  He   rose   agaiu    according 

dit    in    coelum,    sedet    ad  to  the  Scriptures ;  and  as- 

dexteram  Patris  :  et  iterum  cended  into   Heaven,  and 

venturus    est    cum    gloria  sitteth  at  the   right  hand 

judicare   vivos   et    rnortu-  of   the    Father :    and    He 

os :    cujus   regni   non   erit  shall     come     again     with 

finis.  glory   to    judge    both   the 

living   and   the  dead  :    of 

whose  kingdom  there  shall 

be  no  end. 

Et  in  Spiritum  Sanctum,  And    I    believe    in    the 

Dominum  et  vivificautem,  Holy  Ghost,  the  Lord  and 

qui  ex  Patre  Filioque  pro-  Giver    of    Life,    who  pro- 

cedit :    qui  cum    Patre  et  ceedeth   from   the    Father 

Filio     simul     adoratur    et  and  the  Son  :  who  together 

conglorificatur ;    qui    locu-  with   the   Father    and  the 

tus  est"  per  prophetas.     Et  Son     is    worshipped     and 

unam  sanctam  Catholicam  glorified ;    who   spoke    by 


128        The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass. 

et  Apostolicam  Ecclesiam.  the   Prophets.      And   One 

Confiteor   unurn   baptisina  Holy   Catholic  and   Apos- 

in     remissionem    peccato-  tolic    Church.      I    confess 

rum.      Et    expecto    resur-  one  Baptism  for  the  rernis- 

rectionem    mortuorum,   et  sion  of  sins.     And  I  look 

vitam  venturi  saeculi.  for  the  Resurrection  of  the 

dead,  and  the  life  of  the 

Amen.  world  to  come.     Amen. 


[At  High  Mass  the  choir  sings  the  Credo,  and  the  clergy  sit  down 

until  its  conclusion .] 

Then  the  Celebrant  kisses  the  Altar,  and,  turning  to  the  people,  says : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


He  then  reads 

The  Offertory.* 

HE  Angel  of  the  Lord  shall  encamp  round  about 
them  that  fear  Him,  and  shall  deliver  them  ;  O 
taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  sweet. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  His 
benefits :  and  thy  youth  shall  be  renewed  like  the 
eagle's. 

I  will  extol  Thee,  O  Lord,  for  Thou  hast  lifted  me 
up  :  and  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice-over  me  :  O 
Lord,  my  God,  I  have  cried  unto  Thee  :  and  Thou  hast 
healed  me. 


*  The  choir  sings  the  Offertory,  or  some  suitable  Anthem  or 
Hymn. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.        129 

This  being  finished,  the  Priest  takes  the  paten  with  the  Host  [if  it  is 
Solemn  Mass,  the  Deacon  hands  the  Priest  the  paten  with  the 
Host],  and,  offering  it  up,  says  : 

^USCIPE,  sancte  Pater,      Vj'CCEPT,  O  Holy  Fa- 

J<^     omnipotens,  aeterne  (vJ-*-»     ther,       Almighty, 

Deus,  hanc   immaculatam  Everlasting       God,      this 

Hostiam,  quam  ego  indig-  stainless    Host,    which   I, 

nus    famulus    tuus    offero  Thine    unworthy  servant, 

tibi  Deo  meo  vivo  et  vero,  offer  unto  Thee,  my  God, 

pro   innumerabilibus    pec-  living  and  true,  for  mine 

catis,      et      offensionibus,  innumerable  sins,  offences, 

et    negligentiis    meis,    et  and  negligences,   and   for 

pro  omnibus  circumstanti-  all  here  present ;  as  also  for 

bus ;   sed   et  pro  omnibus  all  faithful  Christians,  both 

fidelibus   Christianis,  vivis  living    and   dead,    that   it 

atque  defunctis  ;    ut    mihi  may  be   profitable  for  my 

et  illis  proficiat  ad  salutem  own  and  for  their  salvation 

in  vitam  aeternam.    Amen,  unto  life  eternal.     Amen. 


Then,  making  the  sign  of  the  Cross  with  the  paten,  he  places  the 
Host  upon  the  corporal.  The  Priest  pours  wine  and  water  into 
the  chalice,  blessing  the  water  before  it  is  mixed,  saying  : 

EUS,  *i*  qui  humanae  f~\   GOD,    •%•    who    hast 

substantias      digni-  V^     wonderfully  framed 

tatem     mirabiliter    condi-  man's  exalted  nature,  and 

disti,    et   mirabilius    refor-  still  more  wonderfully  re- 

masti :  da  nobis  per  hujus  stored  it ;  grant  us,  by  the 

aquae   et  vini   mysterium,  mystic  signification  of  this 

ejus    divinitatis   esse   con-  commingling  of  water  and 

sortes,  quihumanitatisnos-  wine,  to  become  partakers 

trae  fieri  dignatus  est  par-  of    His       Godhead      who 

ticeps,  Jesus  Christus,  Fi-  vouchsafed  to  become  par- 

lius  tuus,  Dominus  noster  ;  taker    of    our    manhood, 


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130        The  Ordinary  of  thk  Holy  Mass. 

qui  tecum  vivit  et  reguat  Jesus  Christ,  Thy  Son,  our 

in   unitate  Spiritus  Sancti  Lord ;      who     liveth     and 

Deus,    per    omnia  saecula  reigneth  with  Thee  in  the 

saeculorum.     Amen.  unity  of,  etc.     Amen. 


[If  it  is  a  Solemn  Mass,  the  Deacon  ministers  the  wine,  the  Sub- 
deacon  the  water.] 

Offering  up  t)ie  Chalice,  he  says  : 

OFFBRIMUS  tibi,  Do-  TffTE  offer  unto  Thee, 

mine,  calicem  salu-  VJLA*    O  Lord,  the  chalice 

taris,      tuam     deprecantes  of    salvation,     beseeching 

cleoientiam,    ut     in     con-  Thy  clemency  that,  in  the 

spectu    divinae    Majestatis  sight   of  Thy   divine    Ma- 

tuae,  pro   nostra   et   totius  jesty,  it  may  ascend  with 

mundi   salute   cum    odore  the  odor  of  sweetness,  for 

suavitatis  ascendat.  our  salvation,  and  for  that 

Amen.  of  the  whole  world.  Amen. 


Then  making  the  sign  of  the  Cross  with  the  chalice,  and  placing  it 
on  the  corporal,  he  covers  it  with  the  pall. 

At  Solemn  Mass  the  Subdeacon  here  receives  the  paten,  and,  wrap- 
ping it  up  in  the  veil  with  which  his  shoulders  are  covered,  he 
goes  and  stands  behind  the  Celebrant  until  towards  the  end  of 
the  Pater  Noster.] 

Bowing  down,  the  Priest  says  : 

IN    spiritu    humilitatis,  tT*N  a  humble  spirit  and 

et  in  animo  contrito,  «-^-»     a  contrite  heart  may 

suscipiamur  a  te,  Domine,  we  be  received  by  Thee,  O 

et  sic  fiat  sacrificium  nos-  Lord  ;    and    let    our    Sac- 

truni     in      conspectu     tuo  rifice   be  so  made  in  Thy 

hodie,  ut  placeat  tibi,  Do-  sight  this  day  that  it  may 

mine  Deus.  please  Thee,  O  Lord  God. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.         131 

Raising  his  eyes  and  stretching  out  his  hands,  he  says  : 

VENI,       sanctificator,  ^fOME,    O     Sanctifier, 

omnipotens,  aeterne  ^-^      Alniighty,     Eternal 

Deus,    et     bene  4*  die    hoc  God,  and  bless  4»  this  vSao 

sacrificium,      tuo      sancto  rifice  set  forth  to  Thy  holy 

nomini  praeparatum.  name. 


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At  Solemn  Mass  the  Celebrant  blesses  the  incense  : 


'YJjBR      intercessionem    ^TTV 
«J —       beati  Michaelis    r*—^ 


Y  the  intercession  of 
blessed  Michael  the 
Archangeli,  stantis  a  dex-  Archangel,  standing  at  the 
tris  altaris  incensi,  et  om-  right  hand  of  the  Altar  of 
nium  electorum  suorum,  Incense,  and  of  all  His 
incensum  istud  dignetur  elect,  may  the  Lord  vouch- 
Dominus  benedicere,  et  in  safe  to  bless  this  incense, 
odorern  suavitatis  accipere.  and  receive  it  as  an  odor  of 
Per  Christum  Dominum  sweetness.  Through,  etc. 
nostrum.     Amen.  Amen, 

He  incenses  the  bread  and  wine,  saying  : 

INCENSUM   istud   a  te  (T\AY       this      incense 

benedictum  ascendat  X*-s     which    Thou   hast 

ad  te,  Domine,   et  descen-  blessed,  O  Lord,  ascend  to 

dat  super  nos  misericordia  Thee,  and  may  Thy  mercy 

tua.  descend  upon  us. 

Then  he  incenses  the  altar,  saying  : 

cp|IRIGATUR,  Domine,  *****  ET  my  prayer,  O 
A^J  oratio  mea  sicut  in-  A — *  Lord,  be  directed 
censum  in  conspectu  tuo  :    as   incense   in  Thy  sight  : 


132        The  OrdinaPvY  of  thk  Hoi^y  Mass. 

elevatio      manuurn      mea-  and  the   lifting  up  of  my 

rum  sacrificium    vesperti-  hands  as  the  evening  sacri- 

nuni.  rice. 

Pone,  Doniine,  custo-  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  be- 
dlam ori  meo,  et  ostium  fore  my  mouth,  and  a  door 
circumstantioe  labiis  meis.  round  about  my  lips. 

Ut      non     declinet     cor  That  my  heart  may  not 

meum   in    verba   malitise,  incline    to   evil   words,  to 

adexcusandasexcusationes  make  excuses  in  sins, 
in  peccatis. 


Giving  the  censer  to  the  Deacon,  he  says  : 


JBC 


CCENDAT  in  nobis  /T\AY    the     Lord     en- 

Dominus ignem sui  <■!■'»     kindle   in    us    the 

amoris,  et  flammam  aeter-  fire     of     His     love,     and 

nae  caritatis.  the    flame    of   everlasting 

Amen.  charity.     Amen. 


Here  the  Celebrant  is  incensed  by  the  Deacon,  who  next  incenses'] 
the  clergy  present  in  choir  and  the  other  Ministers  at  the  Altar.  J 

The  Priest,  with  his  hands  joined,  goes  to  the  Epistle  side  of  the 
Altar,  where  he  washes  his  fingers  while  lie  >ecites  the  following 
verses  of  Ps.  25  : 


'T-'AVABO    inter    inno-    ,TJ 

r* — *     centesmanus  meas:    «-■-» 


WILL  wash  my  hands 
among  the  innocent  . 
et  circumdabo  altare  tuum,  and  I  will  compass  Thine 
Domine.  altar,  O  Lord. 

Ut  audiam  vocem  laudis  :  That  I  may  hear  the 
et  enarrem  universa  mira-  voice  of  praise,  and  tell  of 
bilia  tua.  all  Thy  wondrous  works. 

Domine,  dilexi  decorem       O  Lord,  I  have  loved  the 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Hoi,y  Mass. 


133 


domus  tuae,  et  locum  habi- 
tationis  gloriae  tuae. 

Ne  perdas  cum  impiis, 
Deus,  auimam  meam  ;  et 
cum  viris  sauguinum  vi- 
tam  meam. 

In  quorum  manibus  ini- 
quitates  sunt  :  dextera  eo- 
rum  repleta  est  muneribus. 

Ego  autem  in  innocen- 
tia  mea  ingressus  sum  : 
redime  me  et  miserere 
mei. 

Pes  meus  stetit  in  di- 
recto  :  in  ecclesiis  benedi- 
cam  te,  Domine. 

*  Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


beauty  of  Thy  house,  and 
the  place  where  Thy  glory 
dwelleth. 

Take  not  away  my  soul, 
O  God,  with  the  wicked, 
nor  my  life  with  men  of 
blood. 

In  whose  hands  are  ini- 
quities :  their  right  hand 
is  filled  with  gifts. 

But  as  for  me,  I  have 
walked  in  my  innocence  : 
redeem  me,  and  be  merciful 
unto  me. 

My  foot  hath  stood  in 
the  right  way  :  in  the 
churches  I  will  bless  Thee, 
O  Lord. 

*  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


Returning,  and  bowing  before  the  middle  of  the  Altar,  with  joined 

hands,  he  says  : 


«T^>  ECBIVE,     O     Holy 

A-\     Trinity,  this  Obla- 


^USCIPE,  sanctaTrini- 

P^    tas,  hanc  oblationem 

quam  tibi  offerimus  ob  me-  tion,  which  we  offer  unto 

moriam   Passionis,    Resur-  Thee,    in   memory   of  the 

rectionis,     et     Ascensionis  Passion,  Resurrection,  and 

Jesu   Christi   Domini  nos-  Ascension     of    our     Lord 

tri  :  et  in  honorern  beatae  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  honor 


*  In   Masses   for  the   Dead,  and  in   Passion-time,  the  Gloria  is 
omitted. 


134        The  Ordinary  of  the  HoiyY  Mass. 

Mariae  semper  Virgiuis,  et  of  blessed  Mary  ever  Vir- 

beati  Joannis  Baptistse,   et  gin,    of  blessed  John   the 

sanctorum       Apostolorum  Baptist,  of  the  holy  Apos- 

Petri  et  Pauli,   et  istorum  ties    Peter    and    Paul,    of 

et  omnium  Sanctorum  :  ut  these     and     of     all     Thy 

illis  proficiat  ad  houorem,  Saints  :  that  it  may  be  to 

nobis   autem  ad   salutem  :  their  honor  and  to  our  sal- 

et  illi   pro   nobis    interce-  vation  :     and     may     they 

dere   dignentur    in    coelis,  vouchsafe  to  intercede  for 

quorum     memoriam     agi-  us  in  heaven,   whose   me- 

mus   in    terris.     Per  eum-  mory     we     celebrate      on 

dem   Christum    Dominum  earth.     Through  the  same 

nostrum.     Amen.  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Then  he  kisses  the  Altar,  and  having  turned  himself  towards  the 
people,  extending  ai<,d  joining  his  hands,  he  raises  his  voice  a 
little,  and  says : 

ORATE,  fratres,  ut  me-  *^|T)RAY»    my    brethren, 

um  ac  vestrum  sac-  «-^ —      that     my     sacrifice 

rificium     acceptabile     fiat  and  yours  may  be  accept- 

apud  Deum  Patrem  omni-  able    to    God    the   Father 

potentem.  Almighty. 


The  server  then  answers : 

Suscipiat   Dominus   sac-  May    the    Lord    receive 

rificium   de  manibus  tuis,  the     Sacrifice     from     thy 

ad  laudem  et  gloriam  no-  hands,   to   the   praise   and 

minis    sui,    ad    utilitatem  glory  of  His  name,  to  our 

quoque  nostram,  totiusque  benefit,  and  to  that  of  all 

Ecclesiae  suae  sanctae.  His  holy  Church. 

The  Priest  answers  in  a  low  voice,  Amen 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.        135 

Then,  with  outstretched  hands,  he  recites  The  Secret  Prayers. 

At  the  Secreta. 

fTXERCIFULLY  hear  our  prayers,  O  Lord,  and 
r-*'»  graciously  accept  this  oblation  which  we  Thy 
servants  make  unto  Thee  ;  and  as  we  offer  it  to  the 
honor  of  Thy  name,  so  may  it  be  to  us  a  means  of  ob- 
taining Thy  grace  here,  and  life  everlasting  hereafter. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

On  a  Saint's  day. 

^AXCTIFY,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  these  gifts 
«N-^  which  we  offer  Thee  in  this  solemnity  of  Thy 
holy  servant  N.,  and  so  strengthen  us  by  Thy  grace 
that  both  in  prosperity  and  adversity  our  ways  may  be 
ever  directed  to  Thine  honor.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc. 


$> 


JVJiich  being  finished,  he  says  in  an  audible  voice  : 

ER  omnia  ssecula  sae-  Kss\  m  'ORLD  without  end. 

culorum.  VAlA» 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Here  he  uplifts  his  hands  : 

V.  Sursum  corda.  V.  Lift  up  your  hearts. 

R.  Habemus   ad    Domi-       R.  We  lift  them  up  unto 
num.  the  Lord. 


136        The:  Ordinary  of  thk  Hoi/y  Mass. 

He  joins  his  hands  before  his  breast  and  bows  his  head  while  he 

says  : 

V.  Gratias   agamus   Do-  V.  Let  us   give  thanks 

mino  Deo  nostro.  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

R.  Dignuni    et    justum  R.  It     is    worthy     and 

est.  just. 

He  then  disjoins  his  hands,  and  keeps  them  hi  this  posture  until  the 
end  oftlie  Preface,  after  which  he  again  joins  them,  and,  bowing, 
says,  Sanctus,  etc.*  IVItcn  he  says  Benedictus,  etc.,  he  signs 
himself  with  the'Cross. 

The  following  Preface  is  said  on  every  Sunday  in  the  year  that  has 

no  special  preface  of  its  own. 

VERE  dignuni  et  jus-  't'T  is  truly  worthy   and 

turn  est,  aequum  et  «J-»    just,   right    and  pro- 

salutare,  nos  tibi  semper  et  fi  table  unto  salvation,  that 

ubique   gratias  agere,  Do-  we  should  at  all  times  and 

mine  sancte,  Pater  omni-  in  all  places  give   thanks 

potens,  seterne  Deus.     Qui  unto  Thee,   O  holy  Lord, 

cum  unigenito  Filio  tuo  et  Father  Almighty,  Eternal 

Spiritu    Sancto    unus     es  God.      Who,    with   Thine 

Deus,  unus  es   Dominus  :  Only-begotten  Son  and  the 

non  in  unius  singularitate  Holy  Ghost,  art  one  God, 

Personae,  sedinuniusTrini-  one  Lord  :  not  in  the  sin- 

tate    substantias.         Quod  gleness   of   one   only  Per- 

enim  de  tua  gloria,  reve-  son,  but  in  the  Trinity  of 

lante  te,  credimus,  hoc   de  one  Substance.     For  what 

Filio  tuo,  hoc   de   Spiritu  we  believe  of  Thy  glory,  as 

*  At  High  Mass  the  choir  sinc:s  the  Sanctus  (while  the  Priest  is 
proceeding  with  the  Canon)  as  far  as  the  first  Hosanna  in  excelsis 
before  the  elevation ;  and  after  the  elevation,  Benedictus  qui 
venit,  etc. 


The  Ordinary  of  the  Holy  Mass.        137 

Sancto,  sine  differentia  dis-  Thou  hast  revealed  it,  that 
cretionis  sentimus.  Ut  in  we  believe  of  Thy  Son,  and 
confessione  veroe  sempiter-  that  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
neeque  Deitatis,  et  in  Per-  without  any  difference  or 
sonis  proprietas,  et  in  essen-  inequality.  That  in  the 
tia  unitas,  et  in  Maj estate  confession  of  the  True  and 
adoretur  sequalitas.  Ouem  Eternal  G  odhead,  distinc- 
laudant  angeli  atque  arch-  tion  in  Persons,  unity  in 
angeli,  cherubim  quoque  Essence,  and  equality  in 
ac  seraphim,  qui  non  ces-  Majesty  may  be  adored. 
sant  clamare  quotidie,  una  Whom  the  Angels  and 
voce  dicentes  :  Archangels,  the  Cherubim 

also  and  Seraphim,  do 
praise;  who  cease  not  daily 
to  cry  out,  with  one  voice 
saying  : 


{Here  the  bell  is  ru7ig  thrice.) 

£^ANCTUS,        sanctus,  "p^OLY,     Holy,     Holy, 

JS^     sanctus,       Dominus  *-^&     Lord  God  of  Hosts. 

Deus  Sabaoth.     Pleni  sunt  Heaven  and  earth  are  full 

cceli   et  terra    gloria   tua.  of  Thy   glory.       Hosanna 

Hosannainexcelsis.   Bene-  in  the  highest.     Blessed  is 

dictus  qui  venit  in  nomine  he    who    cometh     in    the 

Domini.     Hosanna  in  ex-  name  of  the  Lord.    Hosan- 

celsis.  na  in  the  highest. 


138  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 


THE   CANON   OF  THE  MASS. 

The  Priest,  first  extending,  then  elevating  and  joining  his  hands, 
raising  his  eyes  tozvards  heaven,  says  in  a  lo:v  voice  : 

B    igitur,    dementis-  V/j  I  "B,    therefore,    hum- 

sime       Pater,      per  VJlA*     bly  pray   and   be- 

Jesum     Christum     Filiuni  seech   Thee,    most    merci- 

tuum  Dominum  nostrum,  ful  Father,   through  Jesus 

supplices  rogamus  ac  peti-  Christ      Thy      Son,     our 

rnus,  Lord, 

He  kisses  the  Altar. 

Uti      accepta     habeas     et  That  Thou  wouldst  accept 

benedicas     hsec    *b    dona,  and    bless    these   *b   gifts, 

haec    •£•    munera,    haec    HE*  these  *b  presents,   these  ■$• 

saucta  sacrificia  illibata,  in  holy    unspotted  sacrifices, 

primis,  quae  tibi  offerimus  which,  in  the  first  place,  we 

pro    Kcclesia    tua    sancta  offer   Thee    for   Thy   holy 

Catholica  :     quam     pacifi-  Catholic    Church  :    which 

care,    custodire,     adunare,  vouchsafe  to  pacify,  guard, 

et  regere  digneris  toto  orbe  unite,  and  govern  through- 

terrarum,   una  cum  famu-  out  the   whole   world,   to- 

lo  tuo  Papa  nostra  N.,  et  gether  with  Thy  servant  N. 

Antistite     nostro     N.,      et  our  Pope;  N.  our  Bishop;  as 

omnibus     orthodoxis,     at-  also  all  orthodox  believers 

que    Catholicee    et    Apos-  and  professors  of  the  Ca- 

tolicse  Fidei  cultoribus.  tholic  and  Apostolic  Faith. 

The  Commemoration  of  the  Living. 


/T\EMENTO,  Domine,  ,|^>  EMEMBBR,  O  Lord, 
\'->  farnulorum  famu-  r-^-X?  Thy  servants  and 
larumque  tuarum,  N.  et  N.,    handmaids,  N.  and  N., 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  139 

He  pauses,  and,  joining  his  hands,  prays  silently  for  those  he  wishes 
to  pray  for  in  particular  ;  and  proceeds  : 

Et     omnium     circumstan-  And  *  all     here     present, 

tium,    quorum    tibi    fides  whose  faith   and  devotion 

cognita    est,    et    nota    de-  are   known   to   Thee ;    for 

votio  :  pro  quibus  tibi   of-  whom    we    offer,    or    who 

ferimus,    vel    qui    tibi    of-  offer  up  to  Thee  this  Sacri- 

ferunt      hoc      sacrificium  fice    of   praise    for   them- 

laudis,  pro  se,  suisque  om-  selves  and  all  pertaining  to 

nibus,      pro     redemptione  them,   for  the  redemption 

animarum     suarum,      pro  of  their  souls,  for  the  hope 

spe  salutis  et  incolumita-  of  their  salvation  and  well- 

tis   suae  :    tibique   reddunt  being,  and  who  pay  their 

vota  sua,  seterno  Deo,  vivi  vows  unto  Thee,  the  eter- 

et  vero.  nal  God,  living  and  true. 

COMMUNICANTES,  'r'N     communion     with, 

et  memoriam  vene-  «J-»     and      honoring     the 

rantes,  in  primis  gloriosae  memory,  especially  of  the 

semper     Virginis     Mariae,  glorious  ever  Virgin  Mary, 

Genitricis   Dei   et   Domini  Mother   of   our    God   arid 

nostri  Jesu  Christi :  sed  et  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ;  as  also 

beatorum  Apostolorum  ac  of   Thy    blessed    Apostles 

Martyrum    tuorum,    Petri  and     Martyrs,    Peter    and 

et  Pauli,  Andreae,  Jacobi,  Paul,  Andrew,  James,  John, 

Joannis,   Thomae,   Jacobi,  Thomas,     James,     Philip, 

Philippi,         Bartholomaei,  Bartholomew,       Matthew, 

Matthaei,  Simonis  et  Thad-  Simon       and      Thaddeus, 

daei,      Lini,      Cleti,      Cle-  Linus,     Cletus,     Clement, 

mentis,     Xysti,     Coruelii,  Xystus,  Cornelius,  Cyprian, 

Cypriani,  Laurentii,  Chry-  Lawrence,       Chrysogonus, 

sogoni,  Joannis   et    Pauli,  John    and    Paul,     Cosmas 


140 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 


Cosmae  et  Damiani,  et 
omnium  Sanctorum  tuo- 
rum  ;  quorum  mentis 
precibusque  concedas,  ut 
in  omnibus  protectionis 
tuae  muniamur  auxilio. 
Per  eumdem  Christum  Do- 
minum  nostrum.     Amen, 


and  Damian,  and  all  Thy 
Saints  ;  by  whose  merits 
and  prayers  grant  that  we 
may  in  all  things  be  de- 
fended by  the  aid  of  Thy 
protection.  Through  the 
same  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen\ 


Spreading  his  hands  over  the  oblation,  he  says 
{Here  the  bell  is  rung  once.) 


"Tt  ANC  igitur  oblatio- 
r*— G  iiem  servitutis  nos- 
tras, sed  et  cunctae  fami- 
liae  tuae,  quaesumus,  Do- 
mine,  ut  placatus  accipias ; 
diesque  nostros  in  tua  pace 
disponas,  atque  ab  aeterna 
darnnatione  nos  eripi,  et  in 
electorum  tuorum  jubeas 
grege  numerari.  Per  Chris- 
tum   Dominum     nostrum. 

Amen. 


HIS  oblation,  there- 
fore, of  our  service, 
and  that  of  Thy  whole 
family,  we  beseech  Thee, 
O  Lord,  graciously  to  ac- 
cept ;  and  to  dispose  our 
days  in  Thy  peace,  and  to 
command  us  to  be  deliver- 
ed from  eternal  damnation, 
and  to  be  numbered  in 
the  flock  of  Thine  elect. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


QUAM  oblationem,  tu 
Deus,  in  omnibus, 
quaesumus,  benedic*Ham, 
adscrip^Rain,  ra^tam,  ra- 
tionabilem,  acceptabilem- 
que  facere  digneris :  ut 
nobis  cor4*pus  et  san4"guis 


y^TTTHICH  oblation  do 
UIA  Thou,  O  God,  we 
beseech  Thee,  vouchsafe  to 
make  in  all  things  blessed, 
•k  approved,  >i*  ratified,  ■*■ 
reasonable,  and  acceptable: 
that  it  may  become  for  us 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  141 

fiat  dilectissimi  Filii  tui  the  Body  4*  and  Blood  +  of 
Domini  nostri  Jesu  Chris-  Thy  dearly  beloved  Son, 
ti.  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


Q 


UI  pridie   quam  pate-  V/l  I  'HO,  the  day  before 

retur,  accepit  panem  VJcA*     He   suffered,  took 

in   sanctas   ac  venerabiles  bread    into    His   holy  and 

manus    suas,    et     elevatis  venerable  hands,  and  with 

oculis    in    coelum,    ad    te  eyes     lifted     up     towards 

Deum   Patrem  suuru   om-  heaven,  unto  Thee,  O  God, 

nipotentem  :     tibi     gratias  His  Almighty  Father,  giv- 

agens,    beneHhdixit,    fregit,  ing   thanks    to   Thee,    did 

deditque     discipulis     suis,  bless,  *t"  break,    and    give 

dicens  :  Accipite,   et  man-  unto  His  disciples,  saying  : 

ducate  ex  hoc  omnes.  Take,  and  eat  ye  all  of  this. 


Holding  the  Host  zcith  both  hands,  the  Priest  pronounces  the  words 
of  Consecration  secretly,  distinctly,  and  attentively : 

Hoc  est  enim  Corpus       For  this  is  My  Body, 
meum. 

After  pronouncing  the  words  of  Consecration,  the  Priest,  kneeling 
upon  one  knee,  adores  the  sacred  Host ;  then,  rising,  he  elevates 
It,  and  replaces  It  upon  the  corporal,  kneeling  once  again. 

{At  the  elevation  of  the  Host  the  bell  is  rung  thrice.) 

C^IMILI      modo      post-  hr*N    like    manner,    after 

)^     quam  ccenatum  est,  A^     supper,    taking     also 

accipiens    et    mine      prae-  this  excellent  chalice  into 

clarum  calicem  in  sanctas  His    holv    and    venerable 

ac  venerabiles  manus  suas  :  hands  :  and  giving  thanks 

item     tibi    gratias    agens,  to  Thee,  He  blessed,  4-  and 


142 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 


bene-Mixit,  deditque  dis- 
cipulis  suis,  dicens  :  Acci- 
pite,  et  bibite  ex  eo  oinnes. 


gave  to  His  disciples,  say- 
ing :  Take,  and  drink  ye 
all  of  it. 


The  Priest  then  pronounces  the  words  of   Consecration  over  the 
chalice,  Jiolding  it  slightly  elevated,  saying  : 


HlC  EST  ENIM  CAUX 
SANGUINIS  MEI  NOVI  ET 
^ETERNI  TESTAMENTI  t 

MYSTERIUM      FIDEI  ;      QUI 


For  this  is  the  Cho- 
ice of  My  Blood  of 
the  new  and  eternal 
testament  :    the    mys- 


PRO    VOBIS    ET    PRO    MUIv-  TERY    OF    FAITH  ;    WHICH 

TIS          EFFUNDETUR          IN  SHALL   BE  SHED  FOR  YOU, 

REMISSIONEM        PECCATO-  AND  FOR   MANY,  FOR  THE 

RUM.  REMISSION   OF  SINS. 

He  then  replaces  the  chalice  on  the  corporal,  and  says  : 

Haec   quotiescumque  fe-  As  often  as  ye  do  these 

ceritis,  in  mei   inemoriam  things,   ye  shall   do  them 

facietis.  in  remembrance  of  Me. 


Making  a  genuflection,  he  adores ;  then,  rising,  he  elevates  the 
chalice,  and,  replacing  it  upon  the  corporal,  makes  atwther 
gemiflection. 


(At  the  elevation  of  the  Chalice  the  bell  is  rung  thrice.) 

He  then  proceeds : 

Vy'NDK  et  memores,  Do-    ^ttt'HEREFORE, 


TEC 


o 


mine,  nos  servi  tui,  vxa     Lord,  we  Thy  ser- 

sed   et    plebs   tua    sancta,  vants,    and    likewise    Thy 

ejusdem   Christi    Filii    tui  holy     people,     calling    to 

Domini  nostri  tarn   beatae  mind  the  blessed   Passion 

passionis,  necnon  et  ab  in-  of  the  same  Christ  Thy  Son, 

feris  resurrectionis,  sed  et  our    Lord,    together    with 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  143 

in  ccelo  gloriosae  ascen-  His  Resurrection  frorn  the 
sionis  :  offerimus  praeclarae  grave,  and  also  His  glori- 
Majestati  tuae,  de  tuis  ous  Ascension  into  heaven, 
donis  ac  datis,  Hostiam  *b  offer  unto  Thv  excellent 
purarn,  Hostiam  4*  sane-  Majesty,  of  Thy  gifts  and 
tain,  Hostiam  4*  immacu-  presents,  a  pure  4"  Victim, 
latam,  panem  4*  sanctum  a  holy  *%*  Victim,  an  im- 
vitae  aeternae,  et  calicem  4*  maculate  *b  Victim,  the 
salutis  perpetuae.  holy  4*  bread    of   eternal 

life,  and  the  chalice  *b  of 
everlasting  salvation. 


£ 


Extending  his  hands,  he  proceeds  : 

UPRx\  quae  propitio  Vt^POX  which  do  Thou 
ac  sereno  vultu  re-  vJL  vouchsafe  to  look 
spicere  digneris,  et  accepta  with  favorable  and  gra- 
habere,  sicuti  accepta  ha-  cious  countenance,  and  ac- 
bere  dignatus  es  munera  cept  them,  as  Thou  didst 
pueri  tui  justi  Abel,  et  sac-  vouchsafe  to  accept  the 
rificium  Patriarchae  nostri  gifts  of  Thy  just  servant 
Abrahae  ;  et  quod  tibi  ob-  Abel,  and  the  sacrifice  of 
tulit  sutnmus  sacerdos  our  Patriarch  Abraham, 
tuus  Melchisedech,  sane-  and  that  which  Thy  High- 
turn  sacrificium,  immacu-  priest  Melchisedech  offer- 
latam  hostiam.  ed  unto  Thee,  a  holy  Sacri- 
fice, an  unspotted  Victim. 


Bowing  down  profoundly,  with  his  hands  joined  and  placed  upon 

the  Altar,  he  says  : 


/UPPLICES    te    roga-    Vvi  ■ 'E    humbly  beseech 
mus,        omnipotens    VJcA»     Thee,       Almighty 
Deus,    jube    haec    perferri    God,  command  these  to  be 


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144  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 

per  manus  sancti  arigeli  carried  by  the  hands  of 
tui  in  sublime  altare  tuum,  Thy  holy  Angel  to  Thine 
in  conspectu  divinae  Ma-  Altar  on  high,  in  the  pres- 
jestatis  tuae,  nt  quotquot  ence  of  Thy  divine  Ma- 
ex  hac  altaris  participa-  jesty,  that  as  many  of  us  as 
tione,  sacrosanctum  Filii  shall,  by  partaking  at  this 
tui  corpus  'h  et  *h  sangui-  Altar,  receive  the  most 
nem  sumpserimus,  omni  sacred  Body  *k  and  Blood 
benedictione  ccelesti  et  4*  of  Thy  Son,  may  be  filled 
gratia  repleamur.  Per  with  all  heavenly  blessing 
eumdem  Christum  Domi-  and  grace.  Through  the 
num  nostrum.  same  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen.  Amen. 


Commemoration  of  the  Dead. 


rv\  EMENTO  etiam,  Do-    hr^  3 
«*■"<,     mine,     famulorum    r-^-Xs 


EMEMBER,  O  Lord, 
Thy  servants  and 
famularumque  tuarum  N.  handmaids,  N.  and  N., 
et  N.,  qui  nos  praecesse-  who  have  gone  before  us 
runt  cum  signo  fldei,  et  with  the  sign  of  faith,  and 
dormiunt  in  somno  pacis.      sleep  the  sleep  of  peace. 


Here  the  Priest ,  with  hands  joined,  prays  for  such  of  the  Dead  as 
he  wishes  to  pray  for  in  particular.  Then,  extending  his  hands, 
he  continues  : 

IPSIS,  Domine,  et  om-  *5^  O  these,  O  Lord,   and 

nibus  in  Christo  quies-  V^     to  all   who    rest  in 

centibus,  locum  refrigerii,  Christ,     grant,     we     pray 

lucis    et  pacis,    ut    indul-  Thee,   a  place  of  refresh- 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  145 


geas,  deprecamur.  Per  nient,  of  light,  and  of 
eumdem  Christum,  etc.  peace.  Through  the  same 
Amen.  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Here,  striking  his  breast  and  slightly  raising  his  voice,  he  says  : 

*-r"XOBIS   quoque  pecca-  ^T*0  us  also,  Thy  sinful 

r-*~b     toribus  fainulis  tuis,  ^<J     servants,  who  hope 

de  multitudine   miseratio-  in   the    multitude   of  Thy 

num.    tuarum    sperautibus  mercies,  vouclisafe  to  grant 

partem  aliquam  et  societa-  some  part  and  fellowship 

tern  donare  digneris,  cum  with    Thy    holy    Apostles 

tuis    Sanctis    Apostolis    et  and  Martyrs  :    with  John, 

Martyribus  ;    cum  Joanne,  Stephen^  Matthias,  Barna- 

Stephano,  Matthia,  Barna-  has,    Ignatius,    Alexander, 

ba,     Ignatio,     Alexandre,  Marcellinus,    Peter,    Feli- 

Marcellino,   Petro,    Felici-  citas,     Perpetua,    Agatha, 

tate,     Perpetua,     Agatha,  Lucy,  Agnes,  Cecilia,  An- 

Lucia,     Agnete,      Caecilia,  astasia,  and  all  Tlry  Saints: 

Anastasia,      et       omnibus  into  whose   company,  not 

Sanctis  tuis  :  intra  quorum  weighing  our   merits,  but 

nos  consortium,  non  aesti-  pardoning    our     offences, 

mator  meriti,    sed   veniae,  we  beseech  Thee  to  admit 

quaesumus,      largitor     ad-  us.      Through    Christ  our 

mitte.     Per  Christum  Do-  Lord, 
minum  nostrum. 


^T^ER    quern    haec    om-  *T£>Y     whom,    O    Lord, 

A—     nia,  Domine,  semper  r*^     Thou    dost    always 

bona     creas,     sanctH-ficas,  create,  sanctify,  *h  quicken, 

vivi-Hicas,    bene+dicis,    et  4«  bless,  4-  and  bestow  upon 

praestas  nobis.  us  all  these  good  things. 


146  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 

He  uncovers  the  chalice,  and  makes  a  genuflection  ;  then  taking  the 
Host  in  his  right  hand,  and  ho/ding  the  chalice  in  his  left,  he 
makes  thrice  the  sign  of  the  Cross  over  the  chalice,  saying: 

•-ff^im   ip-fcsum,   et  cum  ^"HROUGH     Him,     * 

«J —      ip^so,  et  in  ip+so,  V^J     and    with    Him,  *h 

est  tibi  Deo  Patri  'b  omni-  and  in  Him,  4*  is  unto  Thee, 

potenti,  in  unitate  Spiritus  God    the     Father    -r    Al- 

'h  Sancti,    omnis  honor  et  mighty,  in  the  unity  of  the 

gloria.  Holy  4*  Ghost,  all   honor 

and  glory. 

He  here  replaces  the  sacred  Host  upon  the  corporal,  covers  the  chalice, 
and  makes  a  genuflection  ;  and  rising  again,  he  says  aloud : 

V.  Per     omnia    saecula        V.  World  without  end. 
sseculorum. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

«Y^R^CEPTIS  salutari-  *TT"DMONISHED  by 
r* —  bus  moniti,  et  di-  oJv-*-»  Thy  saving  pre- 
vina  institutione  formati,  cepts,  and  following  Thy 
audemus  dicere  :  divine  institution,  we  make 

bold  to  say  : 


a? 


ATER  NOSTBR,  qui  /~|UR  FATHER,  who 
es  in  coelis,  sancti-  V^  art  in  heaven,  hal- 
flcetur  nomen  tuum  :  ad-  lowed  be  Thy  name  :  Thy 
veniat  regnurn  tuum  :  fiat  kingdom  come  :  Thy  wTill 
voluntas  tua  sicut  in  ccelo,  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is 
et  in  terra.  Panem  nos-  in  heaven.  Give  us  this 
trum  quotidianum  da  no-  day  our  daily  bread :  and 
bis  hodie  :  et  dimitte   no-   forgive  us   our  trespasses, 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  147 

bis  debita  nostra,  sicut  et  as   we   forgive    those   who 

nos  dimittimus  debitoribus  trespass   against   ns.     And 

nostris.     Et  ne  nos  indncas  lead    us  not    into   tenipta- 

in  tentationeni.  tion. 

M.  Sed    libera     nos     a  R.  But  deliver  us  from 

malo.  evil. 

»S.  Amen.  P.  Amen. 

[At  Solemn  Mass,  the  Deacon,  towards  the  conclusion  of  the  Pater 
Noster,  goes  to  the  right  hand  of  the  Priest,  where  he  awaits  the 
approach  of  the  Subdeacon,  from  whom  he  receives  the  paten, 
which  he  puts  into  the  hands  of  the  Priest.} 

He  takes  the  paten  between  his  first  and  second  finger,  and  says  : 

*T- '  IBBRA   nos,    quaesu-  «y^  ELIVER   us,  we  be- 

<  I   *     mus,    Dcmine,    ab  c*^ '     seech  Thee,  O  Lord, 

omnibus  malis,  proeteritis,  from   all   evils,  past,    pre- 

praesentibus,  et  futuris  :  et  sent,  and  to  come  :  and  by 

intercedente  beata  et  glo-  the  intercession  of  blessed 

riosa  semper   Virgine  Dei  and    glorious    Mary    ever 

Genitrice  Maria,  cum  beads  Virgin,  Mother  of  God,  to- 

Apostolis     tuis     Petro    et  gether    with   Thy   blessed 

Paulo,    atque    Andrea,    et  Apostles  Peter   and  Paul, 

omnibus  Sanctis,  and   Andrew,   and   all  the 

Saints, 

Making  the  sign  of  the  Cross  on  himself  with  the  paten,  he  kisses  it, 

and  says : 

Da   propitius    pacem   in  Graciously  give  peace  in 

diebus  nostris  :  ut  ope  mise-  our   days  :  that,    aided   by 

ricordiae  tuse    adjuti,    et  a  the  help  of  Thy  mercy,  we 

peccato  simus    semper   li-  may  be  always  free  from 

beri,  et  ab  omni  perturba-  sin,    and    secure   from   all 

tione  securi.  disturbance. 


148  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 

He  then  uncovers  the  chalice,  makes  a  genuflection,  and,  rising 
again,  takes  the  sacred  Host  and  breaks  It  in  the  middle,  over  the 
chalice,  saying : 

Per  eumdeni  Dominum  Through  the  same  our 
nostrum  Jesum  Christum  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thy 
Filium  tuum,  Son, 

He  then  places  the  part  of  the  Host  which  he  has  in  his  ri^ht  hand 
on  the  paten.  Then,  breaking  off  a  particle  of  that  which  re- 
mains in  his  left  hand,  he  says  : 

Qui  tecum  vivit  et  reg-  Who  liveth  and  reign- 
nat  in  unitate  Spiritus  eth  with  Thee  in  the  unity 
Sancti  Deus,  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  God, 

Then  placing  on  the  paten  what  remains  in  his  left  hand  of  the 
sacred  Host,  and  holding  in  his  right  hand,  over  the  chalice,  the 
particle  which  he  had  broken  off,  he  says  aloud  : 

V.  Per    omnia     saecula        V.  World  without  end. 
saeculorum. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

He  then  with  the  same  particle  of  the  sacred  Host  makes  the  sign  of 
the  Cross  over  the  chalice,  saying : 

V.  Pax  4*  Domini  sit  4"  V.  May  the  peace  •%*  of 
semper  vobis^cum.  the     Lord    be    •£•     always 

with  *i*  you. 
R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

He  then  puts  the  particle  in  the  chalice,  saying  in  a  low  voice : 

Haec  commixtio  et  con-  May  this  mingling  and 
secratio  corporis  et  san-  consecration  of  the  Body 
guinis  Domini  nostri  Jesu    and    Blood    of    our    Lord 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  149 

Christi  fiat  accipientibus  Jesus  Christ  be  unto  us  that 
nobis  in  vitam  seternatn.  receive  it  effectual  unto  life 
Amen.  everlasting.     Amen. 

He  covers  the  chalice,    makes  a   genuflection,   and   then,    bowing 
dozen  and  striking  his  breast  tiiree  times,  he  says  :  * 

•j-f  GNUS  Dei,  qui  tollis    U|-'AMB    of    God,    who 

(vM^  peccata  mundi,  «-■— *  takest  away  the 
miserere  nobis.  sins    of   the    world,    have 

mercy  on  us. 
Agnus     Dei,     qui    tollis       Lamb     of     God,      who 
peccata     mundi,    miserere    takest   away   the    sins    of 
nobis.  the  world,  have  mercy  on 

us. 
Agnus     Dei,    qui     tollis        Lamb      of     God,      who 
peccata   mundi,    dona   no-    takest   away   the    sins    of 
bis  pacem.  the   world,    grant   us   Thy 

peace. 

[In  Masses  for  the  Dead  he  says  twice,   Grant  them   rest ;   and 

lastly,  Grant  them  eternal  rest.] 

Then  inclining  towards  the  Altar,  with  hands  joined  upon  it,  the 
Priest  says  the  following  prayers  : 


P 


OMIXE  Jesu  Christe,  /^   LORD  Jesus  Christ, 

qui  dixisti  Aposto-  V>J     who  saidst  to  Thine 

lis   tuis,    Pacem    relinquo  Apostles,     Peace    I    leave 

vobis,     pacem    meam    do  you,  My  peace  I  give  you  : 

vobis :     ne   respicias    pec-  look   not    upon    my   sins, 

cata  mea,  sed  fidem  Eccle-  but  upon  the  faith  of  Thy 

sise   tuae  ;    eamque  secun-  Church  ;  and  vouchsafe  to 

*  The  choir  sings  the  Agnus  Dei,  which   generally  continues 
during  the  Priest's  communion  and  the  ablutions: 


150  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 

-  .  ,  _  _ ., .  — . — ■      —  ■'  —        ■  -  — ■■■■  ,..-..■  1- .  _ ,  .  « 

dum  voiuntatein  tuam  pa-  it  that    peace    and    unity 

cificare  et  coadunare  dig-  which  is  agreeable  to  Thy 

neris  :  qui  vivis  et  regnas  will  :  who  livest  and  reign- 

Deus,    per    omnia    saecula  est  God  world  without  end. 

saeculorum.     Amen.  Amen. 


[ 


{The  preceding  prayer  is  omitted  in  Masses  for  the  Dead.) 

At  Solemn  Mass  the  Deacon  kisses  the  Altar  at  the  same  time  with 
tiie  celebrating  Priest,  by  whom  he  is  saluted  with  the  kiss  of 
peace  zuith  these  words : 

V.  Pax  tecum.  V.  Peace  be  with  thee. 


To  which  the  Deacon  answers  : 
R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

And  then  sahites  in  like  manner  the  Subdeacon,  who  in  turnsa-i 
lutes  the  clergy  who  may  be  present.  J 


T> 


OMINE  Jesu  Christe,  ^v  LORD  Jesus  Christ, 
Fili  Dei  vivi,  qui  KJ  Son  of  the  living 
ex  voluntate  Patris,  co-  God,  who,  by  the  will  of 
operante  Spiritu  Saucto,  the  Father  and  the  co- 
per mortem  tuam  munclum  operation  of  '  the  Holy 
vivificasti ;  libera  me  per  Ghost,  hast  by  Thy  death 
hoc  sacrosanctum  corpus  given  life  to  the  world  :  de- 
et  sauguinem  tuum  ab  om-  liver  me  by  this  Thy  most 
nibus  iniquitatibus  meis,  sacred  Body  and  Blood 
et  universis  malis  :  et  fac  from  all  my  iniquities  and 
me  tuis  semper  inhaerere  from  all  evils  ;  and  make 
mandatis,  et  a  te  nunquam  me  always  adhere  to  Thy 
sepaiari  permittas.  Qui  commandments,  and  suffer 
cum  eodem  Deo  Patre  et  me  never  to  be  separated 
Spiritu     Sancto     vivis    et  from  Thee.    Who  with  the 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  151 

regnas  Deus  in  ssecula  same  God  the  Father  and 
saeculorurn.  the  Holy  Ghost  livest  and 

reignest  God  world   with- 
Amen.  out  end.     Amen. 

C|£)ERCEPTI0   corporis  *Tr-j JET  not  the  partaking 

«-* —       tui,    Domine     Jesu  A — ^     of    Thy    Body,     O 

Christe,  quod  ego  indiguus  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  I, 

suniere  praesurno,  non  mihi  though  unworthy,  presume 

proveniat   in    judicium  et  to    receive,     turn    to    my 

condemnatiouem  ;  sed  pro  judgment  and  condemna- 

tua  pietate  prosit  mihi  ad  tion  ;  but  by  Thy  mercy  be 

tutamentum  mentis  et  cor-  it  profitable  to  the  safety 

poris,  et  ad  medelam  per-  and   health   both   of   soul 

cipiendam.     Qui    vivis    et  and  body.     Who  with  God 

regnas  cum  Deo  Patre,  in  the   Father,   in   the   unity 

unitate     Spiritus     Sancti,  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  livest 

Deus    per    omnia    saecula  and    reignest    God    world 

saeculorurn.     Amen.  without  end.     Amen. 

Making  a  genuflection,  and  taking  the  Host  in  his  hands,   the 

Priest  says : 

^QANEM  ccelestem  ac-  V  WILL  take  the  Bread 
r-"—  cipiam,  et  nomen  A^  of  heaven,  and  will 
Domini  invocabo.  call  upon  the  name  of  the 

Lord. 

The  Priest  then,  slightly  inclining,  takes  both  parts  of  the  sacred 
Host,  and,  striking  his  breast  and  raising  his  voice  a  little,  he 
says  three  times,  humbly  and  with  devotion  : 

{Here  the  bell  is  rung  thrice.} 

^vOMIXE,  non  sum  %rt J  ORD,  I  am  not  wor- 
A^J  dignus  ut  intres  sub  <J— *  thy  that  Thou 
tectum    meum  ;    sed    tan-   shouldst  enter  under   my 


152  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 

turn   die  verbo,  et  sanabi-    roof;     but    only    say    the 
tur  aninia  rnea.  word,    and   my   soul  shall 

be  healed. 

He  then  makes  the  sign  of  the  Cross  on  himself  with  the  sacred  Host, 
holding  It  in  his  right  hand  over  the  paten,  saying  : 

CORPUS  Domini   nos-  ^T  HE  Body  of  our  Lord 

tri  Jesu  Christi  cus-  V>J    Jesus  Christ  preserve 

todiat   auimam    mearn    in  my  soul  unto  life  everlast- 

vitam  aeternam.     Amen.  ing.     Amen. 

He  then  reverently  takes  both  parts  of  the  Host,  joins  his  hands, 
and  remains  a  short  time  in  meditation  on  the  most  holy  Sacra- 
ment.    Then  he  uncovers  the  chalice,  makes  a  genuflection,  col- 
'  lects  ivhatever  fragments  may  remain,  and  wipes  the  paten  over 
the  chalice,  saying  meanwhile : 

QUID  retribuam  Domi-  V  A  I'HAT  shall  I  render 
no  pro  omnibus  quae  VJlA»  unto  the  Lord  for 
retribuit  mihi  ?  Calicem  all  the  things  that  He  hath 
salutaris  accipiam,  et  no-  rendered  unto  me  ?  I  will 
men  Domini  invocabo.  take  the  chalice  of  salva- 
Laudans  invocabo  Domi-  tion,  and  call  upon  the 
num,  et  ab  inimicis  meis  name  of  the  Lord.  I  will 
salvus  ero.  call   upon    the    Lord    and 

give  praise  :  and  I  shall  be 
saved  from  mine  enemies. 

He  takes  the  chalice  in  his  right  hand,  and,  making  the  sign  of  the 

Cross  with  it  on  himself,  he  says  ; 

Q^ANGUIS  Domini  nos-  J£J  HE  Blood  of  our  Lord 

5-3     tri  Jesu  Christi  cus-  V_J*    Jesus  Christ  preserve 

todiat    animam    meam   in  my  soul  unto  life  everlast- 

vitam  aeternam.     Amen.  ing.     Amen. 

He  then  reverentlv  takes  the  Precious  Blood.   After  which  he  gives 
Communion  to  all  who  are  to  communicate. 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  153 

Those  who  are  to  communicate  go  up  to  the  Sanctuary  at  the  Do- 
mine,  non  sura  dignus,  when  the  bell  rings.  The  acolyte  spreads 
a  cloth  before  them,  and  says  the  Coiifiteor. 

During  the  Confiteor  the  Priest  removes  from  the  Tabernacle  of  the 
Altar  the  ciborium,  or  vessel  containing  Vie  Blessed  Sacrament  ; 
and  placing  it  upon  the  corporal,  he  makes  a  genuflection,  and, 
turning  to  the  communicants,  pronounces  the  Absolution  : 

^pvISEREATUR   vestri  /T\AY    Almighty    God 

r»'->     omnipotens    Deus,  <^">     have   mercy    upon 

et    dimissis    peccatis    ves-  you,  and  forgive  you  your 

tris,  perducat  vos  ad  vitam  sins,  and   bring  you   unto 

seternam.  life  everlasting. 

jR.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Signing  them  with  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  he  co?itinues  : 

INDULGEXTIAM,      *  |T|AY     the     Almi^Y 

absolutionem,    et   re-  ,VI^[     and  merciful  Lord 

missionem  peccatorum ves-  grant   you   pardon,   *h   ab- 

trorum   tribuat  vobis   otn-  solution,  and  remission  of 

nipotens  et  misericors  Do-  your  sins, 
minus. 

7?.  Amen.  1?.  Amen. 

Elevating  a  particle  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  and  turning  toward? 

the  people,  he  says  : 

^"CCE  Agnus  Dei,  ecce  *Y£>  EHOLD  the  Lamb  of 
^\  qui  tollit  peccata  A^  God,  behold  Him 
mundi.  who  taketh  away  the  sins 

of  the  world. 

A  nd  then  says  three  times  ; 

*-|^vOMIXE,  non  sum  *T  ORD,  [  am  not  wor- 
A^*  dignus  ut  intres  «-■ — ■  thy  that  Thou 
sub     tectum     meum ;    sed    shouldst  enter    under   my 


154 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 


tantuni  die  verbo,  et  sana-    roof ;     but   only    say    the 
bitur  anima  mea.  word,   and   mv   soul  shall 

be  healed. 


Descending  the  steps  of  the  Altar  to  the  communicants,  he  admin- 
isters the  Holy  Communion,  saying  to  each  : 


CORPUS  Domini  nos- 
tri  Jesu  Christi  cus- 
todiat  animain  tuam  in 
vitam  leternam. 


HE  body  of  our  Lord 
Jesus     Christ     pre- 
serve  thy   soul    unto    life 


Amen.       everlasting.     Amen. 


The  Priest  then,  returning  to  the  Altar,  replaces  the  ciborium  in  the 
Tabernacle,  makes  a  genuflection,  and  closes  the  door.  Then  the 
acolyte  pours  a  Utile  wine  into  the  chalice,  and  the  Priest  takes 
the  first  ablution,  saying  : 


QUOD  ore  sumpsimus, 
Domine,  pura  nien- 
te  capiamus ;  et  de  mu 
nere  temporali  fiat  no- 
bis remedium  sempiter- 
num. 


at 


*HAT  we  have  taken 
with  our  mouth,  O 
Lord,  may  we  receive  with 
a  pure  heart ;  and  of  a  tem- 
poral gift  may  it  become 
to  us  an  everlasting  heal- 
ing. 


Here  the  acolyte,  at  the  Epistle  corner,  pours  zuine  and  water  over  the 
Priests  fingers,  and  the  Priest,  returning  to  the  middle  of  the 
Altar,  wipes  his  fingers  and  takes  the  second  ablution,  saying  ; 


CORPUS  tuum,  Do- 
mine, quod  sumpsi, 
et  sanguis  quern  potavi,  ad- 
haereat  visceribus  meis  : 
et  praesta,  ut  in  me  non 
remaneat  sceleruui  macula, 
quern  pura  et  sancta  refe- 


/T\AY  Thy  Body,  O 
%**A  Lord,  which  I  have 
received,  and  Thy  Blood 
which  I  have  drunk,  cleave 
unto  my  inmost  parts  ;  and 
grant  that  no  stain  of  sin 
may   remain  in   me,    who 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  155 

cerunt  sacramenta.  Qui  have  been  refreshed  with 
vivis  et  regnas  in  saecula  pure  and  holy  mysteries, 
saeculorum.     Amen.  Who  livest,  etc.     Amen. 

Then  he  wipes  his  lips  and  the  chalice,  which  he  covers,  and,  hav- 
ing folded  the  corporal,  places  it  on  tJie  Altar,  as  at  first ;  lie  then 
goes  to  the  book,  and  reads  The  Communion. 

[At  Solemn  Mass  the  choir  sings  the  Communion.     The  Subdeacon 
removes  the  chalice  to  the  Credence  table. .] 

For  the  Communion. 

ONE  thing  I  have  asked  of  the   Lord,  this  will  I 
seek  after  :  that  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life. 

O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  sweet :  blessed  is  the 
man  that  hopeth  in  Him. 

(On   a   Saint's    Day.)     Happy   are   those    servants 
whom  the  Lord  when  He  cometh  shall  find  watching. 

If  any  man  will  come  after  Me,  let  him  deny  him- 
self, and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow  Me. 

Then,  going  to  the  middle  of  the  Altar,  he  turns  to  the  people,  and 

says  : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Then,  returning  to  the  missal,  he  reads  the  Post-Communions  ;  at 
tJie  end  of  the  first  and  last  of  .which  the  acolyte  answers,  Amen. 

For  the  Post-Communions. 

*TT)OUR  forth  upon  us,  O  Lord,  the  spirit  of  Thy 
r-* —  love,  that,  by  Thy  mercy,  Thou  mayst  make 
those  of  one  mind  whom  Thou  hast  fed  with  one  ce- 


156  The  Canon  oe  the  Mass. 

lestial  Food.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen. 

Graciously  hear  the  prayers  of  Thy  family,  O  Al- 
mighty God  ;  and  grant  that  these  Sacred  Mysteries 
which  we  have  received  from  Thee  may  by  Thy  grace 
be  preserved  incorrupt  within  us. 

{On  a  Saint's  Day.)  We  have  received  the  heavenly 
Mysteries,  O  Lord,  in  the  commemoration  of  the  bless- 
ed Mary  ever  Virgin,  of  blessed  Joseph,  of  blessed  N. 
[here  ifisert  the  name  of  your  Patron  Saint\  and  of 
all  Thy  Saints  ;  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  what  we 
celebrate  in  time  we  may  obtain  in  the  joys  of  eternity. 
Through  our  Lord,  etc.     Amen, 

Afterwards  he  turns  again  towards  the  people ,  and  says  : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Bt  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  Ite,  inissa  est  ;  V.  Go,  the  Mass  is  ended; 

Or,  when  the  Gloria  in  Excelsis  has  been  omitted,  he  turns  to  the 

Altar  and  says : 

V.  Benedicamus  Domi-  V.  Let  us  bless  the 
no.  Lord. 

R.  Deo  gratias.  R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 

In  Masses  for  the  Dead ; 

V.  Requiescant  in  pace.        V.  May  they  rest  in  peace. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

[At  Solemn  Mass,   Ite,  missa  est,   or   Benedicamus    Domino    is 

chanted  by  the  Deacon.} 

Boiving  before  the-  Altar,  the  Priest  says  : 

t-JT\LACBAT  tibi,  sancta  /T~\AY  the  performance 
<-* —  T rinitas,  obscquium  N"^>  of  my  homage  be 
servitutis  ruese  ;  et  prcesta,    pleasing  to  Thee,  O  Holy 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass.  157 

ut  sacrificium  quod  oculis  Trinity  ;  and  grant  that  the 
tuae  Majestatis  indiguus  Sacrifice  which  I,  though 
obtuli,  tibi  sit  acceptabile,  unworthy,  have  offered  up 
mihique,  et  omnibus  pro  in  the  sight  of  Thy  Majes- 
quibus  illud  obtuli,  sit,  ty,  may  be  acceptable  unto 
te  miserante,  propitiabile.  Thee,  and  may,  through 
Per  Christum  Dominum  Thy  mercy,  be  a  propiti- 
nostrum.  ation    for    myself,  and  all 

those    for    whom    I    have 
offered  it.    Through  Christ 
Amen.  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  he  kisses  the  Altar,  and  raising  his  eyes,  and  extending,  rais- 
ing, and  joining  his  hands,  he  bows  his  head,  and  says  : 

BBNEDICAT  vos  om-  |T\AY    Almighty    God 

nipoteus  Deus,  Pa-  ^"^     bless  you  ;  the  Fa- 

ter,  et  Filius,  *b  et  Spiritus  ther,   the  Son,   4*  and  the 

Sanctus.  Holy  Ghost. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

At  the  word  Deus  he  turns  towards  the  people,  and  makes  the  sign 
of  the  Cross  over  them.  [The  Benediction  is  omitted  in  Masses 
for  the  Dead.]  Then,  turning  to  the  Gospel  side  of  the  Altar, 
he  says : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

He  then  makes  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  first  upon  the  Altar,  and  then 
upon  his  forehead,  lips,  and  breast,  and  begins  the  Gospel  accord- 
ing to  St.fohn,  saying : 

INITIUM  sancti    Evan-  •^HE  beginning  of  the 

gelii  secundum  Joan-  VJ     holy  Gospel  accord- 

nem.  ing  to  John. 

M.    Gloria    tibi,     Domi-  R.   Glory  be  to  Thee,  O 

tie.  Lord. 


158  The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 

IN  principio    erat   Ver-  *T*N  the  beginning  was  the 

bum,  et  Verbum  erat  c*-%     Word,  and  the  Word 

apud  Deum  ;  et  Deus  erat  was    with    God,    and    the 

Verbum  :  hoc  erat  in  prin-  W^ord  was  God.     This  was 

cipio  apud  Deum.     Omnia  in  the  beginning  with  God. 

per  ipsum   facta    sunt,    et  All     things     were     made 

sine  ipso  factum  est  nihil  through  Him,  and  without 

quod   factum  est :  in   ipso  Him    was    made    nothing 

vita  erat,   et  vita  erat  lux  that  was   made  :    in    Him 

hominum  ;  et  lux  in  tene-  was  life,  and  the  life  was 

bris  lucet,  et  teuebrae  earn  the  light  of  men  :  and  the 

nou  comprehenderunt.  light  shineth  in  darkness, 

and  the  darkness  did  not 
comprehend  it. 

Fuit  homo  missus  a  Deo,  There  was   a   man   sent 

cui   nomen   erat    Joannes,  from  God,  whose  name  was 

Hie  venit  in  testimonium,  John.     This  one  came  for 

ut  testimonium  perhiberet  a  witness,  to   testify   con- 

de  lumiue,  ut  oinnes   ere-  cerning  the  light,  that  all 

derent    per  ilium.        Non  might      believe      through 

erat  ille  lux  :  sed  ut  testi-  him.        He    was    not    the 

monium  perhiberet  de  lu-  light,  but  he  was  to  testify 

mine.     Brat  lux  vera  quae  concerning  the  light.    The 

illuminat     omnem     homi-  true  Light,  which  enlight- 

nem    venientem    in    hunc  eneth  every  man,  cometh 

mundum.  into  this  world. 

In  mundo  erat,  et  mun-  He   was    in    the   world, 

dus  per  ipsum  factus  est,  and  the   world   was  made 

et  muudus  eum  non  cog-  through     Him,    and     the 

novit.     In  propria  venit,  et  world  knew  Him  not.     He 

sui   eum   non    receperuut.  came   to   His  own  posses- 

Quotquot    autem     recepe-  sions,  and  His  own  people 

runt  eum,  dedit  eis  potes-  received  Him  not.     But  to 


The  Canon  of  the  Mass. 


159 


tatem  filios  Dei  fieri  :  his 
qui  creduut  in  nomine 
ejus,  qui  11011  ex  sauguini- 
bus,  neque  ex  voluntate 
earnis,  neque  ex  voluntate 
viri,  sed  ex  Deo  nati  sunt. 
Et  Verbum  caro  factum 
est  [Hie  genuflectitar\ 
et  habitavit  in  nobis ;  et 
vidimus  gloriam  ejus,  glo- 
riam  quasi  Unigeniti  a 
Patre,  plenum  gratiae  et 
veritatis. 

M.  Deo  gratias. 


as  many  as  received  Him 
lie  gave  power  to  become 
children  of  God,  to  those 
who  believe  in  His  name, 
who  are  born  not  of  blood, 
nor  of  the  wTill  of  the  flesh, 
nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but 
of  God.  And  the  Word 
was  made  Flesh  [Here 
all  kneel"},  and  dwelt 
among  us  ;  and  wTe  saw  His 
glory,  the  glory  as  of  the 
Only-begotten  of  the  Fa- 
ther, full  of  grace  and  truth. 
JR.  Thanks  be  to  God. 


When  a  feast  falls  on  a  Sunday,  or  other  day  which  has  a  proper 
Gospel  of  its  own,  the  Gospel  of  the  day  is  read  instead  of  the  Gos- 
pel ofSt.fohn. 


i6o 


Special  Prayers. 


SPECIAL    PRAYERS. 
The  Te  Deum  laud  am  us. 


B  Deum  laudaraus  :  * 
te    Dominum    con- 
fiteraur. 

Te  aeternum  Patrem  * 
omnis  terra  veneratur. 

Tibi  omnes  angeli,  *  tibi 
cceli,  et  universae  potes- 
tates  : 

Tibi  cherubim  et  sera- 
phim, *  incessabili  voce 
proclarnant  : 

Sauctus,  sauctus,  sanc- 
tiis,  *  Domiuus  Deus  Sa- 
baoth : 

Pleni  sunt  cceli  et  ter- 
ra *  majestatis  gloriae 
tuae. 

Te  gloriosus  *  Apostolo- 
rum  chorus. 

Te  Prophetarum  *  lau- 
dabilis  numerus. 

Te  Martyrum  candida- 
tus  *  laudat  exercitus. 

Te  per  orbem  terra- 
rum  *  sancta  confitetur 
Ecclesia. 

Patrem  *  immensae  ma 
jestatis. 


m 


'E    praise    Thee,    O 


God  :  we  acknow- 
ledge Thee  to  be  the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  wor- 
ship Thee  :  the  Father 
everlasting. 

To  Thee  all  Angels  :  to 
Thee  the  Heavens  and  all 
the  Powers  therein  : 

To  Thee  the  Cherubim 
and  Seraphim  ;  cry  with 
unceasing  voice  : 

Holv,  Holv,  Holv  :  Lord 
God  of  Plosts. 

The  heavens  and  the 
earth  are  full ;  of  the  ma- 
jesty of  Thy  glory. 

Thee  the  glorious  choir  : 
of  the  Apostles, 

Thee  the  admirable  com- 
pany :  of  the  Prophets, 

Thee  the  white-robed 
army  of  Martyrs  :  praise. 

Thee  the  Holy  Church 
throughout  all  the  world  : 
doth  acknowledge. 

The  Father ;  of  infinite 
Majesty. 


Special  Prayers. 


161 


Veneranduni  tuuni  ve- 
rum  *  et  unicum  Filium. 

Sanctuni  quoque  *  Para- 
clituni  Spirituni. 

Tu  Rex  gloriae,  *  Chris- 
te. 

Tu  Patris  *  sempiternus 
es  Filius. 

Tu  ad  liberaudum  sus- 
cepturus  houiinem,  *  nou 
horruisti  Virginis  uteruni. 

Tu  devicto  mortis  acu- 
leo,  *  aperuisti  credenti- 
bus  regna  ccelorum. 

Tu  ad'dexteram  Dei  se- 
des,  *  in  gloria  Patris. 

Judex  crederis  *  esse 
venturus. 

t  Te  ergo  quaesumus, 
tuis  famulis  subveni,  * 
quos  pretioso  sanguine  re- 
demisti. 

Sterna  fac  cum  Sanc- 
tis tuis,  *  in  gloria  nunie- 
rari. 

Salvum  fac  populum  tu- 


Thine  adorable,  true  ; 
and  only  Son. 

Also  the  Holy  Ghost : 
the  Paraclete. 

Thou  art  the  King  of 
Glory  :  O  Christ. 

Thou  art  the  everlasting 
Son  :  of  the  Father. 

Thou  having  taken  upon 
Thee  to  deliver  man  :  didst 
not  abhor  the  Virgin's 
womb. 

Thou  having  overcome 
the  sting  of  death  :  didst 
open  to  believers  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right 
hand  of  God  :  in  the  glory 
of  the  Father. 

We  believe  that  Thou 
shalt  come  :  to  be  our 
Judge. 

We  beseech  Thee,  there- 
fore, help  Thy  servants ; 
whom  Thou  hast  redeem- 
ed with  Thy  precious 
Blood. 

Make  them  to  be  num- 
bered with  Thy  Saints  :  in 
glory  everlasting. 

O  Lord,   save  Thy   peo- 


t  During  this  petition  it  is  usual  to  kneel. 


l62 


Special  Prayers. 


um,  Domine,  *  et  benedic 
hsereditati  tuae. 

Et  rege  eos,  et  extolle 
illos,  *  usque  in  seternuni. 

Per  singulos  dies  *  bene- 
dicimus  te. 

Et  laudamus  nomen  tu- 
urn  iu  saeculum,  *  et  in 
saeculum  saeculi. 

Dignare,  Domine,  die 
isto,  "  sine  peccato  nos 
custodire. 

Miserere  nostri,  Domi- 
ne, *  miserere  nostri. 

Fiat  misericordia  tua,  Do- 
mine, super  nos  :  *  quern- 
admodum  speravirnus  in  te. 

In  te,  Domine,  spera- 
vi  :  *  non  con  fund  ar  in 
aeternum. 


pie  :  and  bless  Thine  in- 
heritance. 

Govern  them  :  and  lift 
them  up  for  ever. 

Day  by  day  :  we  bless 
Thee. 

And  we  praise  Thy  name 
for  ever  :  and  world  with- 
out end. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  this 
day  :  to  keep  us  without 
sin. 

Have  mercy  on  us,  O 
Lord  :  have  mercy  on  us. 

Let  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
be  upon  us  :  as  we  have 
hoped  in  Thee. 

O  Lord,  in  Thee  have  I 
hoped  :  let  me  never  be 
confounded. 


On    occasions  of  solemn  public  Thanksgiving  the  following  prayers 

are  added : 


BENEDICTUS  es,  Do- 
mine, Deus  Patrum 
nostrorum. 

R.  Et  laudabilis,  et  glori- 
osus  in  siecula. 

V.  Benedicamus  Patrem 
et  Filium,  cum  Sancto 
Spiritu. 


BLESSED    art    Thou, 
O  Lord,  the  God  of 
our  fathers. 

R.  And  worthy  to  be 
praised,  and  glorified  for 
ever. 

V.  Let  us  bless  the  Fa- 
ther and  the  Son,  with  the 
Holy  Ghost. 


Special,  Prayers. 


163 


R.  Laudemus  et  super- 
exaltemus  eiini  in  ssecu- 
la. 

V.  Benedictus  es,  Do- 
mine  Deus,  in  firmamento 
cceli. 

R.  Et  laudabilis,  et  glori- 
osus,  et  superexaltatus  in 
saecula. 

V.  Benedic,  anima  mea, 
Domino. 

R.  Et  noli  oblivisci  om- 
nes  retributiones  ejus. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora- 
tionem  meam. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad 
te  veniat. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 


R.  Let  us  praise  and 
exalt  Him  above  ail  for 
ever. 

V.  Blessed  art  Thou,  O 
Lord,  in  the  firmament  of 
heaven. 

R.  And  worthy  to  be 
praised,  and  glorified,  and 
exalted  above  all  for 
ever. 

V.  Bless  the  Lord,  O 
my  soul. 

R.  And  forget  not  all 
His  benefits. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


Or  emus. 

**Tr^vEUS,  cujus  miseri- 
c**-'      cordiae      non       est 

Humerus,  et  bonitatis  in- 
finitus  est  thesaurus  :  pi- 
issimae  majestati  tuae  pro 
collatis  donis  gratias  agi- 
mus,  tuam  semper  cle- 
mentiam  exorantes,  ut 
qui    petentibus     postulata 


Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  whose  mercies 
are  without  num- 
ber, and  the  treasure  of 
whose  goodness  is  infinite  : 
we  render  thanks  to  Thy 
most  gracious  Majesty  for 
the  gifts  Thou  hast  bestow- 
ed upon  us,  evermore  be- 
seeching    Thy     clemency 


164  Special  Prayers. 

concedis,  eosdeni  non  de-  that  as  Thou  dost  grant  the 
serens,  ad  praemia  futura  petitions  of  them  that  ask 
disponas.  Thee,  so,  never  forsaking 

them,  Thou  wilt  prepare 
them  for  the  rewards  to 
come. 


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EUS,  qui  corda  fideli-  /^  GOD,  who  didst  teach 

urn  Sancti  Spiritus  V^J     the   hearts   of   Thy 

illustratione   docuisti  :    da  faithful    by   the    light   of 

nobis     in    eodem    Spiritu  Thy  Holy  Spirit :  grant  us, 

recta   sapere,    et    de    ejus  by  the  same  Spirit,  to  have 

semper   consolatione   gau-  a    right   judgment    in  all 

dere.  things,  and  evermore  to  re- 
joice in  His  holy  comfort. 


r> 


EUS,    qui    neminem  ^v    GOD,  who   sufferest 

in  te  sperantem  ni-  V>J     none   that   hope  in 

mium  affligi  permittis,  sed  Thee  to  be  afflicted  over- 

pium  precibus  praestas  au-  much,    but     dost    turn    a 

ditum  :     pro    postulationi-  gracious    ear    unto     their 

bus   nostris,    votisque  sus-  prayers  :    we  render  Thee 

ceptis    gratias    agirnus,  te  thanks    for   having   heard 

piissime  deprecantes,  ut  a  our  supplications  and  vows; 

cunctis  semper  muniamur  most    humbly    beseeching 

adversis.      Per     Dominum  Thee   that   we   may    ever- 

nostrum    Jesum   Christum  more  be  protected  from  all 

Filium    tuuni,    qui   tecum  adversities.     Through   our 

vivit  et  regnat,  in  unitate  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Spiritus  Sancti   Deus,   per 
omnia  saecula  saeculoruni. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


Occasional  Prayers.  165 

OCCASIONAL    PRAYERS. 

For  the  Whole  Church. 
Defend  us,  O  Lord  (p.  121). 

For  all  Orders  of  Ecclesiastics. 
Almighty  and  Everlasting  God  (p.  121). 

For  the  Pope. 
O  God,  the  Pastor  (p.  122). 

For  Bishops,  and  the  People  committed  to  them. 

VtTLMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  who  alone 
oA-^-»  doest  great  wonders,  send  down  upon  Thy  ser- 
vants, and  the  congregations  committed  unto  them,  the 
spirit  of  Thy  saving  grace  ;  and  that  they  may  truly 
please  Thee,  pour  forth  upon  them  the  continual  dew 
of  Thy  blessing. 

For  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese. 

jr*{  RANT,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  to  Thy  servant 
Vi/  our  Bishop,  that,  by  preaching  and  doing  such 
things  as  are  right,  he  may  by  the  example  of  good 
works  edify  the  minds  of  those  under  his  authority, 
and  receive  of  Thee,  most  tender  Shepherd,  an  ever- 
lasting recompense  and  reward. 

For  a  Congregation  or  Family. 
Defend,  we  beseech  Thee  (p.  243). 


i66  Occasional  Prayers. 

For  the  Preservation  of  Concord  in  a  Congregation. 

OGOD,  the  Giver  of  peace  and  Lover  of  charity, 
grant  to  Thy  servants  true  concord  and  union 
with  Thy  holy  will,  that  we  may  be  delivered  from 
all  temptations  which  assault  us. 


Against  the  Persecutors  of  the  Church. 

SY\  ERCIFULLY  hear,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee, 
«^■*»  the  prayers  of  Thy  Church  :  that  all  adver- 
sities and  errors  being  done  away,  we  may  serve  Thee 
with  a  pure  and  undisturbed  devotion. 


In  any  Necessity. 
O  God,  our  refuge  and  strength  (p.  752). 

In  any  Tribulation. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  despise  not  Thy  people  who 
cry  unto  Thee  in  their  affliction  ;  but,  for  the 
glory  of  Thy  name,  turn  away  Thine  anger,  and  help 
us  in  our  tribulations. 

In  Time  of  Famine  or  Pestilence. 

S^  RANT,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  an  answer  to 
V^  our  hearty  supplications  ;  and,  Thy  wrath  being 
appeased,  turn  away  from  us  this  famine  (or  pestilence), 
that  the  hearts  of  men  may  know  that  these  scourges 
proceed  from  Thine  auger,  and  cease  by  Thy  mercy. 


Occasional  Praykrs.  167 

For  Rain. 

OGOD,  in  whom  we  live,  and  move,  and  are,  grant 
us  seasonable  rain  ;  that  we,  enjoying  a  suffi- 
ciency of  support  in  this  life,  may  with  more  confi- 
dence strive  after  the  things  which  are  eternal. 


Fo  r  Fa  ir  We  a  th  er. 

'  r-J  EAR  us,  O  Lord,  who  cry  unto  Thee,  and  grant 
r-fi—b  fair  weather  to  us,  Thy  suppliant  servants  ;  that 
we,  who  are  justly  afflicted  for  our  sins,  may  by  Thy 
preventing  pity  find  mere  v. 

For  the  gift  of  Tears. 

•TJ'LMIGHTY  and  most  Merciful  God,  who  didst 
<va-^-»  cause  a  fount  of  living  wTater  to  spring  out  of  a 
rock,  for  Thy  people  in  their  thirst :  draw  forth  tears 
of  compunction  from  our  stony  hearts  ;  that  we  may 
weep  over  our  sins,  and  by  Thy  mercy  deserve  to 
obtain  pardon  for  the  same. 


For  Forgiveness  of  Sins. 

OGOD,  who  rejectest  none  that  come  unto  Thee, 
but  in  loving-kindness  art  appeased  even  with 
the  greatest  sinners  who  repent :  mercifully  regard  our 
prayers  in  our  humiliation,  and  enlighten  our  hearts, 
that  we  may  be  able  to  fulfil  Thy  commandments. 


i68  Occasional  Prayers. 

For  the  Tempted  and  Afflicted. 

OGOD,  who  justifiest  the  ungodly,  and  wiliest  not 
the  death  of  a  sinner  :  we  humbly  entreat  Thy 
Majesty  to  protect  Thy  servants,  who  trust  in  Thy 
mercy,  with  Thy  heavenly  assistance,  and  preserve 
them  by  Thy  continual  protection  ;  that  they  may  con- 
stantly serve  Thee,  and  by  no  temptation  be  separated 
from  Thee. 

Against  Evil  Thoughts. 


<H 


LMIGHTY  and  most  Merciful  God,  graciously 
hearken  unto  our  prayers  :  and  free  our  hearts 
from  the  temptations  of  evil  thoughts  ;  that  we  may 
worthily  become  a  fit  habitation  for  Thy  Holy  Spirit. 


For  the  gift  of  Continence. 
Inflame,  O  Lord  (p.  311). 

For  the  gift  of  Humility. 

OGOD,  who  resistest  the  proud,  and  givest  grace  to 
the  humble :  grant  us  the  virtue  of  true  humil- 
ity, whereof  Thine  Only-begotten  showed  in  Himself 
a  pattern  for  Thy  faithful  ;  that  we  may  never  by  our 
pride  provoke  Thine  anger,  but  rather  by  our  meek- 
ness receive  the  riches  of  Thy  grace. 


Occasional  Prayers.  169 


For  the  gift  of  Patience. 

OGOD,  who  didst  crush  the  pride  of  the  enemy  by 
the  long-suffering  of  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  : 
grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  worthily  recall 
those  things  which  in  His  tender  love  He  bore  for  us  ; 
and  thus  following  His  example  may  patiently  endure 
all  our  adversities. 

For  the  gift  of  Charity. 

OGOD,  who  makest  all  things  to  work  together  for 
good  unto  those  who  love  Thee ;  give  to  our 
hearts  the  lasting  affection  of  Thy  love  ;  that  such 
desires  as  are  inspired  by  Thee  may  never  be  changed 
by  any  temptation. 

For  those  at  Sea. 

OGOD,  who  didst  bring  our  fathers  through  the 
Red  Sea,  and  bear  thern  through  the  great 
waters  singing  praises  unto  Thy  name  :  we  humbly  be- 
seech Thee  to  vouchsafe  to  turn  away  all  adversities 
from  Thy  servants  at  sea,  and  to  bring  them  with  a 
calm  voyage  unto  the  haven  where  they  would  be. 

For  Heretics  and  Schismatics. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  who  hast 
compassion  on  all,  and  wouldst  not  that '  any 
should  perish  :  favorably  look  down  upon  all  those 
who  are  seduced  by  the  deceit  of  Satan  ;  that,  all  he- 
retical impiety  being  removed,  the  hearts  of  such  as  err 
may  repent  and  return  to  the  unity  of  Thy  truth. 


170  Occasional  Prayers. 


For  Jews. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  who  repellest 
not  from  Thy  mercy  even  the  perfidious  Jews : 
hear  the  prayer  which  we  offer  for  the  blindness  of 
that  people  ;  that  the  light  of  Thy  truth,  Christ  our 
Lord,  being  known  to  them,  they  may  be  delivered 
from  their  darkness. 

For  Pagans. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  who  desirest 
not  the  death  but  the  life  of  sinners  :  merci- 
fully accept  our  prayers,  and,  delivering  pagans  from 
the  worship  of  idols,  unite  them  to  Thy  Church,  to  the 
praise  and  honor  of  Thy  glorious  name. 


For  our  Frie?ids. 

OGOD,  who,  by  the  grace  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  hast 
poured  into  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful  the  gifts 
of  charity  :  grant  to  Thy  servants  and  handmaids,  for 
whom  we  implore  Thy  mercy,  health  both  of  body  and 
soul ;  that  they  may  love  Thee  with  all  their  strength, 
and  cheerfully  perform  those  things  which  are  pleasing 
unto  Thee. 

For  Enemies. 

OGOD,  the  lover  and  preserver  of  peace  and  char- 
ity :  grant  unto  all  our  enemies  peace  and  true 
charity  ;  give  them  remission  of  all  their  sins,  and  by 
Thy  power  deliver  us  from  their  snares. 


Occasional  Prayers.  171 

A  Short  Recommendation  to  God. 

INTO  the  hands  of  Thy  unspeakable  mercy,  O  Lord, 
I  commend  my  soul  and  body  ;  my  senses,  my 
words,  my  thoughts,  and  all  my  actions,  with  all  the 
necessities  of  my  body  and  soul ;  my  going  forth  and 
my  coming  in  ;  my  faith  and  conversation  ;  the  course 
and  end  of  my  life ;  the  day  and  hour  of  my  death  ; 
my  rest  and  resurrection  with  the  Saints  and  Elect. 

For  the  Sick. 
Almighty  and  Eternal  God  (p.  496). 

For  a  Sick  Person  near  Death. 

%j  I'lyMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  preserver  of 
^Jt  I  u  souls,  who  dost  correct  those  whom  Thou  dost 
love,  and  for  their  amendment  dost  tenderly  chastise 
those  whom  Thou  dost  receive,  we  call  upon  Thee,  O 
Lord,  to  bestow  Thy  healing,  that  the  soul  of  Thy  ser- 
vant, at  the  hour  of  its  departure  from  the  body,  may 
by  the  hands  of  Thy  holy  Angels  be  presented  without 
spot  unto  Thee. 

For  the  Dead. 

Almighty,  Everlasting  God  (p.  269). 

A  Prayer  before  Study  or  Instructions. 

INCOMPREHENSIBLE  Creator,  the  true  Fountain 
of   light   and    only   Author   of    all    knowledge : 
vouchsafe,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  enlighten  our  under- 


i72  Occasional  Praykrs. 


standings,  and  to  remove  from  us  all  darkness  of  sin 
and  ignorance.  [Thou,  who  makest  eloquent  the 
tongues  of  those  that  want  utterance,  direct  our  tongues, 
and  pour  on  our  lips  the  grace  of  Thy  blessing.  ]  Give 
us  a  diligent  and  obedient  spirit,  quickness  of  appre- 
hension, capacity  of  retaining,  and  the  powerful  as- 
sistance of  Thy  holy  grace  ;  that  what  we  hear  or 
learn  we  may  apply  to  Thy  honor  and  the  eternal  sal- 
vation of  our  own  souls. 


For  a  Husband  or  Wife, 

O  gracious  Father  (p.  435). 
O  merciful  Lord  (p.  451). 
O  merciful  God  (p.  452). 

Prayers  of  Parents,   for  themselves  and  Jor  their 

Children. 

Almighty  God,  the  Father  (p.  453). 

O  FATHER  of  mankind,  who  hast  given  unto  me 
these  my  children,  and  committed  them  to  my 
charge  to  bring  them  up  for  Thee,  and  to  prepare  them 
for  everlasting  life  :  assist  me  with  Thy  heavenly  grace, 
that  I  may  be  able  to  fulfil  this  most  sacred  duty  and 
stewardship.  Teach  me  both  what  to  give  and  what 
to  withhold ;  when  to  reprove  and  when  to  forbear  ; 
make  me  to  be  gentle,  yet  firm  ;  considerate  and  watch- 
ful ;  and  deliver  me  equally  from  the  weakness  of  in- 
dulgence, and  the  excess  of  severity  ;  and  grant  that, 
both  by  word  and  example,  I  may  be  careful  to  lead 
them  in  the  ways  of  wisdom  and  true  piety,  so  that  at 


Occasional  Prayers.  173 

last  I  may,  with  them,  be  admitted  to  the  unspeakable 
joys  of  our  true  home  in  heaven,  in  the  company  of 
the  blessed  Angels  and  Saints. 


O  HEAVENLY  Father,  I  commend  my  children 
unto  Thee.  Be  Thou  their  God  and  Father  ;  and 
mercifully  supply  whatever  is  wanting  in  me  through 
frailty  or  negligence.  Strengthen  them  to  overcome 
the  corruptions  of  the  world,  to  resist  all  solicitations 
to  evil,  whether  from  within  or  without ;  and  deliver 
them  from  the  secret  snares  of  the  enemy.  Pour  Thy 
grace  into  their  hearts,  and  confirm  and  multiply  in 
them  the  gifts  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  they  may  daily 
grow  in  grace  and  in  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ;  and  so,  faithfully  serving  Thee  here,  may  come 
to  rejoice  in  Thy  presence  hereafter. 

A  Child  ^s  Prayer. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  who  hast  given  unto  me  my 
father  and  mother,  and  made  them  to  be  an 
image  of  Thine  authority,  and  love,  and  tender  watch- 
fulness ;  and  hast  commanded  me  to  love,  and  honor, 
and  obey  them  in  all  things  :  give  me  grace  cheerfully 
and  with  my  whole  heart  to  keep  this  Thy  law.  Help 
me  to  love  them  fervently,  to  honor  them  truly,  to 
yield  a  ready  obedience  to  their  commands,  to  comply 
with  their  wishes,  to  study  their  happiness  in  every- 
thing, and  to  bear  their  rebukes  with  patience  and 
humility.  Deliver  me,  O  God,  from  pride,  rebellion, 
and  wilfulness,  from  passion  and  stubbornness,  from 
sloth  and  carelessness.       Make  me  diligent  in  all  my 


174  Occasional  Prayers. 

duties  and  studies,  and  patient  in  all  my  trials  ;  that  so 
living,  I  may  deserve  to  be  Thy  child,  who  art  our 
Father  in  Keaven. 


A  Prayer  for  Choosing  a  State  of  Life, 

OLORD,  I  beseech  Thee  to  grant  me  Thy  divine 
light,  that  I  may  know  the  designs  of  Thy  pro- 
vidence concerning  me,  and  that,  filled  with  a  sincere 
desire  for  my  soul's  salvation,  I  may  say,  with  the  young 
man  in  the  Gospel  :  What  must  I  do  to  be  saved  ?  All 
states  of  life  are  before  me  ;  but,  still  undecided  what 
to  do,  I  await  Thy  commands,  I  offer  myself  to  Thee 
without  restriction,  without  reserve,  with  a  most  per- 
fect submission. 

Far  be  it  from  me,  O  Lord,  to  oppose  the  order  of 
Thy  wisdom,  and,  unfaithful  to  the  inspiration  of  Thy 
grace,  to  strive  to  subject  the  will  of  the  Creator  to  the 
caprice  of  the  creature.  It  is  not  for  the  servant  to 
choose  the  way  in  which  he  will  serve  his  master  :  do 
Thou  lay  upon  me  what  commands  Thou  pleasest.  My 
lot  is  in  Thy  hands.  I  make  no  exception,  lest  per- 
chance what  I  except  be  that  which  Thou  wiliest, 
and  because  I  am  too  short-sighted  to  discover  in  the 
future  the  different  obstacles  I  shall  meet  with,  if,  with- 
out Thy  guidance,  I  make  myself  the  arbiter  of  my  own 
conduct.  Speak,  Lord,  to  my  soul  ;  speak  to  me  as 
Thou  didst  to  the  youthful  Samuel  :  Speak,  Lord  ;  for 
Thy  servant  heareth.  I  cast  itself  at  Thy  feet,  and  I 
am  ready,  if  it  be  Thy  will,  to  sacrifice  myself  as  a  vic- 
tim to  Thee  for  the  remainder  of  my  days,  in  such  wise 
as  Thou  shalt  deem  most  worthy  of  Thy  greatness. 

O  my  God,   inspire   the   affections   of  my   parents, 


Occasional  Prayers.  175 

and  guide  their  projects  according  to  the  counsels  of 
Thv  wisdom.  Lord,  I  sincerely  desire  to  consult  Thee 
who  art  the  Eternal  Truth  ;  grant  that  my  parents  also 
may  submit  themselves  to  its  decrees,  faithfully  and 
without   reserve. 

A  Prayer  in  Times  of  Threatened  Calamity. 

O  JESUS  CHRIST,  we  call  upon  Thee,  Holy,  Im- 
mortal God.  Have  mercy  upon  us  and  upon  all 
men.  Purify  us  by  Thy  holy  Blood,  forgive  us  by  Thy 
holy  Blood,  save  us  by  Thy  holy  Blood,  now  and  for 
ever.     Amen. 

For  Civil  Authorities. 
We  pray  Thee,  O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God  (p.  56). 


A  UNIVERSAL.  PRAYER. 
For  all  Things  Necessary  to  Salvation. 

(Composed  by  Pope  Clement  XI.,   a.d.  1721.) 

OMY  God,  I  believe  in  Thee  ;  do  Thou  strengthen 
my  faith.  All  my  hopes  are  in  Thee  ;  do  Thou 
secure  them.  I  love  Thee  ;  teach  me  to  love  Thee 
daily  more  and  more.  I  am  sorry  that  I  have  offended 
Thee  ;  do  Thou  increase  my  sorrow. 

I  adore  Thee  as  my  first  beginning ;  I  aspire  after 
Thee  as  my  last  end.  I  give  Thee  thanks  as  my  con- 
stant benefactor  ;  I  call  upon  Thee  as  rny  sovereign 
protector. 


176  Occasion ai.  Prayers. 

Vouchsafe,  O  my  God,  to  conduct  rue  by  Thy  wis- 
dom, to  restrain  me  by  Thy  justice,  to  comfort  me  by 
Thy  mercy,  to  defend  me  by  Thy  power. 

To  Thee  I  desire  to  consecrate  all  my  thoughts, 
words,  actions,  and  sufferings ;  that  henceforward  I 
may  think  of  Thee,  speak  of  Thee,  refer  all  my  actions 
to  Thy  greater  glory,  and  suffer  willingly  whatever 
Thou  shalt  appoint. 

Lord,  I  desire  that  in  all  things  Thy  will  may  be 
done,  because  it  is  Thy  will,  and  in  the  maimer  that 
Thou  wiliest. 

I  beg  of  Tliee  to  enlighten  my  understanding,  to  in- 
flame my  will,  to  purify  my  body,  and  to  sanctify  my 
soul. 

Give  me  strength,  O  my  God,  to  expiate  my  offences, 
to  overcome  my  temptations,  to  subdue  my  passions, 
and  to  acquire  the  virtues  proper  for  my  state. 

Fill  my  heart  with  tender  affection  for  Thy  goodness, 
hatred  of  my  faults,  love  of  my  neighbor,  and  con- 
tempt of  the  world. 

Let  me  always  remember  to  be  submissive  to  my 
superiors,  courteous  to  my  inferiors,  faithful  to  my 
friends,  and  charitable  to  my  enemies. 

Assist  me  to  overcome  sensuality  by  mortification, 
avarice  by  almsdeeds,  anger  by  meekness,  and  tepidity 
by  devotion. 

O  my  God,  make  me  prudent  in  my  undertakings, 
courageous  in  dangers,  patient  in  affliction,  and  humble 
in  prosperity. 

Grant  that  I  may  be  ever  attentive  at  my  prayers, 
temperate  at  my  meals,  diligent  in  my  employments, 
and  constant  in  my  resolutions. 

Let  my  conscience  be  ever  upright  and  pure,  my  ex- 


Occasional  Prayers. 


177 


terior  modest,  my  conversation  edifying,  and  my  de- 
portment regular. 

Assist  me,  that  I  may  continually  labor  to  overcome 
nature,  to  correspond  with  Thy  gra^e,  to  keep  Thy 
commandments,  and  to  work  out  my  salvation. 

Discover  to  me,  O  my  God,  the  nothingness  of  this 
world,  the  greatness  of  heaven,  the  shortness  of  time, 
and  the  length  of  eternity. 

Grant  that  I  may  prepare  for  death  ;  that  I  may  fear 
Thy  judgments,  escape  hell,  and  in  the  end  obtain 
heaven  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  I^ord.       Ame?i. 


\Desper0. 


HE  public  prayers  of  the  Church,  other  than 
those  in  the  great  Sacrifice  of  the  Mass,  are 
contained  in  the  Breviary.  The  whole  Office 
for  each  day  consists  of  Matins  and  Lauds  ; 
Prime,  Tierce,  Sext,  and  None  (the  pray- 
ers for  the  firsts  third,  sixth,  and  ninth  hours, 
the  old  Roman  division  of  the  day  );  Vespers 
and  Compline.  This  Office  was  originally 
chanted  daily  by  the  faithful,  and  is  still 
chanted  by  some  religious  Orders,  the  pre- 
servers of  primitive  tradition  and  fervor.  It 
is  daily  recited  by  the  Clergy  ;  and  on  Sun- 
days and  Holydays  the  Vespers  are  publicly 
chanted  as  part  of  the  solemn  worship  of  the 
day,  to  enable  the  faithful  to  join  in  so  holy 
and  venerable  a  form  of  prayer. 

All  the  parts  of  the  Office  consist  of  Psalms  and  Canticles  from 
the  Holy  Scripture,  with  lessons  also  from  Scripture,  or  the  Holy 
Fathers,  and  appropriate  to  the  day. 

The  Psalms  in  the  Vespers  for  Sunday  are  the  109th  and  the 
following,  including  the  113th,  although  very  frequently  the  116th 
is  substituted  for  the  last  of  these.  This  series  of  Psalms  is  most 
suitable  to  the  ordinary  wants  of  the  Church  on  her  weekly  Festi- 
vals. The  first  is  a  kind  of  commemoration  of  all  the  great  Mys- 
teries of  our  Redemption  ;  the  second  alludes  to  the  praise  of  God 
in  the  congregation  ;  the  third  commemorates  the  graces  and  pri- 
vileges of  the  just ;  the  fourth  is  a  Psalm  of  praise,  as  is  also  that 
substituted  occasionally  for  the  fifth  ;  the  fifth  celebrates  the  de- 
liverance of  the  Israelites  from  Egyptian  bondage.  All  are  pro- 
phecies of  our  Lord  and  of  His  Immaculate  Mother,  as  well  as  of 
the  Church.  In  them  we  sing  the  praises  of  Christ,  our  Lord,  as 
Priest  forever,  offering  Sacrifice,  like  Melchisedech,  in  the  form  of 
bread  and  wine  ;  as  Lord  of  lords,  and  King  of  kings  ;  as  true  to 

178 


Vespers.  179 


His  promises  of  ever  abiding  by  His  .Church,  investing  her  with 
miraculous  powers  ;  and  ever  spreading  the  mystic  Banquet :  in 
them  we  praise  Him  as  our  Redeemer  and  our  God,  whom  we 
adore  ;  in  them  we  praise  that  Immaculate  Virgin — the  joyful 
mother  of  children — and  with  her  raise  our  hearts  and  voices  to 
glorify  God. 

It  is  not,  then,  an  unmeaning  Service,  but  one  most  appropriate 
and  consoling.  Hence,  though  it  is  not  of  obligation  to  attend 
Vespers,  as  it  is  to  hear  Mass,  all  the  Saints  and  spiritual  writers 
of  the  Church  urge  the  faithful  to  be  present  at  this  Office  with 
piety  and  devotion.  For  there  is  always  more  benefit  and  com- 
fort to  be  derived  from  the  public  Offices  of  the  Church  than  from 
private  devotions,  God  having  ordained  that  Communion  of  pray- 
ers should  always  have  the  preference. 


VESPERS    FOR    SUNDAY. 


The  Priest,  with  his  attendants,  enters  the  sanctuary,  and,  kneeling 
before  the  Altar,  recites  the  following  prayer : 


J£ 


'PERI,    Domine,    os  |^w    LORD,    open    Thou 

meum  ad   benedi-  V_>J     rnv    mouth    that    I 

cendum    nomen    sanctum  may  bless  Thy  Holy  Name  ; 

tuum  :  munda  quoque  cor  cleanse  my  heart  from  all 

meum   ab   omnibus  vanis,  vain,  evil,   and  wandering 

perversis,  et  alienis  cogita-  thoughts  ;    enlighten     my 

tionibus  :  intellectum  illu-  understanding ;  kindle  my 

mina,   affectum  inflamma,  affections,      that     I     may 

ut    digne,    attente,    ac   de-  worthily,    attentively,  and 

vote  hoc  Officium  recitare  devoutly  recite  this  office, 

valeam,  et  exaudiri  merear  and    mav    deserve     to    be 

ante    conspectum    divinse  heard  before  the  presence 


i8o 


Vespers. 


Majestatis  tuae.  Per  Chris- 
tuin  Domiuuin  uostruui. 

R.  Arnen. 

Doiniiie,  in  unione  illius 
divinae  intentionis,  qua 
ipse  in  terns  laudes  Deo 
persolvisti,  has  tibi  Horas 
persolvo. 


of  Thy  divine  Majesty. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 

Lord,  in  union  with  that 
divine  intention  wherewith 
Thou  didst  Thyself  praise 
God  while  on  earth,  I  offer 
these  Hours  unto  Thee. 


The  Celebrant  and  his  attendants  then  proceed  to  the  bench,  on  the 
Epistle  side  of  the  sanctuary ;  and  after  saying  in  silence  the 
Our  Father  and  the  Hail  Mary,  the  Celebrant  intones  : 


•"j^vEUS,  in  adjutorium 
r*^J     nieum  intende. 

R.  Domine,  ad  adjuvan- 
dum  me  festina. 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio, 
et  Spiritui  Sancto. 

R.  Sicut  erat  in  princi- 
pio,  et  nunc,  et  semper, 
et  in  saecula  saeculorutn. 
Amen.     Alleluia. 


COME  unto  my  help, 
O  God. 

R.  O  Lord,  make  haste 
to  help  me. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 
ther, and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  be- 
ginning, is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without 
end.     Amen.     Alleluia. 


[ 


From  Septuagcsima  to  Palm  Sunday,  inclusively ,  is  said . 


Laus  tibi,  Domine,  Rex        Praise  to  Thee,  O  Lord, 
aeternae  gloriae.  King  of  eternal  glory. " 


Ant,  Dixit  Dominus. 


An t.  The  Lord  said. 


Vespers. 


181 


In  Easter-tide  the  Psalms  are  all  said  under  this  one  Antiphon ; 

Alleluia. 


* 


Psalm  iog. 


hp^IXIT  Dominus  Do- 
r-L^  mino  meo  :  *  Sede 
a  dextris  nieis  : 

Donee   ponatn   inimicos 
tuos   *   scabellum     pedunx 
tuorum. 

Virgam  virtutis  tuae  emit- 
tet  Dominus  ex  Sion :  * 
dominare  in  medio  inimi- 
corum  tuorum. 

Tecum  principium  in 
die  virtutis  tuae  in  splen- 
doribus  Sanctorum  :  *  ex 
utero  ante  luciferum  genui 
te. 

Juravit  Dominus,  et  non 
pcenitebit  eum  ;  *  Tu  es  sa- 
cerdos  in  aeternum  secun- 
dum ordinem  Melchise- 
dech. 

Dominus  a  dextris  tuis  * 
confregit  in  die  irae  suae 
reges. 


HE  Lord  said  unto  my 
Lord  :    Sit   Thou  at 
My  right  hand  : 

Until  I  make  Thine  ene- 
mies :  Thy  foot-stool. 

The  Lord  will  send  forth 
the  sceptre  of  Thy  power 
out  of  Sion  :  rule  Thou  in 
the  midst  of  Thine  ene- 
mies. 

Thine  shall  be  dominion 
in  the  day  of  Thy  power, 
amid  the  brightness  of  the 
Saints  :  from  the  womb  be- 
fore the  day-star  have  I 
begotten  Thee. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn, 
and  He  will  not  repent : 
Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  Melchise- 
dech. 

The  Lord  upon  Thy  right 
hand  :  hath  overthrown 
kings  in  the  day  of  His 
wrath. 


*  The  letters  prefixed  to  the  Vesper  Psalms  are  for  convenience 
in  selecting  them  for  different  Feasts.  See  the  Directory 
(p.  215). 


j  82  Vespers. 


Judicabit  in  nationibus,  He  shall  judge  among  the 

implebil  ruinas;  *conquas-  nations;  He  shall  fill  them 

sabit  capita,  in  terra  mul-  with  ruins :  He  shall  smite 

torum.  in  sunder  the  heads  in  the 

land  of  many. 
De   torrente    in   via    bi-        lie   shall    drink    of    the 
bet,  *   propterea  exaltabk   brook  in  the   way  ;  therc- 

eaput.  fore   shall    lie    lift    up   His 

head. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  (dory  be  to  the  Father, 

ete. 

/If//.  Dixit  I  )oniinns  Do-  .hi/.  The  Lord  said  unto 
inino  nieo  :  Sede  a  dextris  my  Lord  :  Sit  Thou  at  My 
nieis.  rij.dit  hand. 

Ant    Fidelia.  An/.  Faithful. 

B  Psalm  no. 

CONFITEBOR       tibi,    *y*  WII'J<  l)niis('  ^hee,  O 
Doinine,       in      toto    r-"->     Lord,  with  my  whole 

corde  meo  :   *  in  consilio    heart  :  in  the  assembly  of 
jus  torum,     e1      cpngrega-   the  just,  and  in  the  congre- 

tiouc.  Ration. 

Magna. opera  Domini  ;  x  Great  are  the  works  of 
exquisita  in  omn.es  volun-  the  Lord:  sought  out  are 
tates  ejus.  they  according  unto  all  His 

pleasure. 
Confessio  et  magnificen-         His    work    is    His   praise 
tia   opus  ejus,   *  et  justitia    and     His    honor :    and     His 
ejus     manet     in     saeulum    justice    endureth    for    ever 
s    JCUli.  and  evei . 

Memoriam  fecil  tnirabi-  A  memorial  hath  the 
liuhi  Biiorurri  riiiscricbrs  et    merciful  and  gracious  Lord 


Vespers. 


183 


miserator  Doiiiinus  :    *  es- 
cain  dedit  tinientibus  se. 


Metnor  erit  iu  saeculum 
testatnenti  sui :  *  virtutem 
operum  suorum  annuntia- 
bit  populo  suo  : 

jUt  det  ill  is  hoereditatem 
gentium  ;  *  opera  rnanuum 
ejus  Veritas  et  judicium. 

Fidelia  omnia  mandata 
ejus,  confirmata  in  saecu- 
lum  sseculi,  *  facta  in  veri- 
tate  et  sequitate. 

Redemptionem  misit  po- 
pulo suo  ;  *  mandavit  in 
seternum  testamentum  su- 
um. 

vSanctum  et  terribile  no- 
men  ejus  :  *  initium  sapien- 
tial timor  Domini. 

Intellectus  bonus  omni- 
bus facientibus  eum  :  *  lau- 
datio  ejus  manet  in  saecu- 
lum  saeculi. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 

A?it.  Fidelia  omnia  man- 


made  of  His  marvellous 
works  :  He  hath  given 
meat  unto  them  that  fear 
Him. 

He  shall  ever  be  mind- 
ful of  His  covenant :  He 
shall  show  forth  to  His 
people  the  power  of  His 
works  : 

That  He  may  give  them 
the  heritage  of  the  gentiles  : 
the  works  of  His  hands  are 
truth  and  judgment. 

All  His  commandments 
are  faithful  :  they  stand 
fast  for  ever  and  ever, 
they  are  done  in  truth  and 
equity. 

He  hath  sent  redemp- 
tion unto  His  people  :  He 
hath  commanded  His  cove- 
nant for  ever. 

Holy  and  terrible  is  His 
name :  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  is  the  beginning  of 
wisdom. 

A  good  understanding 
have  all  they  that  do  there- 
after :  His  praise  endureth 
for  ever  and  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 

Ant.   Faithful     are     all 


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VEvSPKRS. 


data    ejus,    confirmata 
saeculum  saeculi. 
Ant.  In  niandatis. 


in    His  commandments  ;  they 
stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever. 
Ant.  In   His  command- 
ments. 


Psalm  iit. 


BEATUS  vir,  qui  ti- 
met Dominum  ;  * 
in  mandatis  ejus  volet  ni- 
mis. 

Potens  in  terra  erit  se- 
men ejus  ;  *  generatio  rec- 
torum  benedicetur. 

Gloria  et  divitiae  in  domo 
ejus,  *  et  justitia  ejus  manet 
in  saeculum  saeculi. 

Exortum  est  in  tenebris 
lumen  rectis  :  *  misericors, 
et  miserator,  et  Justus. 


Jucundus  homo,  qui  mi- 
seretur  et  commodat,  dis- 
pouet  sennones  suos  in  ju- 
dicio  :  *  quia  in  aeternum 
non  commovebitur. 

In  memoria  aeterna  erit 


BLESSED  is  the  man 
that  feareth  the 
Lord  :  he  shall  delight  ex- 
ceedingly in  His  command- 
ments. 

His  seed  shall  be  mighty 
upon  earth  :  the  genera- 
tion of  the  upright  shall  be 
blessed. 

Glory  and  riches  shall 
be  in  his  house  :  and  his 
justice  endureth  for  ever 
and  ever. 

Unto  the  upright  there 
hath  risen  up  light  in  the 
darkness  :  he  is  merciful, 
and  compassionate,  and 
just. 

Acceptable  is  the  man 
who  is  merciful  and  lend- 
etli :  he  shall  order  his 
words  with  judgment,  for 
he  shall  not  be  moved  for 
ever. 

The  iust  man  shall  be  in 


Vespers.  185 

Justus  :  *  ab  auditione  mala    everlasting  remembrance  : 
non  timebit.  lie  shall  not  be  afraid   for 

evil  tidings. 
Paratum  cor  ejus  spe-  His  heart  is  ready  to 
rare  in  Domino,  confirma-  hope  in  the  Lord  :  his 
turn  est  cor  ejus  ;  *  non  heart  is  strengthened,  he 
commovebitur  donee  despi-  shall  not  be  moved  until 
ciat  inimicos  suos.  he   look   down    upon    his 

enemies. 

Dispersit,  dedit  pauperi-       He  hath  dispersed  abroad, 

bus  ;  justitia  ejus  manet  in    he  hath  given  to  the  poor  ; 

saeculum  saeculi  :  *   cornu    his    justice    endureth     for 

ejus  exaltabitur  in  gloria.       ever   and   ever  :    his   horn 

shall  be  exalted  in  glory. 

Peccator  videbitr  et  iras-        The  wicked  shall  see  it 

cetur ;  dentibus  suis  fremet    and    shall    be   wroth  ;    he 

et  tabescet  :  *   desiderium    shall  gnash  with  his  teeth, 

peccatorurn  peribit.  and  pine  away  :  the  desire 

of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 
Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 
An t.  In    mandatis    ejus       Ant.  In  His  command- 
cupit  nimis.  ments  He  hath  exceeding 

great  delight. 
Ant.  Sit  nomen  Domini.        Ant.  Blessed      be      the 

name. 


D  Psalm  ii2. 

*-|— '  AUDATB,  pneri,  Do-  ^J^RAISE  the  Lord,  3'e 

«J — *     minum  :   *  laudate  r-" —      children  :  praise  ye 

nomen  Domini.  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Sit  nomen  Domini  bene-  Blessed   be  the  name  of 


1 86 


Vespers. 


dictum  :  *  ex  hoc  nunc,  et 
usque  in  saeculum. 

A  solis  ortu  usque  ad  oc- 
casum  :  *  laudabile  nomen 
Domini. 


Bxcelsus  super  omnes 
gentes  Dominus  :  *  et  su- 
per ccelos  gloria  ejus. 

Quis  sic  at  Dominus  Deus 
noster,  qui  in  altis  habitat : 
*  et  humilia  respicit  in 
ccelo  et  in  terra  ? 


Suscitans  aterrainopem : 
*  et  de  stercore  erigens 
pauperem  : 

Ut  collocet  eum  cum 
principibus  :  *  cum  princi- 
palis populi  sui. 

Qui  habitare  facit  steri- 
lem  in  domo  :  *  matrem 
filiorum  laetantem. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 

A?it.  Sit  nomen  Domini 
benedictum  in  stecula. 
Ant.   Nos  qui  vivimus. 


the  Lord  :  from  this  time 
forth  for  evermore. 

From  the  rising  up  of 
the  sun  unto  the  going 
down  of  the  same:  the 
name  of  the  Lord  is  worthy 
to  be  praised. 

The  Lord  is  high  above 
all  nations  :  and  His  glory 
above  the  heavens. 

Who  is  like  unto  the 
Lord  our  God,  who  dwell- 
eth  on  high  :  and  regard- 
eth  the  things  that  are 
lowly  in  heaven  and  on 
earth  ? 

Who  raiseth  up  the  needy 
from  the  earth  :  and  lifteth 
the  poor  out  of  the  dung- 
hill ; 

That  He  may  set  him 
with  the  princes :  even 
with  the  princes  of  His 
people. 

Who  maketh  the  bar- 
ren woman  to  dwell  in  her 
house  :  the  joyful  mother 
of  children. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 

Ant.  Blessed  be  the  name 
of  the  Lord  for  evermore. 

Ant.  We  that  live. 


Vespers. 


187 


Psalm  113. 


IN  exitu  Israel  de  ^Egyp- 
to  :  *  domus  Jacob  de 
populo  barbaro, 


HEN     Israel    came 
out  of  Egypt :  the 


house  of  Jacob  from  amoug 
a  strauge  people, 
Facta  est  Judaea  sancti-       Judea    was     made     His 
ficatio  ejus  :  *  Israel  potes-   sanctuary  :  aud  Israel  His 


tas  ejus. 

Mare  vidit,  et  fugit :  * 
Jordauis  conversus  est  re- 
trorsum. 

Moutes  exultaverunt  ut 
arietes  :    *   et   colles   sicut 


agui  ovium. 


Quid  est  tibi,  mare,  quod 


dominion. 

The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled  : 
Jordan  was  turned  back. 

The  mountains  skipped 
like  rams :  and  the  little 
hills  like  the  lambs  of  the 
flock. 

What  aileth  thee,  O  thou 
fugisti :  *  et  tu,  Jordauis,  sea,  that  thou  fleddest :  and 
quia  conversus  es  retror-  thou,  Jordan,  that  thou 
sum  ?  wast  turned  back  ? 

Montes,  exultastis  sicut  Ye  mountains,  that  ye 
arietes  :  *  et  colles,  sicut  skipped  like  rams  :  and  ye 
agui  ovium  ?  little  hills,  like  the  lambs 

of  the  flock  ? 
A  facie  Domini  mota  est        At  the  presence   of  the 
terra  :   *  a   facie    Dei    Ja-    Lord  the  earth  was  moved : 
cob.  at  the  presence  of  the  God 

of  Jacob. 

Who  turned  the  rock  into 
a  standing  water  :  and  the 
stony  hill  into  a  flowing 
stream. 

Not  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not 


Qui  convertit  petram  in 
stagna  aquarum  :  *  et  ru- 
pem  in  fontes  aquarum. 

Non  nobis,  Domine,  non 


i88  Vespers. 

nobis  :  *  sed  nomini  tuo  da  unto    us  :    but    unto    Thy 

gloriam.  name  give  the  glory. 

Super   niisericordia  tua,  For  Thy  mercy,  and  for 

et  veritate  tua  :  *  nequando  Thy  truth's  sake:  lest  the 

dicant  gentes,  Ubi  est  Deus  gentiles  should  say,  Where 

eorum  ?  is  their  God  ? 

Deus    autern    noster    in  But  our  God  is  in  heaven  : 

coelo  :  *  omnia  quaecumque  He   hath  done   all  things 

voluit  fecit.  whatsoever  He  would. 

Simulacra    gentium    ar-  The  idols  of  the  gentiles 

gentum  et  aurum  :  *  opera  are   silver   and   gold  :   the 

manuum  hominum.  work  of  the  hands  of  men. 

Oshabent,  etnon  loquen-  They  have  mouths,  and 

tur  :    *   oculos    habent,  et  speak  not :  eyes  have  they, 

non  videbunt.  and  see  not. 

Aures  habent,  et  non  au-  They  have  ears,  and  hear 

dient  :  *  nares   habent,  et  not :  noses  have  they,  and 

non  odorabunt.  smell  not. 

Manus    habent,    et   non  They   have    hands,    and 

palpabunt ;    pedes  habent,  feel  not  :    they  have  feet, 

et  non  ambulabunt :  *  non  and  walk  not ;  neither  shall 

clamabunt  in  gutture  suo.  they  speak   through  their 

throat. 

Similes  illis  fiant,  qui  fa-  Let  them  that  make  them 

ciunt  ea :  *  et  omnes  qui  become   like    unto   them  : 

confidunt  in  eis.  and   all  such  as  put  their 

trust  in  them. 

Domus  Israel  speravit  in  The  house  of  Israel  hath 

Domino  :  *  adjutor  eorum  hoped  in  the  Lord  :  He  is 

et  protector  eorum  est.  their  helper  and  protector. 

Domus  Aaron  speravit  in  The  house  of  Aaron  hath 

Domino:  *  adjutor  eorum  hoped  in  the  Lord  :  He  is 

et  protector  eorum  est.  their  helper  and  protector. 


Vespers. 


1 89 


Qui  timent  Doininum, 
speraverunt  in  Domiuo  :  * 
adjutor  eoruin  et  protector 
eorum  est. 

Dominus  memor  fuit 
nostri,  *  et  benedixit  no- 
bis. 

Benedixit  domui  Israel  : 
*  benedixit  domui  Aaron. 

Benedixit  omnibus,  qui 
timent  Dominum  :  *  pusil- 
lis  cum  majoribus. 

Adjiciat  Dominus  super 
vos  :  *  super  vos,  et  super 
rilios  vestros. 

Benedicti  vos  a  Domi- 
no :  *  qui  fecit  ccelum  et 
terram. 

Ccelum  cceli  Domino,  * 
terram  autem  dedit  filiis 
hominum. 

Non  mortui  laudabunt 
te,  Domine  :  *  neque  om- 
nes,  qui  descendunt  in  in- 
fernum. 

Sed  nos  qui  vivimus, 
benedicimus  Domino  :  * 
ex  hoc  nunc,  et  usque  in 
saeculum. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


They  that  fear  the  Lord 
have  hoped  in  the  Lord  : 
He  is  their  helper  and  pro- 
tector. 

The  Lord  hath  been 
mindful  of  us  :  and  hath 
blessed  us. 

He  hath  blessed  the 
house  of  Israel :  He  hath 
blessed  the  house  of  Aaron. 

He  hath  blessed  all  that 
fear  the  Lord  :  both  small 
and  great. 

May  the  Lord  add  bless- 
ings upon  you  :  upon  you, 
and  upon  your  children. 

Blessed  be  ye  of  the 
Lord  :  who  hath  made  hea- 
ven and  earth. 

The  heaven  of  heavens 
is  the  Lord's  :  but  the 
earth  hath  He  given  to 
the  children  of  men. 

The  dead  shall  not  praise 
Thee,  O  Lord  :  neither  all 
they  that  go  down  into 
hell. 

But  we  that  live  bless 
the  Lord  :  from  this  time 
forth  for  evermore. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


190 


Vespers. 


Ant.  Nos    qui   vivimus,        Ant.  We  that  live  bless 
benedichnus  Domino.  the  Lord. 

In  Easter-tide  :  Ant.  Alleluia,  alleluia,  alleluia. 


When  the  Choir  has  ended  the  chanting  of  the  Psalms,  the  Priest 
rises  and  chants  the  Little  Chapter— generally  the  first  sentence 
of  the  Epistle  of  the  day  {pp.  665  to  780);  but  from  the  Third 
Sunday  after  Epiphany  till  Septuagesima,  and  from  the  Third 
Sunday  after  Pentecost  till  Advent,  the  following  : 


The  Little  Chapter. 


Benedictus  Deus,  et  Pa- 
ter Dornini  nostri  Jesu 
Christi,  Pater  misericordi- 
arum,  et  Deus  totius  con- 
solationis,  qui  consolatur 
nos  in  onini  tribulatione 
nostra. 

ic\  Deo  gratias. 


Blessed  be  God,  even  the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Father  of  mer- 
cies, and  God  of  all  con- 
solation, who  comforteth 
us  in  all  our  tribulation. 

R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 


The  choir  then  sings  the  Hymn  of  the  day,  which  varies  according 
to  season  a?id  solemnity  (pp.  599  to  66n).  The  Hymn  which 
corresponds  to  the  Little  Chapter,  Benedictus,  is  as  follows : 


n 


UCIS  Creator  optime, 


Lucem  dierum  proferens, 
Primordiis  lucis  novae 

Mundi  parans  originem : 


* 


BATHER  of  Lights, 
by  whom  each  day 
Is  kindled  out  of  night, 
Who,    when    the    heavens 
were  made,  didst  lay 
Their  rudiments  in  light ; 


*  Translation  by  Cardinal  Newman. 


Vespers. 


191 


Qui  mane  junctutn  vesperi    Thou   who  didst  bind  and 

blend  in  one 


Diem  vocari  praecipis ; 
Illabitur  tetrum  chaos, 
Audi  preces  cum  fletibus. 


•         • 


Ne  mens  gravata  cnmme, 

Vitae  sit  exul  munere, 

Dum  nil  perenne  cogitat, 

Seseque  culpis  illigat. 

Cceleste  pulset  ostium ; 

Vitale  tollat  praemium  : 

Vitemus  omne  noxium  : 
Purgemus  omne  pessimum. 

Praesta,  Pater  piissiine, 

Patrique  compar  unice, 

Cum  Spiritu  Paraclito, 

Regnans   per  omne  saecu- 
lum.     Amen. 


The  glistening  morn  and 

evening  pale, 
Hear    Thou     our     plaint, 

when  light  is  gone, 
And      lawlessness      and 

strife  prevail. 

Hear,    lest  the    whelming 
weight  of  crime 
Wreck   us   with   life    in 
view ; 
Lest  thoughts  and  schemes 
of  sense  and  time 
Earn  us  a  sinner's  due. 

So  may  we  knock  at  Hea- 
ven's door, 
And  strive  the  immortal 
prize  to  win, 
Continually  and  evermore 
Guarded     without     and 
pure  within. 

Grant  this,  O  Father,  Only 
Son, 
And     Spirit,     God     of 
grace, 
To  whom  all  worship  shall 
be  done 
In  every  time  and  place. 
Amen. 


192 


Vespers. 


V.  Dirigatur,      Domine,  V.  Let     my    prayer,    O 

oratio  mea,  Lord,  be  directed 

R.  Sicut    incensum     in  R.  As  incense    in    Thy 

conspectu  tuo.  sight. 


Then  the  choir  chants  the  Magnificat,  or  Canticle  of  the  Blessed 
Virgin — preceded  and  followed  by  its  proper  Antiphon — during 
which  the  Priest  puts  on  the  cope,  if  he  has  not  worn  it  from  the 
beginning,  and,  proceeding  to  the  Altar,  blesses  incense  and  puts 
it  into  the  censer.  He  then  incenses  the  Altar  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  at  Solemn  Mass. 


The  Magnificat,  or  Canticle  oe  the  Blessed 

Virgin. 


|^T|AGNIFICAT  *    ani- 
>*■■■'»     ma  mea  Dominum. 

Et  exultavit  spiritus  me- 
us  *  in  Deo  salutari  meo. 

Quia  respexit  humilita- 
tem  ancillae  suae  :  *  ecce 
enim  ex  hoc  beatam  me 
dicent  omnes  generatio- 
nes. 

Quia  fecit  mihi  magna 
qui  potens  est :  *  et  sanc- 
tum nomen  ejus. 

Et  misericordia  ejus  a 
progenie  in  progenies,  *  ti- 
mentibus  eum. 

Fecit  potentiam  in  bra- 
chio  suo  :  *  dispersit  super- 
bos  mente  cordis  sui. 


/Tv  Y  soul  doth  magnify  : 
\'*>     the  Lord. 

And  my  spirit  rejoiceth  : 
in  God  my  Saviour. 

Because  He  hath  looked 
down  on  the  lowliness  of 
His  handmaid  :  for  behold 
henceforth  all  generations 
will  call  me  blessed. 

Because  the  Mighty  One 
hath  done  great  things  for 
me  :  and  holy  is  His  name. 

And  His  mercy  is  from 
generation  to  generation  : 
on  those  who  fear  Him. 

He  showeth  might  in 
His  arm :  He  scattereth 
the  proud  in  the  conceit 
of  their  heart. 


Vespers.  193 


Deposuit     poteutes     de  He     casteth    down    the 

sede,  *  et  exaltavit   humi-  mighty  from  their  throne  : 

les.  and  exalteth  the  I  owl  v. 

Esurientes   implevit   bo-  He    filleth    the    hungry 

nis,  *  et  divites  dimisit  in-  with  good  things  :  and  the 

anes.  rich     He     sendeth     away 

empty. 

Snscepit   Israel    puerum  He    hath    received    His 

suum,  *  recordatus  miseri-  servant  Israel :  being  mind- 

cordiae  suae.  ful  of  His  mercy. 

Sicut  locutus  est  ad  pa-  As  He  spake  to  our  fa- 

tres   nostros  :   *   Abraham,  thers  :  to  Abraham  and  to 

et  semini  ejus  in  saecula.  his  seed  for  ever. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

If  ere  follow  the  proper  Collect  (pp.  665  to  j8o)  and  the  Commemora- 
tions, if  any. 


THE  USUAL  COMMEMORATIONS. 

These  are  said  at  the  end  of  Vespers,  from  the  Third  Sunday  after 
Epiphany  to  the  Fourth  Sunday  of  Lent ;  and  from  the  Third 
to  the  Last  Sunday  after  Pentecost  inclusively,  except  on  Doubles 
and  within  Octaves. 

OF  THE   BLESSED  VIRGIN  MARY. 

^ANCTA    Maria,     sue-  ^T^OLY  Mary,   be  thou 

J^^     curre    miseris,   juva  r-^-G     a  help  to  the  help- 

pusillanimes,   refove  flebi-  less,  a  strength  to  the  fear- 

les,  ora  pro  populo,  inter-  ful,  a  comfort  to  the  sor- 

veni  pro    clero,    intercede  rowful ;  pray  for  the  people, 

pro  devoto  fcemineo  sexu  :  plead  for  the  clergy,  make 


194 


Vespers. 


sentiant  omnes  tuum  ju- 
vamen,  quicumque  cele- 
brant tuain  sauctam  coni- 
memorationern. 

V.  Ora  pro  nobis,  sanc- 
ta  Dei  Genitrix. 

R.  Ut  digni  efficiamur 
promissionibus  Christi. 

Or  emus. 

CONCEDE  nos  famu- 
los  tuos,  quaesnmus 
Domine  Deus,  perpetua 
mentis  et  corporis  sanitate 
gaud  ere  :  et  gloriosa  beatse 
Mariae  semper  virginis  in- 
tercessione,  a  praesenti  li- 
berari  tristitia,  et  aeterna 
perfrui  laetitia. 


intercession  for  all  women 
vowed  to  God ;  mav  all  feel 
thine  assistance  who  keep 
thy  holy  remembrance. 

V.  Pray  for  us,  O  holy 
Mother  of  God. 

R.  That  we  may  be 
made  worthy  of  the  pro- 
mises of  Christ. 

Let  us  pray. 

/S  RANT,  O  Lord  God, 
^tP  we  beseech  Thee, 
that  we  Thy  servants  may 
rejoice  in  continual  health 
of  mind  and  body  ;  and 
through  the  glorious  inter- 
cession of  Blessed  Mary 
ever  Virgin,  be  freed  from 
present  sorrow  and  enjoy 
eternal  gladness. 


From  the  Third  Sunday  after  Epiphany  to  the  Purification  the  fol- 
lowing V.  R.  and  Prayer  are  said  instead  of  the  above  : 


V.  Post  partum  virgo  in- 
violata  permansisti. 

R.  Dei  Genitrix,  inter- 
cede pro  nobis. 

Oremus. 

'"I^V  EUS,  qui  salutis  aeter- 
r-L-J  nae,  beatse  Mariae 
virginitate     foecuuda,    hu- 


V.  After  childbirth  thou 
didst  remain  a  pure  Virgin. 

R.  O  Mother  of  God,  in- 
tercede for  us. 


Let  us  pray. 

GOD,    who    by   the 
fruitful  virginity  of 
Blessed    Mary   hast   given 


o 


Vespers. 


195 


mano  generi  praemia  prae- 
stitisti  :  tribue,  quaesunius, 
ut  ipsam  pro  nobis  interce- 
dere  sentianius,  per  quam 
meminius  auctorem  vitae 
suscipere,  Dominum  nos- 
trum Jesum  Christum  Fili- 
um  tuum. 


unto  mankind  the  rewards 
of  eternal  salvation  :  grant, 
we  beseech  Thee,  that  we 
may  feel  that  she  inter- 
cedes for  us,  through  whom 
we  have  been  made  worthy 
to  receive  the  Author  of 
Life,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
Thy  Son. 


OF  ST. 

£N"CCE  fidelis  servus  et 
V-4  prudens,  quern  con- 
stituit  Dominus  super  fa- 
miliarn  suam. 

V.  Gloria  et  divitiae  in 
domo  ejus. 

R.  Et  justitia  ejus  manet 
in  saeculum  saeculi 


JOSEPH. 

EHOLD  a  faithful 
and  wise  servant, 
whom  the  Lord  hath  set 
over  His  household. 

V.  Glory     and      riches 
shall  be  in  his  house. 

R.  And  his    justice  en- 
dureth  for  ever  and  ever. 


Oremus. 

V^VEUS,  qui  ineffabili 
A*~J  providentia  beatum 
Joseph  sanetissimae  Geni- 
tricis  tuae  sponsum  eligere 
dignatus  es  :  praesta  quaesu- 
mus,  ut  quern  protectorem 
veneramur  in  terris,  inter- 
cessorem  habere  mereamur 
in  ccelis. 


Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  by  Thine 
unspeakable  Provi- 
dence didst  vouchsafe  to 
choose  Blessed  Joseph  to 
be  the  Spouse  of  Thy  most 
holy  Mother  :  mercifully 
grant  that,  as  we  venerate 
hirn  for  our  Protector  on 
earth,  we  may  be  found 
worthy  to  be  aided  by  his 
intercession  in  heaven. 


196  Vespers. 


OF  THE   APOSTI.ES. 

^I^ETRUS  Apostolus,  et  ^T^^TER    tne    Apostle, 

r-L      Paulus  doctor  Gen-  r-" —      and  Paul  the  Doc- 

tium,    ipsi   110s    docueruut  tor   of  the   Gentiles,    they 

legem  tuam,  Domine.  have  taught  us  Thy  law,  O 

Lord. 

V.  Constitues   eos  prin-  V.  Thou      shalt     make 

cipes    super    omnem    ter-  them  princes  over  all  the 

ram.  earth. 

R.  Memores  erunt  no-  R.  They  shall  be  mind- 
minis  tui,  Domine.  ful  of  Thy  name,  O  Lord. 

«w  ^^ 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 


x> 


EUS,    cujus    dextera  ^X     GOD,    whose    right 

beatuin  Petrum  am-  V>J    hand  raised  up  Bless- 

bulantem   in   fluctibus,  ne  ed  Peter  when  he  walked 

mergeretur,  erexit ;  et  co-  amid  the  waves,  and  suffer- 

apostolum     ejus     Paulum  ed  him   not  to  sink  ;  and 

tertio  naufragautem  de  pro-  delivered  his  fellow- Apos- 

fundo  pelagi  libera vit :  ex-  tie  Paul,  in  his  third  ship- 

audi  110s  propitius,  et  con-  wreck,  from  the  depths  of 

cede,  ut  amborum  meritis  the  sea :    graciously    hear 

aeternitatis  gloriam  conse-  us,  and  grant  that  by  the 

quamur.  merits  of  both  we  may  at- 
tain unto  everlasting  glory. 

[A  Commemoration  is  made  of  the  Patron  or  Titular  of  the  Church 
either  before  or  after  the  above,  according  to  dignity.] 

FOR  PEACE. 

""f^V  A  pacem,  Domine,  in  s^{  RANT  peace  in  our 
r-L^  diebus  nostris,  quia  V3J  days,  O  Lord,  for 
non  est   alius   qui  pugnet    there   is   none   other    that 


Vespers. 


197 


pro  nobis,  nisi  tu  Deus  fighteth  for  us,  but  only 
noster.  Thou,  our  God. 

V.  Fiat  pax  in  virtute  V.  Let  peace  be  in  thy 
tua.  strength. 

R.  Et  abundantia  in  tur-  R.  And  plenteousness  in 
ribus  tuis.  thy  towers. 


Oremus. 

""^vEUS,  a  quo  sancta 
«A-^  desideria,  recta  con- 
silia,  et  justa  sunt  opera  : 
da  servis  tuis  illarn,  quam 
mundus  dare  non  potest 
paceni  ;  ut  et  corda  nostra 
niandatis  tuis  dedita,  et 
hostium  sublata  formidine, 
tempora  sint  tua  protec- 
none  tranquilla. 


Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  from  whom  are 
holy  desires,  right 
counsels,  and  just  works  : 
give  unto  Thy  servants  that 
peace  which  the  world  can- 
not give  ;  that  our  hearts 
being  given  to  the  keeping 
of  Thy  commandments, 
and  the  fear  of  enemies 
being  removed,  our  days, 
by  Thy  protection,  may  be 
peaceful. 


From  the  Second  Sunday  after  Easter  till  the  Ascension  the  fore- 
going Commemorations  are  omitted,  and  the  following  is  the 
only  Commemoration  made  : 


OF   THE   CROSS. 


CRUCEM  sanctam  su- 
biit,    qui    infernum 


E 


bore  the  Holy 
Cross,  who  broke 
confregit,  accinctus  est  po-  the  power  of  hell  ;  He  was 
tentia,  surrexit  die  tertia,  girded  with  power,  He 
Alleluia.  arose  again  the  third  "day, 

Alleluia. 


198 


Vespers. 


V.  Dicite  iu  nationibus, 
Alleluia. 

R.  Quia  Dominus  reg- 
navit  a  ligno,  Alleluia. 

Or  emus. 

*-|^vEUS,  qui  pro  no- 
r-*— f.  bis  Filium  tuum 
crucis  patibulum  subire  vo- 
luisti,  ut  inimici  a  nobis 
expellerespotestatem:  con- 
cede nobis  famulis  tuis,  ut 
resurrectionis  gratiam  con- 
sequamur.  Per  eumdem 
Dominum,  etc. 


R.  Amen. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

V.  Benedicamus  Domino. 

R.  Deo  gratias. 

V.  Fidelium  animae  per 
misericordiam  Dei  requi- 
cscant  in  pace. 

R.  Amen. 

Pater  noster  (secreto). 

V.  Dominus  det  nobis 
suam  pacem. 

R.  Et  vitam  setemam. 
Amen. 


V.  Tell  ye  among  the 
nations,  Alleluia. 

R.  That  the  Lord  hath 
reigned  from  the  tree,  Al- 
leluia. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  didst  will 
that  Thv  Son  should 
undergo  for  us  the  igno- 
miny of  the  Cross,  that 
Thou  mightest  drive  away 
from  us  the  power  of  the 
enemy  :  grant  unto  us  Thy 
servants  to  be  made  par- 
takers of  the  grace  of  the 
Resurrection.  Through  our 
Lord,  etc. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  Let  us  bless  the  Lord. 

R.  Thanks  be  to  God. 

V.  May  the  souls  of  the 
faithful  departed,  through 
the  mercy  of  God,  rest  in 
peace. 

R.  Amen. 

Our  Father  {inaudibly). 

V.  May  the  Lord  grant 
us  His  peace. 

R.  And  life  everlasting. 
Amen. 


Vkspers.  199 

Here  follows  the  A  ntiphon  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  proper  for  the 
season.    See  end  of  Compline  {p.  76). 

Last  of  all  is  said,  kneeling  and  in  silence  : 

Q^ACROSANCT^E       et  ^O  the  Most  Holy  and 

£--2     individuae   Trinitati,  V^     undivided     Trinity, 

crucinxiDoinininostriJesu  to    the    Humanity  of  our 

Christi  humanitati,  beatis-  Lord  Jesus  Christ  crucified, 

simaeetgloriosissimae,  sem-  to  the  fruitful  Virginity  of 

perque  Virginis  Mariae  fee-  the  most  blessed  and  most 

cundae   integritati,   et  om-  glorious  Mary,  ever  Virgin, 

nium  Sanctorum  universi-  and  to  the  whole  company 

tati    sit    sempiterna    laus,  of   the     Saints,    he    ever- 

honor,  virtus  et  gloria  ab  lasting  praise,  honor,   and 

omni     creatura,    nobisque  glory,  by  all  creatures  ;  and 

remissio     omnium    pecca-  to  us  remission  of  all  our 

torum,  per  infinita  saecula  sins,  world  without  end. 
saeculorum. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Beata  viscera  Mariae  V.  Blessed  be  the  womb 

Virginis,  quae  portaverunt  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  which 

aeterni  Patris  Filium.  bore  the  Son  of  the  Eternal 

Father. 

R.  Et  beata  ubera,  quae  R.  And    blessed   be  the 

lactaverunt  Christum   Do-  breast     which     nourished 

minum.  Christ  the  Lord. 

Then  are  said  the  Our  Father  and  the  Hail  Mary. 


2oo  Vespers. 


THE    OTHER    PSALMS    SUNG    ON    FESTIVALS 
AND   SUNDAYS   DURING   THE   YEAR. 

A  complete  Directory  for  their  use  will  be  found  at  the  end  {p.  215). 
The  reference  is  made  by  letters  of  the  alphabet. 


H 


Psalm'  116: 

AUDATE  Dominum,  ^    PRAISE  the    Lord, 

omnes     gentes  :     *  v^   all  ye  nations  :  praise 

laudate  eum,  omnes  populi.  Him,  all  ye  people. 

Quoniam  confirmata  est  For  His  mercy  is  con- 
super  nos  misericordia  ejus:  firmed  upon  us:  and  the 
*  et  Veritas  Domini  manet  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth 
in  astern  um.  for  ever. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 


G  Psalm  it$. 

CREDIDI,propterquod  *t*  BELIEVED,  and  there- 

locutus  sum  :  *  ego  «-"-»     fore  did  I  speak  :  but 

autem  humiliatus  sum  ni-  I    was     humbled    exceed- 

mis.  iugly- 

Ego  dixi  in  excessu  meo  :  I  said  in   mine   excess  : 

*  Omnis  homo  meudax.  All  men  are  liars. 

Quid  retribuam  Domino  What  shall  I  render  unto 

*  pro  omnibus,  quae  retri-  the  Lord  :  for  all  the  things 
buit  mihi  ?  that  He  hath  rendered  unto 

me  ? 

Calicem    salutaris    acci-  I  will  take  the  chalice  of 

piam,  *  et  nomen  Domini  salvation  :   and  call    upon 

invocabo.  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Vota  mea  Domino  red-  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto 


Vespers. 


201 


dam  coram  omni  populo 
ejus :  *  pretiosa  in  con- 
spectu  Domini  mors  sanc- 
torum ejus. 

O  Domine,  quia  ego  ser- 
vus  tuns  :  *  ego  servus  tuus, 
et  filius  ancillae  tuae. 


* 


Dirupisti  vincula  mea 
tibi  sacrificabo  hostiam  lau 
dis,  et  nomen  Domini  in 
vocabo. 


Vota  mea  Domino  red- 
dam  in  conspectu  omnis 
populi  ejus  :  *  in  atriis  do- 
mus  Domini,  in  medio  tui, 
Jerusalem. 


Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


the  Lord,  in  the  presence 
of  all  His  people  :  precious 
in  the  sight  of* the  Lord  is 
the  death  of  His  saints. 

0  Lord,  I  am  Thy  ser- 
vant :  I  am  Thy  servant, 
and  the  son  of  Thine  hand- 
maid. 

Thou  hast  broken  my 
bonds  in  sunder  :  I  will 
offer  unto  Thee  the  sacri- 
fice of  praise,  and  will  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

1  will  pay  my  vows  unto 
the  Lord  in  the  sight  of  all 
His  people  :  in  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  O 
Jerusalem. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


H 


Psalm  121. 


tatfi  STATUS  sum  in  his, 
r* — ■  quae  dicta  sunt  mi- 
hi :  *  In  domum  Domini 
ibimus. 

Stantes  erant  pedes  nos- 
trum atriis tuis,  Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem,  quae  aedifica- 
tur  ut  ci vitas  :  *  cujus  par- 
ticipate ejus  in  idipsum. 


I  WAS  glad  at  the  things 
that  were  said  unto 
me  :  We  will  go  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  were    standing 

in  thy  courts  :  O  Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem,  which  is  built 

as  a  city  :  that  is  in  unity 

with  itself. 


202 


Vespers. 


Illuc  euim  asceuderunt 
tribus,  tribus  Doniini :  * 
testimonium.  Israel  ad  con- 
ntendum  noniiui  Domi- 
ni. 

Quia  illic  sederunt  sedes 
in  judicio,  *  sedes  super 
domum  David. 

Rogate  quae  ad  pacem 
sunt  Jerusalem  :  *  et  abun- 
dantia  diligentibus  te. 


Fiat  pax  in  virtute  tua  :  * 
et  abundantia  in  turribus 
tuis. 

Propter  fratres  nieos,  et 
proximos  meos,  *  loquebar 
pacem  de  te  : 

Propter  domum  Domini 
Dei  nostri,  *  quaesivi  bona 
tibi. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


For  thither  did  the  tribes 
go  up,  even  the  tribes  of 
the  Lord  :  the  testimony  of 
Israel,  to  praise  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

For  there  are  set  the 
seats  of  judgment  :  the 
seats  over  the  house  of 
David. 

Pray  ye  for  the  things 
that  are  for  the  peace  of 
Jerusalem  :  and  plenteous- 
ness  be  to  them  that  love 
thee. 

Let  peace  be  in  thy 
strength  :  and  plenteous- 
ness  in  thy  towers. 

For  my  brethren  and 
companions'  sake  :  I  spake 
peace  concerning  thee. 

Because  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  our  God  :  I  have 
sought  good  things  for 
thee. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


i 


Psalm  126. 


ISI  Dominus  aedifica-    V  I  'NLESS      the      Lord 


a 


c*-(3     vent  domum,    A"  in    V>\>     build     the    house 
vanum    laboraverunt     qui    they    labor    in    vain    that 
aedificant  earn.  build  it. 

Nisi    Dominus    custodi-       Unless  the  Lord  keep  the 


Vespers.  203 


erit    civitatem,     *    frustra  city  :  lie  watcheth  in  vain 

vigilat  qui  custodit  earn.  that  keepeth  it. 

Vanuni    est    vobis    ante  In  vain  do  ye  rise  before 

luceni   surgere  :    *   surgite  the  light :  rise  not  till  ye 

postquam     sederitis,      qui  have  rested,  O  ye  that  eat 

manducatis  panem  doloris.  the  bread  of  sorrow. 

Cum  dederit  dilectis  suis  When    He    hath    given 

somnum  :  *  ecce  haereditas  sleep  to  His  beloved  :   lo, 

Domini,  filii ;  merces,  fruc-  children   are    an    heritage 


tus  ventns.  from   the   Lord  ;    and   the 

fruit  of  the  womb  a  reward. 

Sicut  sagittae   in    manu        Like   as    arrows    in   the 

potentis  :  *  ita  filii  excus-    hand  of  the  mighty  One  : 

sorum.  so  are  the  children  of  those 

that  have  been  cast  out. 
Beatus  vir  qui  implevit  Blessed  is  the  man  whose 
desiderium  suum  ex  ip-  desire  is  satisfied  with 
sis  :  *  non  confundetur  them  :  he  shall  not  be  con- 
cum  loquetur  inimicis  suis  founded  when  he  speaketh 
m  porta.  with   his   enemies    in   the 

gate. 
Gloria  Patn,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

J  Psalm  14.J. 


"T-jAUDA,       Jerusalem,    «TT^  RAISE  the   Lord, 
«-■ — *     Dominum  :  *  lauda    ,-■ —      Jerusalem  :     nra 


O 

Jerusalem  :     praise 
Deum  tuum,  Sion.  thy  God,  O  Sion. 

Quoniam  confortavit  se-  For  He  hath  strengthen- 
ras  portarum  tuarum  :  *  ed  the  bars  of  thy  gates  : 
benedixit  filiis  tuis  in  He  hath  blessed  thy  chil- 
te.  dren  within  thee. 


204 


Vespers. 


Qui  posuit  lines  tuos  pa- 
ceni :  *  et  adipe  frumeuti 
satiat  te. 

Qui  eiuittit  eloquiuni 
suum  terrae  :  $  velociter 
currit  sermo  ejus. 

Qui  dat  nivem-  sicut  la- 
nani  ;  t§  nebulain  sicut  cine- 
reni  spargit. 

Mittit  crvstalluin  suani 
sicut  buccellas :  ft  ante  fa- 
ciem  frigoris  ejus  quis  sus- 
tinebit  ? 

Emittet  verbum  suum, 
et  liquefaciet  ea  :  *  nabit 
spiritus  ejus,  et  fluent 
aquae. 

Qui  annuntiat  verbum 
suum  Jacob  :  *  justitias  et 
judicia  sua  Israel. 

Non  fecit  taliter  oinni 
nationi  :  *  et  judicia  sua 
non  manifestavit  eis. 


Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


Who  hath  made  peace  in 
thy  borders :  and  filleth 
thee  with  the  fat  of  corn. 

Who  sendeth  forth  His 
speech  upon  the  earth  :  His 
word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

Who  giveth  snow  like 
wool :  He  scattereth  mists 
like  ashes. 

He  sendeth  His  crystal 
like  morsels  :  who  shall 
stand  before  the  face  of 
His  cold  ? 

He  shall  send  out  His 
word,  and  shall  melt  them  : 
His  wind  shall  blow,  and 
the  waters  shall  run. 

Who  declareth  His  word 
unto  Jacob:  His  justice  and 
judgments  unto  Israel. 

He  hath  not  done  in  like 
manner  to  every  nation  : 
and  His  judgments  He 
hath  not  made  manifest  to 
them. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


K  Psalm  125. 

IX  convertendo  Dominus  V/i  ■  'HEN  the  Lord  turn- 
cap  tivitatem  Sion,  *  v3lA*  ed  again  the  cap- 
facti  suinus  sicut  conso-  tivitv  of  Sion  :  we  became 
lati.  like  men  consoled. 


Vespers. 


205 


Tunc  repletum  est  gau- 
dio  os  nostrum  :  *  et  lingua 
nostra  exultaticne. 

Tunc   dicent   inter   gen- 
tes 
nus  facere  cum  eis. 


*  Magnificavit  Domi- 


Macgnificavit  Dominus 
facere  nobiscum  :  *  facti 
sumus  laetantes. 

Converte,  Domine,  cap- 
tivitatem  nostram  :  *  sicut 
torrens  in  austro. 

Qui  seminant  in  lacry- 
mis,  *  in  exultatione  me- 
tent 

Euntes  ibant  et  flebant,* 
mittentes  semina  sua. 

Venientes  autem  venient 
cum  exultatione  :  *  portan- 
tes  manipulos  suos. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


Then  was  our  mouth 
filled  with  gladness  :  and 
our  tongue  with  joy. 

Then  shall  they  say 
among  the  gentiles  :  The 
Lord  hath  done  great  things 
for  them. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great 
things  for  us  :  we  are  be- 
come joyful. 

Turn  again  our  captivity, 
O  Lord  :  as  a  river  in  the 
south. 

They  that  sow  in  tears ; 
shall  reap  in  joy. 

They  went  forth  on  their 
way  and  wept  :  scattering 
their  seed. 

But  returning,  they  shall 
come  with  joy  :  carrying 
their  sheaves  with  them. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


Psalm  ij8. 


*T^vOMINE,  probasti  me, 
A*-J  et  cognovisti  me  :  * 
tu     cognovisti     sessionem 


r 

me 


"f  ORD,  Thou  hast  prov- 
-a  ed  me,  and  known 
:  Thou  hast  known  mv 


mearn,    et    resurrectionem    sitting  down,  and  my  rising 
meam.  up. 

Intellexisti    cogitationes       Thou     hast    understood 


2o6  Vespers. 


meas  de  longe  :  *  semitam  my  thoughts  afar  off :  ray 
meam  et  funiculum  ineurn  path  and  my  line  hast  Thou 
investigasti.  searched  out. 

Kt  omnes  vias  meas  prae-  Thou  hast  foreseen  also 
vidisti  :  *  quia  non  est  ser-  all  my  ways  :  for  there  is 
mo  in  lingua  mea.  no  speech  in  my  tongue. 

Bcce,  Domine,  tu  cogno-  Behold,  O  Lord,  Thou 
visti  omnia,  novissima  et  hast  known  all  things,  the 
antiqua  :  *  tu  formasti  me,  newest  and  those  of  old : 
et  posuisti  super  me  ma-  Thou  hast  formed  me,  and 
num.  tuam.  laid     Thine     hand     upon 

me. 

Mirabilis  facta  est  scien-  Thy  knowledge  is  be- 
tia  tua  ex  me  :  *  confor-  come  wonderful  unto  me  : 
tata  est,  et  non  potero  ad  it  is  high,  and  I  cannot 
earn.  reach  unto  it. 

Quo  ibo  a  spiritu  tuo  ?  *  Whither  shall  I  go  from 
et  quo  a  facie  tua  fugi-  Thy  spirit?  or  whither 
am  ?  shall  I  flee  from  Thy  face  ? 

Si  ascendero  in  coelum,  If  I  ascend  into  heaven, 
tu  illic  es :  *  si  descendero  Thou  art  there  :  if  I  de- 
in  infernum,  ades.  scend  into  hell,  Thou  art 

present. 

Si  sumpsero  pennas  meas  If  I  take  my  wings  early 
diluculo,  *  et  habitavero  in  the  morning :  and  dwell 
in  extremis  maris  :  in  the  uttermost  parts  of 

the  sea, 

Btenim  illuc  manus  tua  Even  there  also  shall 
deducet  me  :  *  et  tenebit  Thy  hand  lead  me  :  and 
me  dextera  tua.  Thy  right  hand  shall  hold 

me. 

Et  dixi  :  Forsitan  tene-  And  I  said,  Perhaps 
brse  conculcabunt  me  :  *  et    darkness  shall  cover  me  : 


Vespers.  207 

nox  iiluminatio  mea  in  de-  and  night  shall  be  my  light 

liciis  meis.  in  my  pleasures. 

Quia    tenebrae    non   ob-  But  darkness   shall    not 

scurabuntur    a   te,    et  nox  be  dark  to  Thee  ;  and  night 

sicut  dies  illuminabitur  :  *  shall  be  as  light  as  the  day  : 

sicut   tenebrae   ejus,  ita  et  the  darkness  and  the  light 

lumen  ejus.  thereof  shall   be  alike    to 

Thee. 

Quia  tu  possedisti  renes  For  Thou  hast  possessed 

meos  :  *  suscepisti  me  de  my  reins  :    Thou  hast  up- 

utero  matris  meae.  holden  me  from  my  mo- 
ther's womb. 

Confitebor  tibi,  quia  ter-  I   will   praise   Thee,    for 

ribiliter  magnificatus  es  :  *  Thou  art  fearfully  magni- 

mirabilia  opera  tua,  et  ani-  fied  :    wonderful   are    Thy 

ma  mea  cognoscit  nimis.  works,  and  my  soul  know- 

eth  them  right  well. 

Non   est    occultatum   os  My  bone  is  not  hidden 

meum  a  te,  quod  fecisti  in  from    Thee,    which.  Thou 

occulto  :    *    et    substantia  hast  made  in   secret :  and 

mea    in     inferioribus    ter-  my  substance  in  the  lower 

rae.  parts  of  the  earth. 

Imperfectum  meum  vide-  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  im- 

runt  oculi  tui,  et  in  libro  perfect  being,  and  in  Thy 

tuo   omnes    scribentur  :    *  book  all  shall  be  written  : 

dies  formabuntur,  et  nemo  the  days  shall  be  formed, 

in  eis.  and  no  one  in  them. 

Mihi  autem  nimis  hono-  But  to  me  Thy  friends, 

rificati     sunt     amici     tui,  O   God,  are  made  exceed- 

Deus  :  *  nimis  confortatus  ingly      honorable  :      their 

est  principatus  eoruni.  principality  is  exceedingly 

strengthened. 

Dinumerabo  eos,    et  su-  I  will  number  them,  and 


2o8  Vespers. 


per  arenam  multiplicabun-  they   shall    be    multiplied 

tur  :  *  exurrexi,   et  adhuc  above    the    sand :     I   rose 

sum  tecum.  up,     and     am     still     with 

Thee. 

Si  occideris,  Deus,  pecca-  If    Thou    wilt    slay  the 

tores  :  *  viri  sanguinum  de-  wicked,  O  God  :  ye  men  of 

clinate  a  me  :  blood,  depart  from  me  : 

Quia    dicitis    in    cogita-  Because  ye  say  in  thought: 

tione  :  *  Accipient  in  vani-  They    shall     receive    Thy 

tate  civitates  tuas.  cities  in  vain. 

Nonne    qui   oderunt    te,  Have  I  not  hated  them, 

Domine,  oderam  :  *  et  su-  O  Lord,  that  hated  Thee  : 

per  inimicos  tuos  tabesce-  and  pined  away  because  of 

bam  ?  Thine  enemies  ? 

Perfecto     odio     oderam  I  have  hated  therii  with 

illos  :  *  et  inimici  facti  sunt  a  perfect  hatred  :  and  they 

mihi.  became   as    enemies    unto 

me. 

Proba  me,  Deus,  et  scito  Prove   me,   O   God,  and 

cor  meum  :  *  interroga  me,  know  my  heart :  examine 

et  cognosce  semitas  meas.  me,  and  know  my  paths. 

Bt  vide,  si  via  iniquitatis  And  see  if  there  be  in  me 

in  me  est :  *  et  deduc  me  the  way  of  iniquity  :   and 

in  via  seterna.  lead    me    in    the    eternal 

way. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

|y|  Psalm  iji. 

fHpvEMENTO,    Domine,     f^     LORD,     remember 
N'*>     David,  *  et   omnis    V^J     David  :  and   all  his 

inansuetudinis  ejus  :  meekness. 


Vespers. 


209 


Sicutjuravit  Domino:  * 
votuin  vovit  Deo  Jacob  : 

Si  introiero  in  tabernacu- 
lum  domus  meae :  $  si  as- 
cendero  in  lectum  strati 
mei : 

Si  dedero  somnum  ocu- 
lis  meis,  *  et  palpebris 
meis  dormitationeni, 

Et  requiem  temporibus 
meis  :  donee  inveniam  lo- 
cum Domino,  *  tabernacu- 
lum  Deo  Jacob. 

Ecce  audivimus  earn  in 
Ephrata  :  *  invenimus  earn 
in  campis  silvae. 

Introibimus  in  taberna- 
culum  ejus  :  *  adorabimus 
in  loco,  ubi  steterunt  pedes 
ejus. 

Surge,  Domine,  in  re- 
quiem tuam  :  *  tu  et  area 
sanctificationis  tuae. 

Sacerdotes  tui  induantur 
justitiam  :  *■  et  sancti  tui 
exultent. 

Propter  David  servum 
tuum  *  non  avertas»  fa- 
ciem  Christi  tui. 

Juravit  Dominus  David 
veritatem,  et  non  frusta  a- 
bitur  earn  :  *  De  fructu  ven- 


How  he  sware  unto  the 
Lord  :  and  vowed  a  vow  to 
the  God  of  Jacob : 

If  I  shall  enter  into  the 
tabernacle  of  my  house  ; 
if  I  shall  go  up  into  rib- 
bed : 

If  I  shall  give  sleep  to 
mine  eyes  :  or  slumber  to 
mine  eyelids, 

Or  rest  unto  the  temples 
of  1113'  head  :  until  I  find  a 
place  for  the  Lord,  a  taber- 
nacle for  the  God  of  Jacob. 
Lo,  we  heard  of  it  in 
Ephrata:  we  found  it  in 
the  fields  of  the  wood. 

We  will  go  into  His  tab- 
ernacle :  we  will  worship 
in  the  place  where-His  feet 
have  stood. 

Arise,  O  Lord,  into  Thy 
resting-place  :  Thou  and 
the  ark  of  Thy  holiness. 

Let  Thy  priests  be  cloth- 
ed with  justice  :  and  let 
Thy  saints  rejoice. 

For  Thy  servant  Davids 
sake :  turn  not  away  the 
face  of  Thine  Anointed. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn  the 
truth  unto  David,  and  He 
will  not  make  it  void  :  Of 


2IO 


Vespers. 


tris  tui  ponain  super  sedern 
tuam. 

Si  custodierint  filii  tui 
testamentum  meum  :  *  et 
testimonia  mea  haec,  quae 
docebo  eos  : 

Et  filii  eorum  usque  in 
saeculum  *  sedebunt  su- 
per sedem  tuain. 

Quoniam  elegit  Dominus 
Sion  :  *  elegit  earn  in  ha- 
bitationeni  sibi. 

Haec  requies  mea  in  sae- 
culum  saeculi :  *  hie  habi- 
tabo,  quoniam  elegi  earn. 

Viduam  ejus  benedicens 
benedicam :  *pauperes  ejus 
saturabo  panibus. 

Sacerdotes  ejus  induam 
salutari  :  *  et  sancti  ejus 
exultatione  exultabunt. 

Illuc  producam  cornu 
David :  *  paravi  lucernam 
Christo  meo. 

Inimicos  ejus  induam 
confusione  :  *  super  ipsum 
autem  efnorebit  sanctifica- 
tio  mea. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


the  fruit  of  thy  body  I  will 
set  upon  thy  throne. 

If  thy  children  will  keep 
My  covenant :  and  these 
My  testimonies  which  I 
shall  teach  them, 

Their  children  also  shall 
sit  upon  thy  throne  :  for 
evermore. 

For  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
Sion  :  He  hath  chosen  her 
for  His  dwelling. 

This  is  My  rest  for  ever 
and  ever :  here  will  I 
dwell,  for  I  have  chosen 
her. 

With  blessing  I  will  bless 
her  widows  :  I  will  satisfy 
her  poor  with  bread. 

I  will  clothe  her  priests 
with  salvation  :  and  her 
saints  shall  rejoice  with 
exceeding  joy. 

There  will  I  bring  forth 
a  horn  unto  David  :  I  have 
prepared  i  lamp  for  Mine 
Anointed. 

His  enemies  I  will  clothe 
with  confusion  :  but  upon 
Him  shall  My  sanctification 
flourish. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


Vespers. 


211 


N  Psalm  1 2 7. 

EATI  omnes,  qui  ti 


B 


ment   Doniinum,  * 
qui  ambulaut  in  viis  ejus. 

Labores  manuum  tua- 
rum  quia  manducabis  :  * 
beatus  es,  et  bene  tibi 
erit. 

Uxor     tua,      sicut     vitis 
abundans,    * 
domus  tuae. 

Filii  tui  sicut  novelise 
olivarum,  *  in  circuitu 
mensae  tuae. 

Ecce,  sic  benedicetur 
homo,  *  qui  timet  Domi- 
num. 

Benedicat  tibi  Dominus 
ex  Sion  :  *  et  videas  bona 


BLESSED  are  all  they 
that  fear  the  Lord  : 
that  walk  in  His  ways. 

For  thou  shalt  eat  the  la- 
bors of  thy  hands  :  blessed 
art  thou,  and  it  shall  be 
well  with  thee. 

Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a 
in    lateribus    fruitful  vine  :  on  the  walls 

of  thy  house. 

Thy  children  as  olive 
plants  :  round  about  thy 
table. 

Behold,  thus  shall  the 
man  be  blessed  :  that  fear- 
eth  the  Lord. 

May  the  Lord  bless  thee 
out   of  Sion  :  and   mayest 


Jerusalem  omnibus  diebus  thou  see  the  good  things 
vitae  tuae.  of  Jerusalem  all  the  days 

of  thy  life. 
Et  videas  filios  filiorum        Mayest  thou  see  thy  chil- 
tuorum  :    *    pacem    super    dren's  children  :  and  peace 
Israel.  upon  Israel. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

O  Psalm  129. 

*T^\  E  profundis  clamavi  S~\  UT  of  the  depths  have 
A*-J  ad  te,  Domine  :  *  V_>J  I  cried  unto  Thee, 
Domine,      exaudi     vocem    O    Lord:    Lord,    hear  my 


meam. 


voice. 


2i2  Vespers. 


Fiant   aures   tuae   inten-  O  let  Thine  ears  consider 

dentes  *  in   vocem  depre-  well :  the  voice  of  my  sup- 

cationis  rneae.  plication. 

Si     iniquitates    observa-  If  Thou,    O    Lord,    wilt 

veris,  Dorniue  :  *  Domine,  mark  iniquities  :  Lord,  who 

quis  sustinebit  ?  shall  abide  it  ? 

Quia  apud  te  propitiatio  For  with  Thee  there   is 

est  :    *    et    propter    legem  merciful   forgiveness :  and 

tuam    sustinui    te,    Domi-  because     of    Thy     law     I 

ne.  have   waited   for  Thee,   O 

Lord. 

Sustinuit  anima  mea  in  My  soul  hath  waited  on 

verbo  ejus  :  *  speravit  ani-  His  word  :   my   soul   hath 

ma  mea  in  Domino.  hoped  in  the  Lord. 

A  custodia  matutina  us-  From  the  morning  watch 

que   ad    noctem    *    speret  even  until  night :  let  Israel 

Israel  in  Domino.  hope  in  the  Lord. 

Quia     apud     Dominum  For  with  the  Lord  there 

misericordia  :  *  et  copiosa  is   mercy :    and  with  Him 

apud  eum  redemptio.  is       plenteous       redemp- 
tion. 

Et  ipse  redimet  Israel  *  And    He    shall    redeem 

ex   omnibus    iniquitatibus  Israel  :  from  all  his  iniqui- 

ejus.  ties. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

p  Psalm  i j 7. 

CONFITBBOR        tibi,  «nr*  WILL  praise  Thee,  O 

Domine,      in      toto  r*-%     Lord,  with  my  whole 

corde  meo  :  *  quoniam  au-  heart :  for  Thou  hast  heard 

disti  verba  oris  mei.  the  words  of  my  mouth. 


Vespers. 


213 


In  conspectu  Angelorum 
psallam  tibi  :  *  adorabo 
ad  templum  sanctum  tu- 
um,  et  confitebor  nomini 
tuo  : 

Super  misericordia  tua, 
et  veritate  tua  :  *  quoniam 
magnificasti  super  omne, 
nomen  sanctum  tuum. 

In  quacumque  die  invo- 
cavero  te,  exaudi  me :  * 
multiplicabis  in  anima  mea 
virtutem. 

Confiteantur  tibi,  Do- 
mine,  omnes  reges  terras  :  * 
quia  audierunt  omnia  verba 
oris  tui. 

Et  canteut  in  viis  Do- 
mini :  *  quoniam  magna 
est  gloria  Domini. 

Quoniam  excelsus  Do- 
minus,  et  liumilia  respicit : 
*  et  alta  a  longe  cognos- 
cit. 

Si  ambulavero  in  me- 
dio tribulationis,  vivifi- 
cabis  me,  *  et  super  iram 
inimicorum  meorum  ex- 
tendisti  manum  tuam,  et 
salvum  me  fecit  dextera 
tua. 


I  will  sing  praise  unto 
Thee  in  the  sight  of  the 
Angels  :  I  will  worship  to- 
wards Thy  holy  temple, 
and  give  glory  unto  Thy 
name. 

For  Thv  mercv,  and  for 
Thy  truth  :  for  Thou  hast 
magnified  Thy  holy  name 
above  all. 

In  what  day  soever  I 
shall  call  upon  Thee,  hear 
Thou  me  :  Thou  shalt  mul- 
tiply strength  in  my  soul. 

Let  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  give  glory  unto  Thee, 
O  Lord :  for  they  have 
heard  all  the  words  of  Thy 
mouth. 

And  let  them  sing  in  the 
ways  of  the  Lord  :  for  great 
is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

For  the  Lord  is  high, 
and  looketh  on  the  lowly  : 
and  the  lofty  He  knoweth 
afar  off. 

If  I  shall  walk  in  the 
midst  of  tribulation,  Thou 
wilt  quicken  me  :  and  Thou 
hast  stretched  forth  Thy 
hand  against  the  wrath  of 
mine  enemies,  and  Thv 
right  hand  hath  saved  me. 


214 


Vespers. 


Dominus    retribuet    pro  The  Lord  will  repay  for 

me ;  Domiue,  misericordia  me  ;  Thy  mercy,    O  Lord, 

tua  in   saeculum  :  *  opera  endureth   for  ever  :  O  de- 

manuurn  tuarum  ne  despi-  spise  not  the  works  of  Thy 

cias.  hands. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 


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DIRECTORY 

For  finding  the  Psalms  and  Hymns  appointed  to  be 
sung  on  the  Sundays  and  principal  Festivals  of 
the  Christian  Year. 

1. 

Sundays  and  Feasts  of  the  Season. 

The  Sundays  of  Advent,         ,         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,  "Creator  Alme,"  No.  7,  p.  601. 
Christmas — First  Vespers,     .         ,         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 
Second  Vespers,  .         .     A,  B,  C,  O,  M. 

Hymn,  "Jesu  Redemptor,"  No.  11,  p.  606. 
The  Circumcision,  .         .         .         .     A,  D,  H,  I,  J. 

Hymn,  "Jesu  Redemptor/'  as  above. 
The  Epiphany — First  Vespers,     .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Second  Vespers,  ,     A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymni  "  Crudelis  Herodes,"  No.  14,  p.  6og. 
The  Sundays  from  Epiphany  till  Lent,     A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,      Lucis  Creator,"  No.  5,  p.  /go. 
The  Sundays  of  Lent,    .         .         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,  "  Audi,  Benigne  Conditor,"  No.  16, p,  610. 
Passion  and  Palm  Sundays,  .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,  "  Vexilla  Regis,"  No.  18,  p.  612. 
Easter  Sunday,      .         .         .        •.         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

No  Hymn,  but  instead  thereof  the  Antiphon, 
"  Haec  Dies,"  No.  23,  p.  621. 
From  Low  Sunday  till  the  Ascension,       A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,  "  Ad  regias  Agni  dapes,"  No.  24,  p.  621. 
Ascension  Day  and  the  Sunday  following,  A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Hymn,  "  Salutis  humanae  Sator,"  No.  25,  p.  623. 
Whitsunday, A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,  "  Veni  Creator,"  No.  26,  p.  624. 


2i6  Directory. 

Trinity  Sunday, A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 

Hymn,  "Jam  Sol  recedit  igneus,"  No.  28,  p.  626. 
Corpus  Christi  and  the  Sunday  following,  A,  B,  G,  N,  J. 

Hymn,  "  Pange  lingua,"  No.  29,  p.  627. 
The  Sundays  after  Pentecost,        .         »     A,  B,  C,  D,  B. 

Hymn,  "  Lucis  Creator,"  No.  5,  p.  /go. 

11. 

Proper  Feasts  of  Saints,  etc. 

The  Conversion  of  St.  Paul — 

(Jan.  25) — First  Vespers,         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 
Second  Vespers,    .         .     A,  D,  G,  K,  L. 
Hymn,  "  Egregie  Doctor,"  No.  /5,  p.  610. 
The  Holy  Name  of  Jesus — 

(Second  Sunday  after  Epiphany),      A,  B,  C,  D,  G. 
Hymn,   "Jesu,  dulcis  memoria,"  No.  33,  p.  633. 
The  Patronage  of  St.  Joseph — 

(Third  Sunday  after  Easter),  .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Hymn,  "  Te  Joseph  celebrent,"  No,  34,  p.  636. 
The  Nativity  of  St.  John  the  Baptist— 

(June  24),. A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Hymn,  "  Ut  queant  laxis,"  No.  35,  p.  63 7. 
SS.  Peter  and  Paul— 

(June  29), A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Hymn,  "  Decora  lux,"  No.  36,  p.  638. 
The  Most  Precious  Blood — 

(First  Sunday  of  July),    .         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  J. 
Hymn,  "  Festivis  resouent,"  No.  3/,  p.  639. 
The  Transfiguration  of  our  Lord — 

(Aug.  6), A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Hymn,    "  Ouicumque  Christum  quaeritis,"   No. 
3$  p.  640. 


Directory.  217 


St.  Joachim — 

(Sunday  within  Octave  of  Assumption),  A,  B,  C,  D,F. 
Hymn,  "  Iste  Confessor, "  No.  30,  p.  633. 
The  Seven  Sorrows  of  the  B.  V.  M. — 

(Third  Sunday  of  September),         .     A,  D,  H,  I,  J. 
Hymn,  "  O  quot  undis,"  ^V<9.  30,  p.  641. 
St.  Michael— 

(Sept.  29) — First  Vespers,      .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 
Second  Vespers,  .     A,  B,  C,  D,  P. 

Hymn,  "Te  Splendor,"  No.  40,  p.  642. 
The  Angel  Guardians — 

(Oct.  2),    .         .         .         .     Same  Psalms  as  above. 
Hym?i,  "  Custodes  hominum,"  No.  41,  p.  643. 
St.  Raphael— 

(Oct.  24),  ....     Same  Psalms  as  above. 
Hymn,  "  Tibi  Christe  Splendor,"  No.  42,  p.  644. 
All  Saints — 

(Nov.  1)— First  Vespers,         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 
Second  Vespers,    .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  G. 
Hymn,  "  Placare  Christe,"  No.  44,  p.  646. 

in. 

Common  Offices  of  Saints,  etc. 

Common  of  Apostles — First  Vespers,  .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Second  Vespers,    A,  D,  G,  K,  h. 
Hymn,  "  Exultet  orbis,"  No.  43,  p.  64 7. 
Hymn  at  Easter-tide,   "Tristes  erant,"  No.  46, 
p.  64S. 
Common  of  One  Martyr  and  of  many  Martyrs — 

First  Vespers,  .         .         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Second  Vespers,      .         .         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  G. 
Hymn  for  One  Martyr,  (<  Deus  Tuorum."  No, 
47,  p.  630. 


2i8  Directory. 


Hymn  for  Many  Martyrs ,  ' ■ Sanctorum  meritis, ' ' 

No.  48,  p.  631. 
Hymn  for  Many  Martyrs  at  Easter-tide>  "  Rex 
gloriose,"  No.  49,  p.  632. 
Common  of  a  Confessor  Bishop — 

First  Vespers,  .         .         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Second  Vespers,      .         .         .         .     A,  B,  C,  D,  M. 
Hymn,  "  Iste  Confessor,"  ATo.  30,  p.  633. 
Common  of  a  Confessor  not  a  Bishop,  .     A,  B,  C,  D,  F. 

Hymn  the  same  as  above. 
Common  of  Virgins  and  Holy  Women,     A,  D,  H,  I,  J. 
Hymn  for  Virgins,    "Jesu  Corona  virginum," 

No.  31,  /.  654. 
Hymn  for  Holy    Women,  "Fortem  virili  pec- 
tore,"  No.  52,  p.  633. 
Common  of  the  Dedication  of  a  Church,    A,  B,  C,  D,  J. 

Hymn,  "  Ccelestis  Urbs,"  No.  33,  p.  636. 
Common  for  all  Feasts  of  the  B.  V.  M.,     A,  D,  H,  I,  J. 
Hymn,  "Ave  Maris  Stella,"  No.  54,  p.  637. 


TABLE  OF  PSALMS  IN   THIS   BOOK   SUITABLE 
FOR  VARIOUS  OCCASIONS. 

(The  pages  in  which  the  Psalms  occur  will  be  found 

in  the  Index.) 

During  Sickness. — Ps.  6,  15,  19,  85,  90. 
Sorrow  for  Sin. — Ps.  6,  31,  37,  50,  101,  129,  142. 
Confidence  in  God. — Ps.  26,  90,  126,  127,  138. 
B availing  our  Miseries. — Ps.  41. 
Prayer  for  Delivera?ice. — Ps.  7,  24,  85. 
Praise. — Ps.  118,  133,  148,  149,  150. 
Songs  offoy. — Ps.  62,  83,  121. 


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Thanksgiving. — Ps.  112,  113,  116,  125,  14S. 

In  Trouble. — Ps.  4,  5,  30,  142. 

For  Superiors. — Ps.  19. 

In  Disquietude  of  Mind. — Ps.  6. 

Shortness  of  this  Life. — Ps.  101,  102. 

The  Good  and  the  IVieked. — Ps.  5,  7,  23,  24,  31,  83, 
90,   118,   126,   127. 

Excellence  of  God's  Law. — »Ps.  118. 

Historical. — Ps.  113. 

Seeking  after  God. — Ps.  41,  62,  66,  83. 

For  Holy  Communion. — Ps.  19,  24,  41,  53,  84,  117, 
137,  148. 


PSALMS  SUITABLE  FOR  THE  VARIOUS 

SEASONS. 

.  Advent,  Ps.  84  ;  Christmas,  Ps.  83,  102  ;  Lent, 
Ps.  4,  30,  39,  no,  115,  and  the  Seven  Penitential 
Psalms;  Easter,  Ps.  15,  109,  117;  Ascension,  Ps. 
23,  102,  131 ;  Pentecost,  Ps.  133,  150. 

THE  BLESSED  VIRGIN. 
Ps.  23,  109,  112,  121,  126,  147. 

THE  HOLY  ANGELS. 
Ps.  90,  102,  148. 

THE  CHURCH. 
Ps.  I2i,  131,  147,  149. 

FOR  THE  DEAD. 
Ps.  5,  6,  7,  22,  24,  26,  39,  40,  41,  50,  62,  64,  129,  131,  137. 


Benediction  of  tbe  Blesseo  Sacra 

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HE  Benediction  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament  is  a 
Rite  in  which  Jesus,  in  the  Sacrament  of  His 
love,  is  not  only  exposed  to  the  adoration  of 
the  faithful,  but  in  which  He,  present  in 
that  Sacrament,  is  implored  to  bless  the 
faithful  present  before  the  Altar.  It  is  not 
so  much  the  Priest  who  blesses  the  people 
by  this  Rite,  as  it  is  Jesus  Christ  Himself, 
in  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  who  bestows  His 
benediction  upon  them. 

In  this  country  Benediction  usually  follows 
Vespers.  After  the  final  Antiphon  of  the 
Blessed  Virgin  is  said,  the  Priest,  vested  in 
surplice,  stole,  and  cope,  goes  up  to  the 
Altar,  while  the  choir  sings  the  O  salutaris 
Hostia  ;  and  opening  the  Tabernacle,  he  makes  a  genuflection, 
and  taking  out  a  consecrated  Host  enclosed  in  a  kind  of  locket, 
called  a  /una,  places  this  in  the  centre  of  the  Monstrance  or 
Ostensorium — a  stand  of  gold  or  silver,  with  rays  like  the  sun. 
He  then  descends  to  the  foot  of  the  Altar,  and  puts  incense  in  the 
censer  ;  kneeling  again,  he  receives  the  censer  from  the  hand  of 
the  acolyte,  and  incenses  the  Adorable  Host.  When  the  choir 
sings  the  second  line  of  the  Tantum  ergo,  all  bow  humbly  down, 
and  then,  or  during  the  Uenitori,  the  Priest  again  incenses  the 
Blessed  Sacrament. 

As  soon  as  the  choir  has  ended  the  hymn  the  Priest  chants  the 
Verside;  and  after  the  Response  he  chants  the  Prayer  of  the 
Blessed  Sacrament,   and   sometimes  another  praver.      He   then 

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Benediction  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament.  221 

kneels  again,  and  a  veil  is  placed  around  his  shoulders,  after 
which  he  ascends  again  to  the  Altar,  and,  making  a  genuflection, 
takes  the  Monstrance,  and,  turning  to  the  people,  gives  the  Bene- 
diction in  silence,  making  the  sign  of  the  Cross  over  the  kneeling 
congregation. 

Replacing  the  Host  in  the  Tabernacle,  he  descends,  and,  pre- 
ceded by  his  assistants,  retires,  while  the  choir  chants  the  116th 
Psalm,  Laudate  Dominum  omnes  gentes,  or  some  other  Psalm  or 
Canticle  permitted  by  the  usage  of  the  place. 

During  this  holy  Rite  the  devout  worshipper  may  either  join  in 
the  chant  of  the  choir,  or  pour  out  his  soul  in  aspirations  of  love, 
adoration,  gratitude,  petition,  or  contrition  to  the  Sacred  Heart 
of  Jesus,  thus  humbled  for  our  love. 


When  the  Priest  has  exposed  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  the  choir  sings  : 

SALUTARIS  Hostia,     r>i     SAVING     Victim  ! 


o 

Qui  coeli  pandis  ostium  : 
Bella  premunt  hostilia  : 
Da  robur,  fer  auxilium. 

Uni  trinoque  Domino 
Sit  sempiterna  gloria, 
Qui  vitam  sine  termino 
Nobis  donet  in  patria. 


V-/     opening  wide 
The  gate  of  Heaven  to 
man  below  ! 
Our    foes    press    on    from 
every  side  ; 
Thine    aid   supply,  Thy 
strength  bestow. 

To    Thy    great   Name    be 
endless  praise, 
Immortal  Godhead !  One 
in  Three  ! 
O  grant  us  endless  length 
of  days 
In  our  true  native  land 
with  Thee  ! 


Here    is  frequently  snng  the   Utany   of  Loreto  (J>.  65),   or  some 
hymn  in  honor  oj  the  Blessed  Sacrament  [p.  658). 


222  Benediction  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament. 

Lastly  is  sung  the  Tantum  Ergo ;  during  which  incense  is  again 
offered  to  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  and  all  prostrate  themselves  at 
the  second  line. 

ANTUM   ergo   Sacra-    «TpVOWN     in     adoration 
mentum,  \-J     falling, 

Veneremur  cernui ;  Lo  !  the  sacred  Host  we 

hail! 
Bt  antiquum  documentum    Lo  !  o'er  ancient  forms  de- 
parting, 
Novo  cedat  ritui  ;  Newer  rites  of  grace  pre- 

vail ; 
Praestet   fides    supplemen-    Faith  for  all   defects  sup- 
tum  plying 

Sensuum  defectui.  Where  the  feeble  senses 

fail. 

Genitori,  Genitoque  To    the    Everlasting     Fa- 

ther, 
Laus  et  jubilatio  ;  And  the  Son  who  reigns 

on  high, 
Salus,   honor,    virtus   quo-    With  the  Holy  Ghost  pro- 
que  ceeding 

Sit  et  benedictio  ;  Forth    from    each   eter- 

nally, 
Procedenti  ab  utroque  Be  salvation,  honor,  bless- 

ing, 
Compar  sit  laudatio.  Might,  and  endless  ma- 

Amen.  jesty.     Amen. 

Still  kneeling,  the  Priest  sings : 

V.  Panem  de  ccelo  prae-        V.  Thou     gavest    them 
stitisti  eis.  bread  from  heaven. 


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Benediction  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament.  223 

R.  Omue      delectamen-        R.  Having     iu     it     the 
turn  in  se  liabentem.  sweetness  of  every  taste. 

[In  Easter-tide,  and  during  the  octave  0/" Corpus  Christi,  Alleluia  is 

added  to  V.  and  R.] 

Rising,  he  sings  the  following  prayer  : 

Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

EUS,   qui  nobis,   sub  ^v    GOD,   who,   under  a 

sacramento      mira-  V^     wonderful        Sacra- 

bili,  passionis  tuse  memo-  ment,  hast   left  us   a   me- 

riam     reliquisti  :      tribue,  morial    of    Thy    passion  : 

qusesumus,  ita  nos  corpo-  grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 

ris  et  sanguinis   tui   sacra  so  to  venerate  the  sacred 

mysteria    venerari,  ut    re-  mysteries  of  Thy  Body  and 

demptionis     tuse    fructum  Blood  that  we    may   ever 

in  nobis  jugiter  sentiamus.  feel   within    ourselves  the 

Qui  vivis  et  regnas  in  saecu-  fruit  of  Thy  Redemption, 

la  saeculorum.  Who   livest   and   reignest, 

world  without  end. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

The  Benediction  Veil  is  norv  placed  upon  the  shoulders  of  the  Priest. 
He  ascends  the  steps  of  the  Altar,  takes  the  Monstrance  containing 
the  Blessed  Sacrament  in  his  hands,  and  solemnly  and  in  silence 
makes  with  It  the  sign  of  the  Cross  over  the  kneeling  people. 
{Meanwhile  a  bell  is  rung  by  an  acolyte^) 

After  the  Blessed  Sacrament  has  been  replaced  in  the  Tabernacle  all 

rise  and  sing  : 


n 


Psalm  116. 

AUDATE  Dominum,     ^w    PRAISE    the   Lord, 

omnes  gentes  :  lau-    V^r    all  ye  nations  :  praise 


date  eum,  omnes  populi.        Him,  all  ye  people. 


224  Benediction  oe  the  Blessed  Sacrament. 

Ouoniam  confirmata  est  For  His  mercy  is  con- 
super  nos Hiisericordia ejus:  firmed  upon  us:  and  the 
et  Veritas  Domini  manet  in  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth 
aeternum.  for  ever. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

During  the  singing  of  the  Sicut  erat  of  the  Gloria,  the  Celebrant 
and  ministers  retire ;  and  thus  ends  the  Benediction, 

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Occasional  ©fftcee* 


THE  BLESSING  OF  THE  CANDLES. 


On  the  Feast  of  the  Purification,  February  2. 

The  Priest,  clad  in  a  violet  cope,  or  else  without  chasuble,  proceeds  to 
the  Blessing  of  the  Candles,  placed  on  a  table  near  the  Epistle  cor- 
ner of  the  Altar ;  and  there  standing,  facing  the  Altar,  and  with 
hands  joined  before  his  breast,  the  Priest  says . 


OMINUS 

vobiscum. 

R.     Et 

cum     spi- 
ritu  tuo. 


HE  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.   And    with 
thy  spirit. 


x> 


Oremus. 

OMINE  sancte,  Pater 
omnipotens,  seterne 


Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Lord,  Father 
Almighty,  Eternal 
Deus,  qui  omnia  ex  nihilo  God,  who  didst  create  all 
creasti,  et  jussu  tuo,  per  things  from  nothing,  and 
opera  apum,  hunc  liquo-  by  the  labor  of  bees  at  Thy 
rem  ad  perfectionem  ce-  command  hast  brought  this 
rei  venire  fecisti ;  et  qui  liquid  to  the  perfection  of 
hodierna  die  petitionem  wax  ;  and  who  on  this  day 
justi  Simeonis  implesti :  te  didst  fulfil  the  petition  of 
humiliter  deprecamur,  ut  just  Simeon  :  we  humbly 
has  candelas  ad  usus   ho-    beseech  Thse  that  by  the 

225 


226 


The  Blessing  of  the  Candles. 


minum,  et  sanitateni  cor- 
porurn  et  animarum,  sive 
in  terra,  sive  in  aquis,  per 
invocationem  tui  sanctissi- 
mi  noniinis,  et  per  inter- 
cessionem  beatse  Mariae 
semper  Virginis,  cujus  ho- 
die  festa  devote  celebran- 
tur,  et  per  preces  omnium 
sanctorum  tuorum,  belief 
dicere  et  sancti+ficare  dig- 
neris  :  et  hujus  plebis  tuae, 
quae  illas  honorifice  in 
manibus  desiderat  portare, 
teque  cantando  laudare, 
exaudias  voces  de  ccelo 
sancto  tuo,  et  de  sede  ina- 
jestatis  tuae  :  et  propitius 
sis  omnibus  clamantibus  ad 
te,  quos  redemisti  pretioso 
sanguine  Filii  tui.  Qui 
tecum  vivit  et  regnat,  in 
unitate  Spiritus  Sancti 
Deus,  per  omnia  saecula 
saeculorum.. 

R.  Amen. 

Or  emus. 

OMNIPOTENS,  setnpi- 
terneDeus,  quihodi- 
erna  die  Unigenitum  tuum, 
ulnis    sancti   Simeonis    in 


invocation  of  Thy  most 
holy  name,  and  by  the  in- 
tercession of  Blessed  Mary, 
ever  Virgin,  whose  festival 
we  this  day  devoutly  cele- 
brate, and  by  the  prayers 
of  all  Thy  saints,  Thou 
wouldst  vouchsafe  to  bless 
•k  and  sanctify  +  these 
candles  for  the  service  of 
men,  and  for  the  health 
of  their  bodies  and  souls, 
whether  on  land  or  water  ; 
and  wouldst  hear  from  Thy 
holy  heaven,  and  from  the 
Throne  of  Thy  Majesty, 
the  voice  of  this  Thy  peo- 
ple, who  desire  reverently 
to  bear  them  in  their  hands, 
and  to  praise  Thee  in 
song ;  and  wouldst  show 
mercy  to  all  that  call  upon 
Thee,  whom  Thou  hast  re- 
deemed with  the  precious 
blood  of  Thy  Son.  Who 
liveth  and  reigneth,  etc. 
R.  Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

Vt  LMIGHTY,  Ever- 
(yjf-^->  lasting  God,  who  on 
this  day  didst  present  Thine 
Only-begotten  Son  to  be  re- 


The  Blessing  of  the  Candles.  227 

teniplo   sancto    tuo   susci-  ceived  by  the  arms  of  holy 

piendum  praesentasti  :    tu-  Simeon  in  Thy  holy  Tein- 

am  supplices    deprecamur  pie :    we   humbly   beseech 

clementiam,  ut  has  cande-  Thy  loving-kindness,   that 

las,  quas  nos  famuli  tui,  in  Thou  wouldst  vouchsafe  to 

tui  nominis  magnificentiam  bless,    *h    sanctify,    •£•  and 

suscipientes,   gestare  cupi-  kindle   with   the   light   of 

mus  luce  accensas,  bene4*  Thy  heavenly  benediction 

dicere  et  sanctHrficare,  at-  these    candles,    which   we 

que  lumine  supernae  bene-  Thy  servants  desire  to  re- 

dictionis     accendere     dig-  ceive  and  carry  lighted  in 

neris  ;    quatenus    eas    tibi  honor  of  Thy  name  ;  to  the 

Domino  Deo    nostro  offe-  end  that  by  offering  them 

rendo  digni,  et  sancto  igne  to  Thee,  our  Lord  God,  we, 

dulcissimae    caritatis     tuae  being    worthy    to    be    in- 

succensi,  in  templo  sancto  flamed  with  the  holy  fire 

gloriae    tuae     reprassentari  of    Thy   sweetest   charity, 

rnereamur.      Per  eumdem  may     deserve    to   be    pre- 

Dominum,  etc.  sented  in  the  holy  temple 

of  Thy   glory.       Through 
the  same  our  Lord,  etc. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


D 


Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

OaTIXE  Jesu  Christe,  ^   LORD  Jesus  Christ, 

lux  vera,  quae  illu-  v^     the  true  light,  that 

minas    omnem     hominem  enlightenest  every  man  who 

venientem   in   hunc  mun-  cometh    into  this    world  : 

dum  :    effunde   bene  Hh  die-  pour  forth  Thy  blessing  4« 

tionem    tuam     super    hos  upon    these   candles,    and 

cereos,    et   sanctH*fica  eos  sanctify  •b  them  with  the 

lumine  gratiae  tuae,  et  con-  light   of  Thy   grace  ;    and 


228  The  Blessing  of  the  Candies. 


cede     propitius,     ut    sicut  mercifully   grant     that    as 

haec  lumiuaria  igne  visibili  these  lights,  en  kindled  with 

accensa    nocturnas    depel-  visible  fire,  dispel  the  dark- 

lunt    tenebras,    ita     corda  ness  of  night,  so  our  hearts, 

nostra    invisibili    igne,    id  illumined  by  invisible  fire, 

est,  Sancti  Spiritus   splen-  that  is,  the  brightness  of 

dore  illustrata,  omnium  vi-  the    Holy   Ghost,   may  be 

tiorum    caecitate   careant  :  free  from  the  blindness  of 

ut,   purgato  mentis  oculo,  every  vice  ;  that,  the  eye  of 

ea   cernere  possimus,  quae  our  minds  being  purified, 

tibi  sunt  placita,  et  nostrae  we     may     discern      those 

saluti  utilia  ;  quatenus  post  things  which  are  pleasing 

hujus  saeculi  caliginosa  dis-  to  Thee  and  profitable  to 

crimina,  ad  lucem   indefi-  our  salvation  ;  so  that,  after 

cientem    pervenire     mere-  the  darksome  perils  of  this 

amur.    Per  te,  Christe  Jesu,  world,   we   may  be    found 

Salvator  mundi,  qui  in  Tri-  worthy   to    arrive    at    the 

nitate  perfecta  vivis  et  reg-  light    that   never    faileth. 

nas  Deus,  per  omnia  saecula  Through  Thee,  Christ  Jesus, 

saeculorum.  Saviour  of  the  world,  who 

in    perfect     Trinity    livest 
and  reignest,  etc. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Orcmus.  Let  as  pray. 

OMNIPOTENS,  sempi-  ^t^LMIGHTY,      Ever- 

terne  Deus,  qui  per  (v^*-»     lasting  God,   who 

Moysen     famulum     tuum,  by  Thy  servant  Moses  didst 

purissimum  olei    liquorern  command  the  purest  oil  to 

ad  lurninaria  ante  conspec-  be   prepared  for   lamps  to 

turn  tuum  jugiter  concin-  burn     continually     before 

nanda   praeparari  jussisti  :  Thee  :      graciously      pour 

beneWictionis  tuae  gratiam  forth    the    grace    of    Thy 


The  Blessing  of  the  Candles. 


229 


super  hos  cereos  benignus 
infunde  ;  quatenus  sic  ad- 
ministrent  lumeu  exterius, 
ut,  te  donante,  lumen  Spi- 
ritus  tui  nostris  non  desit 
mentibus  interius.  Per  Do- 
niiuum,  etc. 

R.  Amen. 

Oremus. 

^l^vOMINE  Jesu  Christe, 
i-L^  qui  hodierna  die  in 
nostras  carnis  substantia 
inter  homines  apparens,  a 
parentibus  in  templo  es 
praesentatus;  quern  SimeoQ 
venerabilis  senex,  lumine 
Spiritus  tui  irradiatus,  ag- 
novit,  suscepit,  et  bene- 
dixit :  praesta  propitius, 
ut  ejusdem  Spiritus  Sancti 
gratia  illuminati,  atque 
edocti,  te  veraciter  agnos- 
camus,  et  ndeliter  dili- 
gamus.  Qui  cum  Deo 
Patre  in  unitate  ejusdem 
Spiritus  Sancti,  vivis  et 
regnas  Deus,  per  omnia 
saecula  saeculoruni. 


R.  Amen. 


blessing  *b  upon  these 
candles  ;  that  as  they  afford 
us  external  light,  so  by 
Thy  bounty  the  light  of 
Thy  Spirit  may  never  be 
inwardly  wanting  to  our 
minds.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
R.  Amen. 

Let  21s  pray. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ, 
who,  appearing 

among  men  in  the  sub- 
stance of  our  flesh,  wast 
this  day  presented  by  Thy 
parents  in  the  Temple ; 
whom  the  venerable  old 
man  Simeon,  illumined  by 
the  light  of  Thy  Spirit, 
recognized,  received,  and 
blessed  :  mercifully  grant 
that,  enlightened  and 
taught  by  the  grace  of  the 
same  Holy  Spirit,  we  may 
truly  acknowledge  Thee, 
and  faithfully  love  Thee. 
Who  with  God  the  Father, 
in  the  unity  of  the  same 
Holy  Spirit,  livest  and 
reignest  God,  wrorld  with- 
out end. 
R.  Amen. 


230  The  Blessing  of  the  Candles. 

Here  the  Priest,  having  put  incense  into  the  censer,  sprinkles  the 
candles  three  times  with  holy  water,  saying  the  Antiphon  : 


cJI 


JSPERGES  me,  Do-  f^HOU  shalt  sprinkle 
mine,  hyssopo,  et  ^<-J  me,  O  Lord,  with 
mundabor ;  lavabis  me,  et  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be 
super  nivem  dealbabor.  cleansed  ;  Thou  shalt  wash 

me,  and  I  shall  be  made 
whiter  than  snow. 

He  then  incenses  the  candles  three  times,  and  distributes  them,  first 
to  the  clergy,  then  to  the  laity,  who  receive  them  kneeling,  and 
kissing  the  candle  and  the  Priest's  hand.  During  the  distribu- 
tion the  choir  sings  : 

^|->UMEN      ad     revela-  *-[— ' J IGHT    to    enlighten 

«J — *     tionem  gentium,  et  «-* — *     the     gentiles,     and 

gloriam  plebis  tuae  Israel.  glory  of  Thy  people  Israel. 

V.  Nunc  dimittis  servum  V.  Now,  O  Lord,  lettest 

tuum,  Domine,  *  secundum  Thou   Thy  servant  depart 

verburn  tuum  in  pace.  in  peace  :  according  to  Thy 

word. 

Then  is  repeated  the  Antiphon  Lumen,  as  above,  and  the  same  after 

each  verse. 

V.  Quia   viderunt   oculi  V.  For  mine  eyes  have 

mei  *  salutare  tuum.  seen  :  Thy  salvation. 

R.  Lumen,  etc.  R.  Light,  etc. 

V.  Quod   parasti  *  ante  V.    Which     Thou     hast 

faciem     omnium     populo-  prepared  :  in   sight   of  all 

rum.  nations. 

R.  Lumen,  etc.  R.  Light,  etc. 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio,*  V.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 

et  Spiritui  Sancto.  ther,  and  to  the  Son  :  and 

to  the  Holy  Ghost. 


The  Blessing  of  the  Candles. 


231 


R.  Lumen,  etc. 

Sicut  erat  in  principio,  et 
nunc,  et  semper,  *  et  in  sae- 
cula  saeculorum. 

Amen. 

R.  Lumen,  etc. 


6X] 


R.  Light,  etc. 

As  it  was  in  the  begin- 
ning, is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be  :  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

R.  Light,  etc. 

Then  follows  the  Antiphon  : 

XURGE,  Domine,  ad-      ^jHpRISE,  O  Lord,  help 

(vF*— *-»     us,  and  deliver  us, 
for  Thy  Name's  sake. 

We  have  heard  with  our 
ears,  O  God  :  our  fathers 
have  declared  unto  us. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 
ther, etc. 


|uva  nos,  et  libera 
nos  propter  nomen  tuum. 

Deus,  auribus  nostris  au- 
divimus  :  *  patres  nostri 
annuntiaverunt  nobis. 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


[ 


The  Antiphon  Exurge  is  repeated,  as  above. 
Then  the  Priest  says : 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

If  after  Septuagesima,  and  not  on  a  Sunday,  the  Deacon  adds : 


Flectamus  genua. 
R.  Levate. 

/^fXAUDI,  quaesumus 
^-A.  Domine,  plebem 
tuam,  et  quae  extrinsecus 
annua  tribuis  devotion  e 
venerari,  interius  assequi 
gratiae  tuae  luce  concede. 
Per  Christum  Dominum 
nostrum. 

R.  Amen. 


Let  us  kneel. 
R.  Arise. 


1 


*np^EAR  Thy  people,  O 
r*~ £  Lord,  we  beseech 
Thee,  and  grant  us  to  ob- 
tain those  things  inwardly 
by  the  light  of  Thy  grace, 
which  Thou  gran  test  us  out- 
wardly to  worship  by  this 
yearly  devotion.  Through 
Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


232  The  Blessing  of  the  Candles. 


Then  follows  the  procession.  The  Celebrant  pnts  incense  into  the 
censer,  after  which  the  Deacon,  turning  tozuards  the  people,  sings  : 

V.  Procedamus  in  pace.  J  *.    Let    us    proceed    in 

peace. 

To  which  the  choir  answers  : 

R.  In    nomine    Christi.        R.  In  the  name  of  Christ. 
Amen.  Amen. 

The  Thurifer  goes  before  with  burning  incense ;  then  the  Sub- 
deacon  vested  carrying  the  Cross  between  two  acolytes  with  light- 
ed candles  ;  the  clergy  follow  according  to  their  order  ;  and  lastly 
the  Celebrant,  with  the  Deacon  at  his  left  hand,  all  bearing  light- 
ed candles.     They  sing  the  following  A  ntiphons  : 

*JT*  DORN A    thalamum  Vf  DORN  thy  chamber, 

o/—*-»     tuuin,  Sion,  et  sus-  ^J*  *■  O  Sion,  and  receive 

cipe      Regem     Christum  ;  Christ  the  King  ;   in  love 

amplectere    Mariam,    quae  consider  Mary,  who  is  the 

est    ccelestis    porta  :    ipsa  gate    of   heaven  :    for  she 

enim  portat  Regem  gloriae  bears  the  glorious  King  of 

novi  luminis  :  subsistit  Vir-  the  new  light  :  remaining 

go,  adducens  manibus  fili-  ever  a  Virgin,  she  brings  in 

um   ante    luciferum    geni-  her  hands  the  Son  begotten 

turn  :    quern   accipiens    Si-  before  the  day-star  :  whom 

meon   in  ulnas  suas,  prae-  Simeon,  deceiving  into  his 

dicavit   populis    Dominum  arms,    proclaimed    to    the 

eimi  esse  vitae  et  mortis,  et  people  to  be  the  Lord  of 

Salvatorem  mundi.  life    and    death,    and    the 

Saviour  of  the  world. 

1T^  ESPONSOI  accepit  ^IMEON    received    an 

fJ-Xi     Simeon    a     Spiritu  J^3     answer      from      the 

Sancto,    non    visurnm    se  Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should 

mortem,  nisi  viderct  Chris-  not  see  death  before  he  had 


The  Blessing  of  the  Candles.  233 

turn  Domini:  et  cum  in-  seen  the  Christ  of  the  Lord; 
clucerent  puerum  in  tern-  and  when  they  brought  the 
plum,  accepit  eum  in  ulnas  Child  into  the  Temple,  he 
suas,  et  benedixit  Deum,  et  took  Him  in  his  arms,  and 
dixit  :  Nunc  dimittis  ser-  blessed  God,  and  said,  Now, 
vum  tuutn,  Domine,  in  O  Lord,  lettest  Thou  Thy 
pace.  servant  depart  in  peace. 

V.  Cum  inducerent  pue-  V.  When  His  parents 
rum  Jesum  parentes  ejus,  brought  in  the  Child  Jesus, 
ut  facerent  secundum  con-  to  do  for  Him  according  to 
suetudinem  legis  pro  eo,  the  custom  of  the  law,  he 
ipse  accepit  eum  in  ulnas  took  Him  in  his  arms, 
suas. 

Entering  into  the  church,  is  sung : 

OBTULERUNT  pro  eo  |^HHY  offered  for  Him 

Domino   par    turtu-  ^<J     to  the  Lord  a  pair  of 

rum,  aut   duos   pullos    co-  turtle  doves,  or  two  young 

lumbarum  :   *   sicut   scrip-  pigeons  ;  *  as  it  is  written 

turn  est  in  lege  Domini.  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

V.    Postquam       impleti  V.  After  the  days  of  the 

sunt  dies  purgationis  Mariae  purification    of  Mary,    ac- 

secundum    legem    Moysi,  cording     to     the     law   of 

tulerunt  Jesum  in  Jerusa-  Moses,  were  past,  they  car- 

lem,  ut  sistereut  eum  Do-  ried  Jesus  to  Jerusalem,  to 

mino.  present  Him  to  the  Lord. 

Sicut  scriptum,  etc.  As  it  is  written,  etc. 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio,  V.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 

et  Spiritui  Saucto.  ther. 

vSicut  scriptum,  etc.  As  it  is  written,  etc. 

The  procession  being  finished,  the  clergy  put  on  white  vestments  for 
the  Mass,  and  the  candles  are  held  lighted  during  the  Gospel,  and 
from  the  Elevation  to  the  Comrminion. 


234  The  Blessing  of  the  Ashes. 


THE  BLESSING  OF  THE  ASHES. 


On  Ash  Wednesday. 

y^TXAUDI  nos,  Domine,  *Tp^EAR  us,  O  Lord,   for 

V^l    quoniam  benigna  est  <-■— b     Thy  mercy  is  kind  : 

misericordia    tua  :     secun-  look  upon  us,  O  Lord,  ac- 

dum  multitudinem  misera-  cording  to   the   multitude 

tionutn  tuarum  respice  nos,  of  Thy  tender  mercies. 
Domine. 

Salvum    me    fac   Deus  ;  Save  me,  O  God  ;  for  the 

quoniam  intraverunt  aquae  waters   are  come    in   even 

usque  ad  aniniam  meam.  unto  my  soul. 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  etc.  V.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 
ther, etc. 

The  Antiphon  Exaudi  nos  is  repeated.      Tfien  the  Priest,  standing 
at  t/ie  Epistle  corner  of  the  Altar,  says  : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

OMNIPOTBNS,  sempi-  Vj'LMIGHTY,  Ever- 
terne  Deus,  parce  <%Jr- ■-»  lasting  God,  spare 
poenitentibus,  propitiare  those  who  are  penitent,  be 
supplicautibus  ;  et  mittere  merciful  to  those  who  sup- 
digneris  sanctum  Angelum  plicate  Thee,  and  vouch- 
tuum  de  ccelis,  qui  belief"  safe  to  send  Thy  holy  Angel 
dicat  et  saucti'Mcet  hos  from  heaven  to  bless  *b 
ciueres,  ut  shit  remedium  and  sanctify  Hh  these  ashes, 
salubre  omnibus  nomen  that  they  may  be  a  whole- 
sanctum    tuum    humiliter  some   remedy   to   all   who 


The  Blessing  of  the  Ashes.              235 

implorantibus  ac  semetip-  humbly  implore  Thy  holy 

sos  pro   coiiscientia   delic-  name,   and,    conscious    of 

toruni    suoruni    accusanti-  their    sins,    accuse    them- 

bus,    ante   couspectum  di-  selves,      deploring       their 

vinae  clernentiae  tuae  faci-  crimes   before   Thy  divine 

nora     sua     deplorantibus,  mercy,  or  humbly  and  ear- 

vel  serenissimam  pietatem  nestly   calling    upon    Thy 

tuam   suppliciter,    obnixe-  bountiful  loving-kindness  ; 

que  flagitantibus  ;  et  praesta  and  grant,  through  the  in- 

per   invocation  em  Sanctis-  vocation  of  Thy  most  holy 

simi  nominis   tui,    ut  qui-  name,  that  all  those  who- 

cumque    per    eos     aspersi  soever  shall  be  sprinkled 

fuerint,     pro    redemptione  with  these   ashes,   for   the 

peccatorurn    suoruni,    cor-  remission     of    their    sins, 

poris  sanitatem,  et  animae  may   receive   both    health 

tutelam     percipiant.      Per  of  body  and  salvation  of 

Christum    Dominum   nos-  soul.     Through  Christ  our 

trum.  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


x> 


Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

EUS,  qui  non  mortem,  ^v    GOD,    who   desirest 

sed  pcenitentiam  de-  fc/     not    the   death   but 

sideras    peccatorurn  :     fra-  the  repentance  of  sinners  : 

gilitatem    conditionis    hu-  graciously  look  down  upon 

manae     benignissime     re-  the  frailty  of  human   na- 

spice,  et  hos  cineres,  quos  ture,    and  in    Thy   mercy 

causa   proferendae   humili-  vouchsafe  to  bless  Hh  these 

tatis,     atque     promerendae  aches,  which  we  design  to 

veniae,     capitibus     nostris  place   upon   our   heads   in 

imponi  decernimus,  bene*!*  token  of  our  humility,  and 

dicere  pro  tua  pietate  dig-  to  obtain  forgiveness  ;  that 

nare  ;  ut,  qui  nos  cinerem  we,  who  know  that  we  are 


236 


The  Bi^essin-g  of  the  Ashes. 


esse,  et  ob  pravitatis  nos- 
trse  demeritum  in  pulverem 
reversuros  cognoscimus, 
peccatoruin  omuiuni  veni- 
am,  et  prsemia  pcenitenti- 
bus  repromissa,  niisericor- 
diter  consequi  raereamur. 
Per  Christum  Domiuum 
nostrum. 
R.  Amen. 


but  ashes,  and  for  the  de- 
merits of  our  wickedness 
must  return  to  dust,  may 
deserve  to  obtain  of  Thy 
mercy  the  pardon  of  all 
our  sins,  and  the  rewards 
promised  to  the  penitent. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 


Or  emus. 

^p^V  BUS,  qui  humilia- 
r-L^  tione  flecteris,  et 
satisfactione  placaris  :  au- 
rem  tuse  pietatis  inclina 
precibus  nostris  ;  et  capiti- 
bus  servorum  tuoruni,  ho- 
rum  cinerum  aspersione 
contactis,  effunde  propi- 
tius  gratiam  tuae  benedic- 
tionis :  ut  eos  et  spiritu 
compunctionis  repleas,  et 
quae  juste  postulaverint, 
efficaciter  tribuas  ;  et  cou- 
cessa  perpetuo  stabilita,  et 
intacta  manere  decernas. 
Per  Christum  Dominum 
nostrum. 


R.  Amen. 


Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  art  moved 
by  humiliation,  and 
by  satisfaction  appeased  : 
incline  the  ear  of  Thy  fa- 
therly love  unto  our  pray- 
ers, and  mercifully  pour 
forth  upon  the  heads  of 
Thy  servants,  sprinkled 
with  these  ashes,  the  grace 
of  Thy  blessing ;  that  Thou 
mayest  both  fill  them  with 
the  spirit  of  compunction, 
and  effectually  grant  those 
things  for  which  they  have 
justly  prayed  ;  and  ordain 
that  what  Thou  hast  grant- 
ed may  be  established  and 
remain  unmoved  for  ever. 
Through  Christ  our  L,ord. 
R.  Amen. 


The  Blessing  of  the  Ashes.  237 

Ore m  us.  Let  us  pray. 

OMNIPOTKNS,  sempi-  «2T*LMIGHTY          and 

terue  Deus,  qui   Xi-  cJ<-^>     Eternal  God,  who 

nivitis  in  cinere  et  cilicio  didst  grant  the  remedy  of 

poenitentibus,  indulgentiae  Thy  pardon  to    the   Xmi- 

tuae    remedia    praestitisti  :  vites    doing     penance     in 

concede   propitius,    ut   sic  ashes  and  sackcloth  :  mer- 

eos  imitemur  habitu,  qua-  cifully  grant  that  we  may 

tenus   veniae  prosequamur  so   imitate    their    penance 

obtentu.       Per     Dominum  that  we  may  follow  them 

nostrum,  etc.  in    obtaining    forgiveness. 

Through   our    Lord    Jesus 
Christ,  etc. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


The  Priest  sprinkles  the  ashes  thrice  with  holy  water,  saying  the 
Antiphon  Asperges  me,  Domine,  p.  112  (without  the  Psalm  fol- 
lowing), and  incenses  them  three  times. 

The  Priest  then  piits  the  ashes  on  the  foreheads  of  the  people,  saying: 

/TvEMEXTO,  homo,  hr^>  EMEMBER,  O  man, 
%*A  quia  pulvis  es,  et  in  «-*-\>  that  dust  thou  art, 
pulverem  reverteris.  and   into   dust  thou  shalt 

return. 

While  the  people  are  receiving  the  ashes  the  following  Antiphons 

are  sung : 

IMMUTEMUR    habitu,  *y^  ET  us  change  our  gar- 

in  cinere  et  cilicio  :  je-  «  ■    *     ments  for  ashes  and 

junemus  et  ploremus  ante  sackcloth  :  let  us  fast  and 

Dominum :    quia    multum  lament   before   the   Lord : 

misericors     est     dimittere  for  our  God  is  very  merci- 

peccata  nostra  Deus  noster.  ful  to  forgive  our  sins. 


238             The  Blessing  of  the  Ashes. 

INTER    vestibulum    et  *-TT>  ETWEEN  the  porch 

altare    plorabunt   sa-  <-*-^     and  the   altar,    the 

cerdotes   ministri  Domini,  priests,   the  Lord's  minis- 

et   dicent,  Parce   Domine,  ters,  shall  weep,  and  shall 

parce   populo   tuo  :    et   ne  say :  Spare,  O  Lord,  spare 

claudas   ora  canentium  te  Thy  people  :  and  shut  not 

Domine.  the  mouths  of  those  who 

sing  to  Thee,  O  Lord. 

R.  Emendemus   in   me-  R.  Let  us  change  for  the 

lius,    quae  ignoranter  pec-  better  in  those   things   in 

cavimus  :  lie  subito  praeoc-  which     we     have     sinned 

cupati  die   mortis,   quaera-  through  ignorance  :  lest  we 

mus   spatium  pcenitentioe,  be  suddenly  overtaken  by 

et  invenire  11011  possimus.*  the  day  of  death,  and  seek 

Attende,   Domine,    et   mi-  space     for    penance,    and 

serere :     quia    peccavimus  find    it     not    :     Hear,     O 

tibi.  Lord,  and  have  mercy  :  for 

we     have    sinned    against 

Thee. 
V.  Adjuva  nos,  Deus,  V.  Help  us,  O  God  our 
salutaris  noster  :  et  propter  Saviour  :  and  for  the  honor 
honorem  nominis  tui,  Do-  of  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  de- 
mine,  libera  nos.  Attende,  liver  us.  Hear,  O  Lord, 
Domine,  etc.  etc. 

V.  Gloria      Patri,      etc.  V.  Glory  be  to  the1  Fa- 

Attende,  etc.  ther,  etc.     Hear,  etc. 


When  all  have  received  the  ashes  the  Priest  says  : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


The  Blessing  of  the  Ashes. 


239 


Oremus. 

CONCEDE  nobis,  Do- 
mine,  praesidia  mi- 
litiae  christians  Sanctis  in- 
choare  jejuniis  :  ut  contra 
spiritales  neqnitias  pugna- 
turi,  contineutiae  munia- 
mur  auxiliis.  Per  Chris- 
tum Dominum  nostrum. 
R.  Ameu. 


Let  us  pray. 

W  RANT  us,  O  Lord,  to 
W  begin  our  Christian 
warfare  with  holy  fasts  ; 
that,  as  we  are  about  to 
fight  against  the  spirits  of 
wickedness,  we  may  be  de- 
fended by  the  aids  of  self- 
denial.  Through  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


Then  follows  the  Mass. 

Note.— The  offices  of  Holy  Week,  being-  of  great  length,  are 
not  given  in  this  book.  They  are  contained  in  fuli  in  the  "  Holy 
Week  Book,"  published  by  the  Catholic  Publication  Society  Co. 


agysg^gte. 


240  The  Blessinq  of  Children. 

THE  BLESSING  OF  CHILDREN, 

WHEN   THEY  ARE   PRESENTED   IN   THE   CHURCH. 

The  children  being  assembled,  the  boys  and  the  girls  in  separate 
ranks,  the  Priest,  turning  towards  them,  says  : 


'DJUTORIUM     nos-    /^|UR    help    is    in    the 


cva— ■-»     truin     in    nomine  ^-^     name  of  the  Lord. 
Domini. 

J?.  Qui  fecit   cceluin    et  R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 

terram.  ven  and  earth. 

Then  is  said  the  Antiphon  : 

•T-J  AUDATE,  pueri,  Do-  ^Y^RAISE  the  Lord,  ye 
«-■ — ■  minum,  laudate  no-  «-■=—  children,  praise  ye 
men  Domini.  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Then  Psalm  112,  beginning  with  the  second  verse : 


OlIT  nomen  Domini  be-    *~|0 
K-^     nedictum,  *   ex  hoc    r-*— ^ 


LESSED  be  the  name 
of  the  Lord  :  from 
nunc,  et  usque  in  saecu-  this  time  forth,  for  ever- 
lum.  more. 

A  solis  ortu  usque  ad  oc-  From  the  rising  up  of  the 
casum  *  laudabile  nomen  sun  unto  the  going  down 
Domini.  of  the  same  :  the  name  of 

the  Lord   is  worthy  to  be 
praised. 
Excelsus    super    omnes        The  Lord  is  high  above 
gentes  Dominus,  *  et  super    all  nations  :  and  His  glory 
coelos  gloria  ejus.  above  the  heavens. 

Quis  sicut  Dominus  De-  Who  is  like  unto  the 
us  noster,  qui  in  altis  ha-    Lord  our  God,  who  dwell- 


The  Blessing  of  Children. 


241 


bitat,  *  et  humilia  respicit 
iu  ccelo  et  in  terra  ? 

Suscitansa  terra  iuopem, 
*  et  de  stercore  erigeus 
pauperem  ; 

Ut  collocet  eum  cum 
principibus,  *  cum  princi- 
pibus  populi  sui. 

Qui  habitare  facit  steri- 
lem  in  domo  *  niatrern 
filiorum  laetantem. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


eth  on  high  :  and  regard- 
eth  the  things  that  are  low- 
ly in  heaven  and  on  earth  ? 

Who  raiseth  up  the 
needy  from  the  earth  ;  and 
lifteth  the  poor  out  of  the 
dunghill  ; 

That  He  may  set  him 
with  the  princes  :  even 
with  the  princes  of  His 
people. 

Who  maketh  the  bar- 
ren woman  to  dwell  in  her 
house  ;  the  joyful  mother 
of  children. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 


The  Antiphon  is  repeated : 

AUDATB,  pueri,  Do-    ^T^)  RAISE  the  Lord,  ye 
minum,  laudate  no-    /-■ —       children,   praise   ye 
men  Domini.  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


n 


The  Priest  then  says  : 
V.  Sinite    parvulos    ve-         V.  Suffer  the  little  chil- 


nire  ad  me. 

R.  Talium  est  enim  reg- 
num  coelorum. 

V.  Angeli  eorum 

R.  Semper  vident  fa- 
ciem  Patris. 

V.  Nihil  proficiat  iuimi- 
cus  in  eis. 


dren  to  come  to  Me. 

R.  For  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

V.  Their  Angels 

R.  Always  behold  the 
face  of  the  Father. 

V.  Let  not  the  enemy 
prevail  against  them. 


242 


The  Blessing  of  Children. 


R.  Et  filius  iniquitatis  R.  Nor  the  son  of  ini- 
non  apponat  riocere  eis.         quity   draw    nigh   to  hurt 

them. 

V.  Domiue,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R,  Et  clamor  meus  ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V,  Dominus  vobiscum.  /  .  The    Lord    be    with 

you. 

R,   Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


Or  em  us. 

*-|^OMINE  Jesu  Christe, 
A^-J  qui  parvulos  tibi 
oblatos  et  ad  te  venientes 
complexus  es,  manusque 
super  illos  imponens  bene- 
dixisti  eis,  atque  dixisti  : 
Sinite  parvulos  venire  ad 
me,  et  nolite  prohibere  eos, 
talium  est  enim  regnum 
ccelorum,  et  Augeli  eoruni 
semper  vident  faciem  Pa- 
tris  mei  :  respice,  qusesu- 
mus,  ad  puerorum  prse- 
sentium  iunocentiam,  et 
ad  eorum  parentum  devo- 
tionem,  et  clementer  eos 
hodie  per  ministerium  nos- 
trum bene^idic  ;  ut  in  tua 
gratia  et  misericordia  sem- 
per proficiant,  te   sapiant, 


Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ, 
who  didst  embrace 
little  children  who  were 
brought  unto  Thee,  and 
didst  lay  Thy  hands  upon 
them  and  bless  them,  say- 
ing :  Suffer  the  littte  e Int- 
el re  n  to  eome  to  Jle,  and 
forbid  them  not,  for  of 
such  is  tJie  kingdom  of 
heaven^  and  Their  Angels 
always  behold  the  face  of 
My  Father:  look  down, 
we  beseech  Thee,  upon 
the  innocence  of  these 
little  ones  here  present, 
and  upon  the  devotion  of 
their  parents,  and  gracious- 
ly bless  4*  them  this  day 
by    our  ministry  ;   that  in 


The  Blessing  of  Children. 


243 


te  diligant,  te  timeaut,  et 
man  data  tua  custodiant, 
et  ad  finem  optatum  feli- 
citer  perveniant,  per  te 
Salvator  mundi.  Qui  cum 
Patre  et  Spiritu  sancto  vi- 
vis  et  regnas  Deus  in  sae- 
cula  saeculoruni. 


R.  Amen. 

Or  emus. 


Thy  grace  and  mercy  they 
may  ever  grow  in  the 
knowledge,  love,  and  fear 
of  Thee,  and  in  the  keep- 
ing of  Thy  Command- 
ments, and  may  happily 
attain  unto  their  wished- 
for  end.  Through  Thee, 
O  Saviour  of  the  world, 
who  with  the  Father  and 
the  Holy  Ghost  livest  and 
reignest,  etc.     R.  Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 


*1^VEFENDE,  quaesu- 
(X^  mus,  Domine,  bea- 
ta  Maria  semper  Yirgine 
intercedente,  istam  ab  oru- 
ni  adversitate  familiam  ;  et 
toto  corde  tibi  prostratam 
ab  hostium  propitius  tuere 
clementer  insidiis.  Per 
Christum  Dominum  nos- 
trum. 


R.   Amen. 


D 


EFEXD,  we  beseech 
Thee,  O  Lord, 
through  the  intercession 
of  Blessed  Mary,  ever  Vir- 
gin, this  Thy  family  from 
all  adversity  ;  and  as  in  all 
humility  they  prostrate 
themselves  before  Thee,  do 
Thou  graciously  protect 
them  against  all  the  snares 
of  their  enemies.  Through 
Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  xlmen. 


Or  emus. 


Let  us  pray. 


*TH\EUS,    qui     ineffabili    S~\  GOD,  who,   in  Thine 

g-L "     providentia  sanctos     V^     unspeakable    Provi- 
Angelos   tuos   ad  nostram    deuce,  art  pleased  to  send 


244 


The  Blessing  of  Children. 


custodiain  niittere  digna- 
ris  :  largire  supplicibus 
tuis,  et  eorum  semper  pro- 
tectione  defendi,  et  seter- 
n  a  societate  gaudere.  Per 
Christum  Dominum  nos- 
trum. 

R.  Amen. 


Thy  holy  Angels  to  watch 
over  us  :  mercifully  grant 
unto  Thy  humble  servants, 
both  that  we  be  alwavs  de- 
fended  by  their  protection 
here,  and  rejoice  for  ever  in 
their  company  hereafter. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


|^p|  AY  God,  the  Father, 
\**%     the   Son,    and   the 


Then  the  Priest  blesses  the  children  in  the  form  of  a  Cross,  saying- 

BBNEDICAT  vos 

Deus,    et   custodiat 

corda  vestra  et   intelligen-  Holy   Ghost,  bless  +  you, 

tias    vestras     Pater,    •£■    et  and  keep  your  hearts  and 

Filius,  et  Spiritus  sanctus.  your  minds. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


He  then  sprinkles  them  with  holy  water  in  the  form  of  a  Cross. 


WS^e) 


Zhe  Seven  penitential  psalms.*^ 


EMEMBER  not,  O  Lord,  our  of- 
fences, nor  those  of  our  parents  ; 
neither   take  Thou  revenge   of    our 

sins. 

/.  Psalm  6. 


OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  Thine  anger  :  nor  chas- 
tise me  in  Thy  wrath, 

Have   mercy  on    me,   O  Lord,  for  I  am  weak  :  heal 
me,  O  Lord,  for  my  bones  are  troubled. 

My  soul  also  is  troubled  exceedingly  :  but  Thou,  O 
Lord,  how  long  ? 

Turn  Thee,  O  Lord,  and  deliver  my   soul  :    0   save 
me  for  Thy  mercv's  sake. 

For   in   death   there  is    no  one   that  is  mindful  of 
Thee  :    and  who  will  give  Thee  thanks  in  hell  ? 

I  have  labored  in  v&y  groanings,  every  night  will  I 
wash  my  bed  :  and  water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 

Mine  eye  is  troubled   through  indignation  :  I  have 
grown  old  amongst  all  mine  enemies. 


*  It  is  a  pious  custom  to  recite  the  seven   Penitential   Psalms, 
respectively,  by  way  of  prayer  against  the  seven  deadly  sins. 

245 


246         The  Seven  Penitential  Psalms. 

Depart  from  nie,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity  ;  for  the 
Lord  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication  :  the  Lord  hath 
received  my  prayer. 

Let  all  mine  enemies  be  put  to  shame,  and  be  sore 
troubled  :  let  them  be  turned  back,  and  put  to  shame 
very  speedily. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


2.  Psalm  j  1. 

BLESSED  are  they  whose  iniquities  are  forgiven  : 
and  whose  sins  are  covered. 

Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord  hath  not 
imputed  sin  :  and  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

Because  I  was  silent,  my  bones  grew  old  :  whilst  I 
cried  out  all  the  day  long. 

For  day  and  night  Thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 
I  am  turned  in  my  anguish,  whilst  the  thorn  is  fast- 
ened. 

I  have  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  Thee  :  and  mine 
iniquity  I  have  not  concealed. 

I  said,  I  will  confess  against  myself  mine  iniquity 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  wickedness 
of  my  sin. 

For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  holy  pray  to  Thee  : 
in  a  seasonable  time. 

And  yet  in  a  flood  of  many  waters  :  they  shall  not 
come  nigh  unto  him. 

Thou  art  my  refuge  from  the  trouble  which  hath  en- 
compassed me  :  my  joy,  deliver  me  from  them  that 
surround  me. 

I  will  give  thee  understanding,  and  I  will  instruct 


The  Seven  Penitential  Psalms.  247 

thee  in  this  way,  in  which  thou  shalt  go  :  I  will  fix 
Mine  eyes  upon  thee. 

Be  not  as  the  horse  and  the  mule :  that  have  no  un- 
derstanding. 

With  bit  and  bridle  bind  fast  their  jaws:  who  come 
not  near  unto  Thee. 

Many  are  the  scourges  of  the  sinner  :  but  mercy 
shall  encompass  him  that  hopeth  in  the  Lord. 

Be  glad  in  the  Lord  and  rejoice,  ye  just  :  and  be 
joyful,  all  ye  that  are  right  of  heart. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

j.  Psalm  37, 

KT^y  EBUKE  me  not,  O  Lord,  in  Thine  indignation  : 
«J-Aa     neither  chasten  me  in  Thy  sore  displeasure. 
For  Thine  arrows  are  fastened  in  me  ;  and  Thy  hand 

w 

presseth  heavily  upon  me. 

There  is  no  health  in  my  flesh,  because  of  Thy 
wrath :  there  is  no  rest  for  my  bones,  because  of  my 
sins. 

For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  my  head  :  and 
as  a  heavy  burden  are  become  heavy  upon  me. 

My  sores  have  rotted  and  are  corrupt ;  because  of 
my  foolishness. 

I  am  become  miserable,  and  am  greatly  bowed 
down  :  I  went  about  sorrowful  all  the  day  long, 

For  my  loins  are  filled  with  illusions :  and  there 
is  no  soundness  in  mv  flesh. 

J 

I  am  afflicted,  and  humbled  exceedingly  :  I  have 
roared  with   the  groaning  of  my  heart. 

Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  Thee  :  and  my  groaning 
is  not  hid  from  Thee. 


243         The  Seven  Penitential  Psalms. 


My  heart  is  troubled,  my  strength  hath  forsaken  me : 
and  the  light  of  mine  eyes  itself  is  not  with  me. 

My  friends  and  my  neighbors  have  drawn  near  :  and 
stood  against  me. 

And  they  that  were  near  me  stood  afar  off :  and  they 
that  sought  after  my  soul  used  violence. 

They  that  sought  my  hurt  spoke  vain  things  :  and 
thought  upon  deceits  all  the  day  long. 

But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard  not  :  and  I  was  as  a 
dumb  man  that  doth  not  open  his  mouth. 

And  I  became  as  a  man  that  heareth  not :  and  that 
hath  no  reproofs  in  his  mouth. 

For  in  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  hoped  :  Thou  wilt  hear 
me,  0  Lord  my  God. 

For  I  said,  Lest  at  any  time  mine  enemies  rejoice 
over  me  :  and  whilst  my  feet  slip,  they  glory  over  me. 

For  I  am  ready  for  scourges  :  and  my  sorrow  is  con- 
tinually before  me. 

For  I  will  declare  mine  iniquity  :  and  I  will  be 
thoughtful  of  my  sin. 

But  mine  enemies  live,  and  are  stronger  than  I :  and 
they  that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

They  that  render  evil  for  good  have  slandered  me  : 
because  I  followed  goodness. 

Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  my  God  :  do  not  Thou  de- 
part from  me. 

Give  heed  unto  my  help,  O  Lord  :  Thou  God  of  my 
salvation. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


The  Seven  Penitential  Psaems.  249 

4.  Psalm  50. 

/Tv  ISERERE           mei,  ^I^v  AVE  mercy  upon  me, 

%*£%     Deus,  f  secundum  «J~*     O  God  :    according 

magnani        misericordiam  to  Thy  great  mercy, 
tuam. 

Et     secundum    multitu-  And    according    to    the 

dinem    miserationum     tu-  multitude    of  Thv   tender 

arum    7*  dele     iniquitatem  mercies  :  blot  out  my  iui- 

meam.  quity. 

Amplius  lava  me  ab  in-  Wash  me  yet  more  from 

iquitate  mea,  *  et    a    pec-  my  iniquity :    and  cleanse 

cato  meo  munda  me.  me  from  my  sin. 

Quoniam        iniquitatem  For   I   acknowledge  my 

meam  ego  cognosco,    *  et  iniquity  :    and    my   sin    is 

peccatum  nieum  contra  me  always  before  me. 
est  semper. 

Tibi  soli  peccavi,  et  ma-  Against  Thee  only  have 

lum   coram   te    feci,     ";-   ut  I  sinned,  and  done  evil  in 

justificeris    in  sermonibus  Thy  sight :  that  Thou  may- 

tuis,  et  vincas  cum  judica-  est    be    justified    in    Thy 

ris.  words,  and  mayest  over- 
come when  Thou  art 
judged. 

Ecce  enim  in  iniquitati-  For  behold,  I  was  con- 
bus  conceptus  sum,  *  et  in  ceived  in  iniquities  :  and 
peccatis  concepit  me  mater  in  sins  did  my  mother  con- 
mea.  ceive  me. 

Ecce  enim  veritatem  di-  For  behold,   Thou    hast 

lexisti :  *  incerta  et  occulta  loved  truth  :  the  secret  and 

sapientiae  tuae  manifestasti  hidden  things  of  Thy  wis- 

tnihi.  dom  Thou  hast  made  mani- 
fest unto  me. 


250         The  Seven  Penitential  Psalms. 


Asperges  me  hyssopo,  et 
muudabor  :  *  lavabis  me,  et 
super  nivem  dealbabor. 


Auditui  meo  dabis  gau- 
dium  et  laetitiani,  *  et  ex- 
ultabuut  ossa  humiliata. 

Averte  faciem  tuam  a 
peccatis  meis,  *  et  omnes 
iniquitates  meas  dele. 

Cor  mundum  crea  in  me, 
Deus,  *  et  spiritum  rec- 
tum iiinova  in  visceribus 
meis. 

Ne  projicias  me  a  facie 
tua,  *  et  Spiritum  sanctum 
tuum  ne  auferas  a  me.    • 

Redde  mihi  laetitiani  sa- 
lutaris  tui,  *  et  spiritu  prin- 
cipali  confirma  me. 

Docebo  iniquos  vias  tuas, 
*  et  impii  ad  te  converten- 

tur. 

Libera  me  de  sanguini- 
bus,  Deus,  Deus  salutis 
meoe  :  *  et  exultabit  lingua 
mea  justitiam  tuam. 

Domine,  labia  mea  ape- 


Thou  shalt  sprinkle  me 
with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be 
cleansed  :  Thou  shalt  wash 
me,  and  I  shall  be  made 
whiter  than  snow. 

Thou  shalt  make  me 
hear  of  joy  and  gladness  : 
and  the  bones  that  were 
humbled  shall  rejoice. 

Turn  away  Thy  face 
from  my  sins  :  and  blot  out 
all  my  iniquities. 

Create  in  me  a  clean 
heart,  O  God  :  and  renew 
a  right  spirit  within  me. 

Cast  me  not  away  from 
Thy  face :  and  take  not 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

Restore  unto  me  the  joy 
of  Thy  salvation  :  and 
strengthen  me  with  a  per- 
fect spirit. 

I  will  teach  the  unjust 
Thy  ways  :  and  the  wicked 
shall  be  converted  unto 
Thee. 

Deliver  me  from  sins  of 
blood,  O  God,  Thou  God 
of  my  salvation  :  and  my 
tongue  shall  extol  Thy  jus- 
tice. 

Thou  shalt  open  my  lips, 


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ries,  *  et  os  meum  annun-  o  Lord :    and   my   mouth 

tiabit  laudem  tuam.  shall  declare  Thy  praise. 

Ouoniam  si  voluisses  sa-  For  if  Thou  hadst  desired 

criticium,  dedissem  utique  sacrifice,    I    would    surely 

*  holocaustis  non  delecta-  have  given  it  :  with  burnt- 

beris.  offerings  Thou  wilt  not  be 

delighted. 

Sacrificium  Deo  spiritus  A  sacrifice  unto  God  is  a 

contribulatus  :  *  cor  contri-  troubled  spirit  :  a  contrite 

turn  et  humiliatum,  Deus,  and  humble  heart,  O  God, 

non  despicies.  Thou  wilt  not  despise. 

Benigne  fac,  Domine,  in  Deal  favorably,  O  Lord, 

bona  voluntate  tua  Sion,    -  in    Thy     good    will    wTith 

ut  sedificentur  muri  Jerusa-  Sion  :    that  the   walls    of 

lem.  Jerusalem  maybe  built  up. 

Tunc   acceptabis  sacrifi-  Then  shalt  Thou  accept 

cium  justitiae,    oblationes,  the  sacrifice  of  justice,  ob- 

et  holocausta  :  *  tunc  im-  lations,   and  whole  burnt- 

ponent  super  altare  tuum  offerings  :  then  shall  they 

vitulos.  lay  calves  upon  Thine  al- 
tar. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

5.   Psalm  1 01. 

KEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord  :  and  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 
Turn  not  away  Thy  face  from  me  :  in  the  day  when 
I  am  in  trouble,  incline  Thine  ear  unto  me. 

In  what  day  soever  I  shall  call  upon  Thee  :    O  hear- 
ken unto  me  speedily. 

For  my   days   are   vanished    like   smoke  :    and  my 
bones  are  dried  up  like  fuel  for  the  lire. 


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dentes  *  in  vocem  depreca-  sider   well  ;  The   voice  of 

tionis  niece,  my  supplication. 

vSi  iniquitates  observave-  If    Thou,    O    Lord,  wilt 

ris,     Doinine  ;  *    Domine,  mark  iniquities  :  Lord,  who 

quis  sustinebit  ?  shall  abide  it? 

Quia   apud  te  propitiatio  For  with  Thee  there  is 

est,  *  et  propter  legem  tuain  merciful  forgiveness:  and 

sustinui  te,  Domine.  because  of  Thy  law  I  have 

waited  for  Thee,  O  Lord. 

Sustinuit  auima  mea  in  My  soul  hath  waited  on 

verbo  ejus  :  *  speravit  aui-  His   word  :   my  soul  hath 

ma  mea  in  Domino.  hoped  in  the  Lord. 

A  custodia  matutina  us-  From  the  morning  watch 

que   ad    noctem,   *  speret  even  until  night :  let  Israel 

Israel  in  Domino.  hope  in  the  Lord. 

Quia      apud     Domiuum  For  with  the  Lord  there 

misericordia,  *  et    copiosa  is  mercy  :    and  with  Him 

apud  eum  redemptio.  is  plenteous  redemption. 

Et  ipse  redimet  Israel  *  And  he  shall  redeem  Is- 

ex    omnibus    iniquitatibus  rael  :    from  all  his  iniqui- 

ejus.  ties. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 


/.  Psalm  142. 

•-p^EAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord:  give  ear  to  my  sup- 
JL-\,  plication  in  Thy  truth  :  hearken  unto  me  for 
Thy  justice'  sake. 

And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  Thy  servant : 
for  in  Thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul  :  he  hath 
brought  my  life  down  unto  the  ground. 


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He  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  darkness  as  those 
that  have  been  long  dead  :  and  my  spirit  is  vexed 
within  me  ;  my  heart  within  me  is  troubled. 

I  remembered  the  davs  of  old,  I  meditated  on  all 
Thy  works  :  I  have  mused  upon  the  works  of  Thy 
hands. 

I  stretched  forth  my  hands  unto  Thee  :  my  soul 
gaspeth  unto  Thee,  as  a  land  where  no  water  is. 

Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  ;  my  spirit  hath  fainted 
away. 

Turn  not  away  Thy  face  from  me  :  lest  I  be  like 
unto   them   that  go   down  into  the  pit. 

Make  me  to  hear  Thy  mercy  in  the  morning :  for 
in  Thee  have  I  hoped. 

Make  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk  : 
for  to  Thee  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul. 

Deliver  me  from  mine  enemies,  O  Lord,  unto 
Thee  have  I  fled  :  teach  me  to  do  Thy  will,  for 
Thou  art  my  God. 

Thy  good  spirit  shall  lead  me  into  the  right  land  : 
for  Thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  Thou  shalt  quicken  me 
in  Thy  justice. 

Thou  shalt  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble  ;  and  in  Thy 
mercy  Thou  shalt  destroy  mine  enemies. 

And  Thou  shalt  destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my 
soul  :  for  I  am  Thv  servant. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Ant.  Remember  not,  O  Lord,  our  offences,  nor 
those  of  our  parents  ;  neither  take  Thou  revenge  of 
our  sins. 


OS 


<sm^2 


Gbe  Xitanp  of  tbe  Saints. 


YRIE  elei- 

son. 
Christe  elei- 

son. 


Sffimf^ti  Kyrie    elei- 


^RD,  have  mer- 
cy on  us. 
Christ,       have 
Dicrcy  on  us. 
Lord,        have 


mercv  on  us. 


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5 :  22> 


Christe  audi    Christ,  hear  us. 


nos. 


Christe  ex-    Christ,     graciously    hear 
audi  no s.       us. 


Pater  de  coelis  Deus, 

Fili   Redemptor  mun- 

di  Deus, 
Spiritus  Sancte  Deus, 
Sancta    Trinitas,  uuus 

Deus, 


3 


\  * 


a 


God  the  Father  of  hea- 
ven, 

God  the  Son,  Redeem- 
er of  the  world, 

God  the  Holy  Ghost, 

Holy  Trinity,  one  God, 


I 


256 


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257 


virgi- 


O 


8 

b 


et 


San  eta  Maria, 

Sancta  Dei  Geuitrix, 

Sancta     Virgo 
uurn, 

Sancte  Michael, 

Sancte  Gabriel, 

Sancte  Raphael, 

Ornnes    sancti    Angeli 
Archangeli,  Orate,  etc. 

Onmes  sancti  beatorum 
Spirituum  ordines,  Ora- 
te, etc. 

Sancte  Joannes  Baptista, 
Ora,  etc. 

Sancte  Joseph,  Or  a,  etc. 

Omnes  sancti  Patriarchal 
et  Prophetae,  Orate,  etc. 

Sancte  Petre, 

Sancte  Paule, 

Sancte  Andrea, 

Sancte  Jacobe, 

Sancte  Joannes, 

vSancte  Thoma, 

Sancte  Jacobe, 

Sancte  Philippe, 

Sancte  Bartholomaee, 

Sancte  Matthsee, 

Sancte  Simon, 

Sancte  Thaddaee, 

Sancte  Mathia, 

Sancte  Barnaba, 

Sancte  Luca, 

Sancte  Marce, 


\ 


2 


Holy  Mary, 

Holy  Mother  of  God, 

Holy     Virgin    of    vir- 

St.  Michael, 

St.  Gabriel, 

St.  Raphael, 

All  ye  holy  Angels  and 

Archangels, 
All  ye  holy  orders  of 

blessed  Spirits, 

St.  John  the  Baptist, 

St.  Joseph, 

All  ye  holy  Patriarchs 

and  Prophets, 
St.  Peter, 
St.  Paul, 
St.  Andrew, 
St.  James, 
St.  John, 
St.  Thomas, 
St.  James, 
St.  Philip, 
St.  Bartholomew, 
St.  Matthew, 
St.  Simon, 
St.  Thaddeus, 
St.  Matthias, 
St.  Barnabas, 
St.  Luke, 
St  Mark, 


:? 


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Co 


258  The  Litany  of  the:  Saints. 

Omnes  sancti   Apostoli   et  All   ye   holy    Apostles  ^ 

P/vangelistae,   Orate,  etc.        and  Evangelists, 

Omnes  sancti  Discipuli  Do-  All  ye   holy   Disciples 

mini,  Orate,  etc.  of  the  Lord, 

Omnes  sancti  Innocentes,  All  ye  holy  Innocents, 

Orate,  etc. 

Sancte  Stephane,  Or  a,  etc.  St.  Stepher, 

Sancte  Lauren ti,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Lawrence, 

Sancte  Vincenti,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Vincent, 

Sancti   Fabiane   et   Sebas-  SS.  Fabian  and  Sebas- 

tiane,  Orate,  etc.  tian, 

Sancti  Joannes    et   Paule,  SS.  John  and  Paul, 

Orate,  etc. 

Sancti  Cosma  et  Damiane,  SS.  Cosmas    and    Da- 

Orate,  etc.  niian, 

Sancti  Gervasi  et  Protasi,  SS.  Gervase   and   Pro- 

Orate,  etc.  tase, 

Omnes     sancti    Martyres,  All  ye  holy  Martyrs, 

Orate,  etc. 

Sancte  Sylvester,  ^  St.  Sylvester, 

S>  St.  Gregory, 

■^  St.  Ambrose, 

2  St.  Augustine, 

§,  St.  Jerome, 


3 


Sancte  Gregon, 
Sancte  Ambrosi, 
Sancte  Augustine, 
Sancte  Hieronyme, 
Sancte  Martin e, 
Sancte  Nicolae, 


w 


St.  Martin, 
St.  Nicholas, 


Omnes  sancti  Pontifices  et  All   ye    holy    Bishops 

Confessores,  Orate,  etc.  and  Confessors, 

Omnes    sancti     Doctores,  All  ye  holy  Doctors, 

Orate,  etc. 

Sancte  Antoni,  -\    O  St.  Anthony, 

Sancte  Benedicte,  \  -a  St.  Benedict, 

Sancte  Bernarde,  J    W  St.  Bernard, 


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259 


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Sancte  Dominice,  Or  a,  etc. 
Sancte  Francisce,  Ora,  etc. 
Oranes  sancti  vSacerdotes  et 

Levitae,  Orate,  etc. 
Omnes  sancti    Mcnachi  et 

Erernitae,  Orate,  etc. 
Saucta  Maria   Magda 

lena, 
Sancta  Agatha, 
Sancta  Lucia, 
Sancta  Agnes, 
Sancta  Caecilia, 
Sancta  Catharina, 
Sancta  Anastasia, 
Omnes  sanctae  Virgines  ct 

Viduae,  Orate,  etc. 
Omnes  Sancti    et  Sanctae 

Dei, 
Intercedite  pro  nobis. 
Propitius  esto, 
Parce  nobis,  Domine. 
Propitius  esto, 
Exaudinos,  Domine. 


2 


Ab  omni  malo, 
Ab  omni  peccato, 
Abira  taa  * 


s  s 

Co 


St.  Dominic, 

St.  Francis, 

All  ye  holy  Priests  and 

Levites, 
All  ye  holy  Monks  and 

Hermits, 
St.  Mary  Magdalen, 


J 


of 


St.  Agatha, 

St.  Lucy, 

St.  Agnes, 

St.  Cecilia, 

St.  Catherine, 

St.  Anastasia, 

All   ye     holy    Virgins 

and  Widows, 
All    ye    holy     Saints 

God, 
Make  intercession  for  us- 
Be  merciful, 
Spare  us,  O  Lord. 
Be  merciful, 
Graciously     hear 

Lord. 
From  all  evil, 
From  all  sin, 
From  Thy  wrath,* 


I 


us,     O 


H 


*  Here,  for  the  Devotion  of  the  Forty  Hours,  is  inserted  : 

Ab  imniinentibus  periculis,  From  dangers  that  threaten  us, 

A  flagello  terrsemotus,  From,    the    scourge    of    earth- 

quakes, 
A  peste,  fame,  et  bello,  From  plague,  famine,  and  war, 


260 


The  Litany  of  the  Saints. 


A  subitanea  et  impro-  1 

visa  tnorte, 
Ab  insidiis  diaboli, 

Ab  ira,  et  odio,  et  ornni 
mala  voluntate, 

A  spiritu  fornicatiouis, 

A   fulgure  et   tenipes- 

tate, 
A  morte  perpetua, 

Per  mysterium  sanctae 
Iucarnationis  tuse, 

Per  Adventum  tuum, 

Per  Nativitateni  tuam, 
Per      Baptismuiu      et 

sanctum     Jejunium 

tuum, 
Per  Crucem  et  Passio- 

nem  tuam, 
Per  Mortem  et  Sepul- 

turam  tuam, 
Per  sauctam  Resurrec- 

tiouem  tuam, 
Per  admirabilem    As- 

censionem  tuam, 
Per  adventum  Spiritus 

Sancti  Paracliti, 


r 


IS 

b 


From  sudden  and  un-  ^ 
looked-for  death, 

From  the  snares  of 
the  devil, 

From  anger,  and  ha- 
tred, and  every  evil 
will, 

From  the  spirit  of  for- 
nication, 

From  lightning  and 
tempest, 

From  everlasting 

death, 

Through  the  mystery 
of  Thy  holy  Incar- 
nation, 

Through     Thy     Com-  \ 

Through  Thy  Birth, 
Through  Thy  Baptism 
and  holy  Fasting, 


Through  Thy  Cross 
and  Passion, 

Through  Thy  Death 
and  Burial, 

Through  Thy  holy 
Resurrection, 

Through  Thine  ad- 
mirable Ascension, 

Through  the  coming 
of  the  Holy  Ghost 
the  Paraclete, 


s 


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261 


In  die  judicii, 

Libera  nos,  Domine. 

Peccatores, 

Te  rogamus  audi  nos. 

Ut  nobis  parcas, 

Ut  nobis  indnlgeas, 

Ut  ad  veram  pceniten- 
tiam  nos  perducere 
digneris, 

Ut  Ecclesiam  tuam 
sanctam  regere  et 
conservare  digneris, 


Ut  Domnum  Apostoli- 
cum,  et  omnes  eccle- 
siasticos  ordines  in 
sancta  religione  con- 
servare digneris,* 

Ut  inimicos  sanctas 
Ecclesiae  humiliare 
digneris, 

Ut  regions  et  prin- 
cipibns      Christianis 


y  s 


J 


In  the  day  of  judgment, 

O  Lord,  deliver  us. 

We  sinners, 

Beseech  Thee,  hear  us. 

That  Thou  wouldst 
spare  us, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
pardon  us, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
bring  us  to  true  pen- 
ance, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  govern 
and  preserve  Thy 
holy  Church, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  pre- 
serve our  Apostolic 
Prelate  and  all  or- 
ders of  the  Church 
in  holy  religion,* 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  hum- 
ble the  enemies  of 
holy  Church, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe    to     give 


v 


i-  a 


* 


5 


*  For  the  Devotion  of  the  Forty  Hours,  insert 


Ut  Turcarum,  et  hsereticorum 
conatus  reprimere  et  ad  nihi- 
lum  redigere  digneris, 


That  Thou  wouldst  vouchsafe 
to  check  and  bring  to  naught 
the  attempts  of  all  Turks  and 
heretics. 


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The  Litany  of  the  Saints. 


pacem  et  veram  con- 
cordiam  douare  dig- 
neris, 

Ut  cuncto  populo 
Christiano  pacem  et 
unitatem  largiri  dig- 
neris, 

Ut  nosmetipsos  in  tuo 
saucto  servitio  con- 
fortare  et  conservare 
digneris, 

Ut  mentes  nostras  ad 
ccelestia  desideria 
erigas, 

Ut  omnibus  benefac- 
toribus  nostris  sem- 
piterna  bona  retri- 
buas, 

Ut  animas  nostras,  fra- 
trum,  propinquo- 
rum,  et  benefacto- 
rum  nostrorum  ab 
seterna  damnatione 
enpias, 

Ut  fructus  terrae  dare 
et  conservare  dig- 
neris, 

Ut  omnibus  fidelibus 
defunctis       requiem  J 


3 

a 


I-  ! 


Co 


8 

Co 


peace  and  true  con-  ^ 
cord     to     Christian 
kings      and      prin- 
ces, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  grant 
peace  and  unity  to 
the  whole  Christian 
world, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  con- 
firm and  preserve  us 
in  Thy  holy  service, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
lift  up  our  minds  to 
heavenly  desires, 

That     Thou     wouldst  [ 
render  eternal  bless- 
ings to  all  our  bene- 
factors, 

That  thou  wouldst  de- 
liver our  souls,  and 
the  souls  of  our 
brethren,  relations, 
and  benefactors, 
from  eternal  dam- 
nation, 

That  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  give 
and  preserve  the 
fruits  of  the   earth, 

That  thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe   to  grant  j 


3 

Co 


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263 


aeternam  donare  dig- 
neris, 


Ut  nos  exaudire  dig- 


nens, 


I 


Fill  Dei, 
Agnus   Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 
cata  mundi, 

Farce  nobis }  Domine. 
Agnus  Dei,  qui   tollis  pec- 
cata  mundi, 

Exaudinos,  Domi?ie. 

Agnus  Dei,  qui  tollis  pec- 
cata  mundi, 

Miserere  nobis. 
Christe  audi  nos. 
Christe  ex  audi  nos. 
Kyrie  eleison. 
Christe  eleison. 
Kyrie  eleison. 

Pater  noster  (secreto). 

V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in 
tentationem. 

R.    Sed     libera     nos    a 
malo. 


eternal  rest  to  all 
the  faithful  depart- 
ed, 

That     thou     wouldst  V 
vouchsafe   gracious- 
ly to  hear  us, 

Son  of  God, 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 
awav  the  sins  of  the 
world, 

Spare  us,  O  Lord. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 
away  the  sins  of  the 
world, 

Graciously  hear  us,  O 
Lord. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest 
away  the  sins  of  the 
world, 

Have  mercy  on  us. 

Christ  hear  us. 

Christ  graciously  hear  us. 

Lord  have  mercy  on  us. 

Christ  have  meixy  on  us. 

Lord  have  mercy  on  us. 
Our  Father  {inaudibly). 
V.  And  lead  us  not  into 

temptation. 

JR.  But  deliver  us   from 

evil. 


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Psalm  69. 

*Tp\EUS    in    adjutorium  ^fOME  unto  my  help, 

(^J     meum     intende  :  *  ^J      O    God   :     O    Lord, 

Domine,    ad    adjuvanduni  make  haste  to  help  me. 
me  festina. 

Confuudantur  et  revere-  Let  them    be    ashamed 

antur,  *  qui   quaerunt    ani-  and  put  to  confusion   that 

mam  meam  :  seek  after  my  soul  : 

Avertautur  retrorsum,  et  Let  them  be  turned  back- 

erubescant,   *   qui    volunt  ward  and  blush  for  shame  : 

mihi  mala.  that  wish  me  evil. 

Avertantur    statim    eru-  Let  them   be    presently 

bescentes,  qui  dicunt  mihi  :  turned   away  blushing  for 

*  Euge,  euge.  shame  :    that   say   to   me, 

Aha,  aha. 

Exultent  et  lsetentur  in  Let   all  those  that  seek 

te  omnesqui  quaerunt  te  :  *  Thee  rejoice,  and  be  glad 

et  dicant  semper,  Magni-  in  Thee  :  and  let  such  as 

ficetur  Dominus,  qui   dili-  love  Thy  salvation   say  al- 

gunt  salutare  tuum.  ways,  The  Lord  be  magni- 
fied. 

Ego  vero  egeuus  et  pau-  But     I     am     poor     and 

per  sum  :  *  Deus,  adjuva  needy  :  help  me,  O  God. 
me. 

Adjutor  mens  et  libera-  Thou  art  my  helper  and 

tor  meus  es  tu  :  *  Domine,  my    deliverer  :      O    Lord, 
ne  moreris. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 


V.  Salvos  fac  servos  tuos. 
jR.  Deus   meus,    speran- 
tes  in  te. 


make  no  delay. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 

V.  Save  Thy  servants. 

R.  O  my  God,  who  put 
their  trust  in  Thee. 


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265 


V.  Esto  nobis,  Domine, 
turris  fortitudinis. 
R.  A  facie  inimici. 

V.  Nihil  pronciat  inimi- 
cus  in  nobis. 

R.  Et  filius  iuiquitatis 
non  apponat  nocere  nobis. 

V.  Domine,  non  secnn- 
dum  peccata  nostra  facias 
nobis. 

R.  Neque  secundum  ini- 
quitates  nostras  retribuas 
nobis. 

V.  Oremus  pro  Pontifice 
nostro,  N. 

R.  Dominus  conservet 
eum,  et  vivificet  eum,  et 
beatum  faciat  eum  in  ter- 
ra :  et  non  tradat  eum  in 
animam  inimicorum  ejus. 

V.  Oremus  pro  benefac- 
toribus  nostris. 

R.  Retribuere  dignare, 
Domine,  omnibus  nobis 
bona  facientibus  propter 
nomen  tuum  vitam  aeter- 
nam.     Amen. 


V.  Be  unto  us,  O  Lord, 
a  tower  of  strength. 

R.  From  the  face  of  the 
enemy. 

V.  Let  not  the  enemy 
prevail  against  us. 

R.  Nor  the  son  of  ini- 
quity draw  nigh  to  hurt  us. 

V.  O  Lord,  deal  not 
with  us  after  our  sins. 

R.  Neither  reward  us  ac- 
cording to  our  iniquities. 

V.  Let  us  pray  for  our 
Sovereign  Pontiff,  N. 

R.  The  Lord  preserve 
him  and  give  him  life,  and 
make  him  blessed  upon 
the  earth  ;  and  deliver  him 
not  up  to  the  will  of  his 
enemies. 

V.  Let  us  pray  for  our 
benefactors. 

R.  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord, 
to  reward  with  eternal  life 
all  those  who  do  us  good, 
for  Thy  name's  sake. 
Amen. 


V.  Oremus  pro  fidelibus         V.  Let  us  pray   for   the 
defunctis.  faithful  departed. 

R.  Requiem      seternam        R.    Eternal    rest    grant 


266  The  Litany  of  the  Saints. 

dona  eis,  Domine  ;  et  lux  unto  them,  O  Lord ;  and 
perpetua  luceat  eis.  let   perpetual    light  shine 

upon  them. 

V.  Requiescant  in  pace.         V.    May     they    rest    in 

peace. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Pro  fratribus  nostris  V.  For  our  absent  breth- 
absentibus.  ren. 

R.  Salvos  fac  servos  R.  Save  thy  servants,  O 
tuos,  Deus  meus,  speran-  my  God,  who  put  their 
tes  in  te.  trust  in  Thee. 

V.  Mitte  eis,  Domine,  V.  Send  them  help,  O 
auxilium  de  sancto.  Lord,      from     Thy      holy 

place. 

R.  Et  de  Sion  tuere  eos.        R.  And  defend  them  out 

of  vSion. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
tionein  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 


p 


Oremus.  *  Let  us  pray.  * 

EUS,  cui  proprium  est    j~\   GOD,  whose  proper- 
rnisereri  semper,  et    V>^     ty  is  always  to  have 
parcere  :   suscipe   depreca-    mercy  and  to  spare  :  gra- 

*  For  the  Devotion  of  the  Forty  Hours  the  following  Collects  are 

said :  Deus  qui  nobis,  p.  223. 
From  Advent  to  Christmas,  Deus,  qui  de  beatce  Marise,  p.  665. 
From    Christmas  to  the  Purification,    Deus,  qui  salutis  oeternoe, 

p.  194. 
From  the  Purification  to  Advent,  Concede  uos,  p.  ig4. 
Then  foliozvs  the  Collect  for  the  Pope,  as  on  p.  268,  after  which  is 

said,  Deus,  refugium  nostrum,/».  732,  and  this  prayer : 


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267 


tionem  nostram,  ut  nos, 
et  omnes  famulos  tuos, 
quos  delictorum  catena 
constriugit,  miseratio  tuae 
pietatis  clemeuter  absol- 
vat. 

Exaudi,  qusesumus  Do- 
mine,  supplicum  preces,  et 
confitentium  tibi  parce 
peccatis  ;  ut  pariter  nobis 
indulgentiam  tribuas  be- 
nignus  et  pacem. 


Ineffabilem  nobis,  Do- 
mine,  misericordiam  tuam 
clementer  ostende  :  ut  si- 
mul  nos  et  a  peccatis  oni- 


ciously  receive  our  suppli- 
cation ;  that  we,  and  all 
Thy  servants  whom  the 
chain  of  sin  doth  bind, 
may,  by  the  compassion  of 
Thy  loving  kindness,  be 
mercifully  absolved. 

Graciously  hear,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  O  Lord,  the 
prayers  of  Thy  humble  ser- 
vants, and  forgive  the  sins 
of  those  who  confess  to 
Thee  ;  that,  in  Thy  bounty, 
Thou  niayest  grant  us  both 
pardon  and  peace. 

Show  forth  upon  us,  O 
Lord,  in  Thy  mercy,  Thine 
unspeakable  pity  ;  that 
Thou  mayest  both  loose  us 


Omnipotens,  sempiterne  De- 
us,  in  cujus  manu  sunt  omnium 
potestates,  et  omnium  jura  reg- 
norum,  respice  in  auxilium 
Christianorum,  ut  gentes  paga- 
norum  et  heereticorum,  quae  in 
sua  feritate  et  fraude  confidunt, 
dexterse  tuse  potentia  conte- 
rantur. 


Almighty,  Everlasting  God,  in 
whose  hand  are  all  the  powers 
and  all  the  rights  of  kingdoms, 
come  to  the  assistance  of  Thy 
Christian  people,  that  all  pagan 
and  heretical  nations,  who  trust 
in  their  own  violence  and  fraud, 
may  be  crushed  by  the  might  of 
Thy  right  hand. 


Then  follows  the  last  Collect,  Omnipotens,  sempiterne  Deus,  as 
on  p.  26gy  iviUi  the  Versicles,  except  that,  in  the  last  response 
but  one,  instead  of  the  simple  Amen,  is  said  : 


R.  Et  custodiat   nos  semper.        R.  And  preserve  us   always. 
Amen.  Amen. 


268  The  Litany  of  the  Saints. 

nibus  exuas,  et  a  poenis,  from  all  our  sins,  and  deli- 
quas  pro  his  nieremur,  eri-  ver  us  from  the  punish- 
pias.  ments   which   we    deserve 

for  the  same. 
Deus,  qui  culpa  offen-  O  God,  who  by  sin  art 
deris,  pcenitentia  placaris  :  offended,  and  by  penance 
preces  populi  tui  suppli-  appeased :  look  graciously 
cantis  propitius  respice  ;  down  upon  the  prayers  of 
et  flagella  tuae  iracundiae,  Thy  people  making  sup- 
quae  pro  peccatis  nostris  plication  to  Thee,  and  turn 
meremur,  averte.  away  the  scourges  of  Thy 

wrath,  which  for  our  sins 
we  deserve. 
Omnipotens,  sempiterre  Almighty,  Everlasting 
Deus,  miserere  fainulo  tuo  God,  have  mercy  upon  Thy 
Pontifici  nostro  N.,  et  di-  servant  N.,  our  Sovereign 
rige  eum  secundum  tuam  Pontiff,  and  direct  him, 
clementiam  in  viam  salu-  according  to  Thy  mercy, 
tis  seternae  ;  ut  te  don  ante  in  the  way  of  everlast- 
tibi  placita  cupiat,  et  tota  ing  salvation  ;  that  by  Thy 
virtute  perficiat.  gift  lie    may   desire    such 

things  as  please  Thee,  and 
may  fulfil   them    with   all 
his  strength. 
Deus,  a  quo  sancta  desi-       O  God,  from  whom  are 
deria,  recta  consilia,  et  jus-    holy   desires,    right    coun- 
ta  sunt   opera  :    da   servis    sels,  and  just  works  :  give 
tuis   illam,  quam   mundus    unto    Thy    servants     that 
dare   non   potest,   pacem  ;    peace  which  the  world  can- 
ut  et   „orda  nostra  inanda-    not   give  ;  that  our  hearts 
tis  tuis  dedita,  et  hostium    being  given   to  the  keep- 
sublata  formidine,  tempora    ing     of     Thy     command- 
ments, and  the  fear  of  ene- 


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sint  tua  protectione   tran- 
quilla. 

Ure  igne  Sancti  Spiritus 
renes   nostros    et  cor  nos- 
trum, Domine  ;  ut  tibi  cas- 
to   corpore    serviamus,    et 
'  mundo  corde  placeamus. 


Fidelium  Deus  omnium 
Conditor  et  Redemptor, 
animabus  famulorum  fa- 
mularumque  tuarurn  re- 
missionem  cunctorum  tri- 
bue  peccatorum  ;  ut  indul- 
gentiam,  quam  semper  op- 
taverunt,  piis  supplicationi- 
bus  consequautur. 

Actiones  nostras,  quaesu- 
mus  Domine,  aspirando 
praeveni,  et  adjuvando  pro- 
sequere  :  ut  cuncta  nostra 
oratio  et  operatio  a  te  sem- 
per incipiat,  et  per  te  ccep- 
ta  finiatur. 


Omnipotens,  sempiterne 
Deus,  qui  vivorum  domi- 
naris  simul  et  mortuorum, 
omniumque  misereris,  quos 
tuos  fide  et   opere  futuros 


mies  being  removed,  our 
days,  by  Thy  protection, 
may  be  peaceful. 

Inflame,  O  Lord,  our 
reins  and  our  hearts  with 
the  fire  of  the  Holy  Ghost ; 
that  we  may  serve  Thee 
with  a  chaste  body,  and 
please  Thee  with  a  pure 
mind. 

O  God,  the  Creator  and 
Redeemer  of  all  the  faith- 
ful, grant  unto  the  souls 
of  Thy  servants  and  hand- 
maids remission  of  all  their 
sins  ;  that  through  our  pi- 
ous supplications  they  may 
obtain  the  pardon  which 
they  have  always  desired. 

Direct,  we  beseech  Thee, 
O  Lord,  our  actions  by  Thy 
inspiration,  and  further 
them  with  Thv  continual 
help  ;  that  every  prayer 
and  work  of  ours  may  al- 
ways begin  from  Thee,  and 
through  Thee  be  brought 
to  an  end. 

Almighty,  Everlasting 
God,  who  hast  dominion 
over  the  living  and  the 
dead,  and  showest  mercy 
unto  all  whom  Thou   fore- 


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27o  The  Litany  of  the  Saints. 


esse  praenoscis  :  te  suppli-  knowest  will  be  Thine  by 
ces  exoramus,  ut  pro  qui-  faith  and  works  :  we  hum- 
bus  effundere  preces  decre-  bly  beseech  Thee  that  they 
vimus,  quosque  vel  prae-  for  whom  we  have  resolved 
sens  sseculum  adhuc  in  to  pour  forth  our  prayers, 
carne  retinet,  vel  futurum  whether  this  present  world 
jam  exutos  corpore  susce-  still  detain  them  in  the 
pit,  intercedentibus  omni-  flesh,  or  the  world  to  come* 
bus  Sanctis  tuis,  pietatis  hath  already  received  them 
tuae  dementia  omnium  de-  stripped  of  their  bodies, 
lictorum  suorum  veniam  may,  by  the  grace  of 
consequantur.  Per  Domi-  Thy  fatherly  love,  and 
num  nostrum  Jesum  Chris-  through  the  intercession  of 
turn,  Filium  tuum,  qui  te-  all  the  Saints,  obtain  the 
cum  vivit  et  regnat  in  uni-  remission  of  all  their  sins, 
tate  Spiritus  Sancti  Deus,  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
etc.  Christ,  etc. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O     Lord,    hear     my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.    Et  clamor    meus  ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Exaudiat   nos   omni-  V.    May   the    Almighty 

potens  et  misericors  Domi-  and     merciful     Lord    gra- 

nus.  ciously  hear  us. 

R.  Amen.*  R.  Amen.* 

V.  Et   fidelium    animae  V.  And   may  the   souls 

per  misericordiam  Dei  re-  of   the    faithful    departed, 

quiescant  in  pace.  through  the  mercy  of  God, 

rest  in  peace. 

R.  Amen.  A'.  Amen. 


*  See  note,  p.  267. 


Instructions  ano  devotions  for 

Confession. 


ON  THE  SACRAMENT  OF  PENANCE. 


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PENANCE  is  a  Sacrament  instituted  by  Jesus 
U      Christ,  in  which,  by  the  ministry  of  the  Priest, 
actual  sins  are  forgiven,  and  the  conscience 
is  released  from  the  bonds  by  which  it  may 
be    be  and.      In    this    Sacrament,    also,    the 
eternal  punishment  due  to  sin  is  remitted, 
and  a  part  or  the  whole  of  the  temporal  pun- 
ishment, according  to   the    disposition  of  the 
penitent. 

This  holy  and  salutary  institution  is  grounded 
on  the  words  of  Jesus  Christ :  Truly  I  say  to  you, 
whatever  ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound 
also  in  heaven;  and  whatever  ye  shall  loose  on 
earth  shall  be  loosed  also  in  heaven  (Matt,  xviii. 
18),  and,  As  the  Father  hath  sent  me,  I  also  send  you.  When  He  had 
said  this,  He  breathed  on  them,  a?id  said  to  the?n,  Receive  the  Holy 
Spirit.  Whose  sins  ye  shall  forgive,  they  are  forgiven  them  ;  and 
whose  sins  ye  shall  retain,  they  are  retained  (John  xx.  21,  etc.)  In 
these  words  Jesus  Christ  gave  to  His  Apostles,  and  to  their  lawful 
successors,  power  and  authority  to  absolve  from  all  sin  those  who 
sincerely  repent  of  their  offences. 

Hence   we  see  the  great  necessity  of  this  Sacrament ;  and  the 
Council  of  Trent  has  decreed  that  it  is  not  less  necessary  for  sal- 

271 


272  The  Sacrament  of  Penance. 


vation  to  those  who  have  fallen  into  mortal  sin  after  Baptism, 
than  Baptism  to  those  who  have  never  been  baptized.  And 
although  Penance  may,  at  first  sight,  and  in  itself,  seem  to  be  a  bit- 
ter and  painful  thing,  yet,  viewed  in  its  fruits  and  consequences, 
it  is  full  of  consolation  ;  and  ever\-  Christian,  as  soon  as  he  is 
conscious  that  he  has  fallen  into  a  moital  sin,  ought  at  once  to 
have  recourse  to  this  fount  of  divine  mercy. 

The  evil  consequences  of  delay  are  manifold.  i.  In  a  state 
of  mortal  sin,  every  other  mortal  sin  committed  renders  our 
hearts  still  more  hardened.  2.  The  commission  of  one  mortal  sin 
makes  a  second  easier,  and  this  leads  to  a  third,  and  so  on.  3.  In 
a  state  of  mortal  sin  we  lose  the  value  of  all  the  good  works 
that  we  may  do.  They  avail  nothing  for  everlasting  life.  Neither 
alms,  nor  prayers,  nor  fasts,  nor  even  martyrdom  itself,  can  profit 
us  if  we  have  not  repented  of  our  sins.  4.  Sin,  continued  in, 
shuts  by  degrees  the  door  of  divine  mercy,  until  at  last  scarce  any 
hope  is  left  of  obtaining  pardon  from  God.  Lastly,  just  as  the 
longer  a  stain  remains  upon  a  garment  the  more  difficult  it  is  to 
remove,  so  the  longer  the  soul  neglects  to  purify  itself  by  Confes- 
sion the  more  difficult  the  work  becomes,  and  the  more  intri- 
cate, on  account  of  the  number  of  sins  and  anxiety  of  mind,  until 
at  last  even  an  experienced  Confessor  may  be  unable  to  extricate 
the  soul  from  its  miserable  state. 

. A  Prayer 

To  implore  the  Divine  Assistance  in  order  to  make  a 

good  Confession. 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  God,  who  hast 
made  me  out  of  nothing,  and  redeemed  me  by 
the  Precious  Blood  of  Thine  Only  Son  ;  who  hast  with 
so  much  patience  borne  with  me  to  this  day,  notwith- 
standing all  my  sins  and  ingratitude  ;  ever  calling  after 
me  to  return  to  Thee  from  the  ways  of  vanity  and  ini- 
quity, in  which  I  have  been  quite  wearied  out  in  the 
pursuit  of  empty  toys  and  mere  shadows  ;  seeking  in 
vain  to  satisfy  my   thirst  in  unclean  waters,  and  my 


The  vSacrament  of  Penance.  273 

hunger  with  husks  of  swine  :  behold,  O  most  gracious 
Lord,  I  now  sincerely  desire  to  leave  all  these  my  evil 
ways,  to  forsake  the  region  of  death  where  I  have  so 
long  lost  myself,  and  to  return  to  Thee,  the  Fountain 
of  Life.  I  desire,  like  the  prodigal  son,  to  enter  se- 
riouslv  into  mvself,  and  with  the  like  resolution  to 
arise  without  delay,  and  to  go  home  to  my  Father — 
though  I  am  infinitely  unworthy  to  be  called  His  child — 
in  hopes  of  meeting  with  the  like  reception  from  His 
most  tender  mercy.  But,  O  my  God,  though  I  can  go 
astray  from  Thee  of  myself,  yet  I  cannot  make  one  step 
towards  returning  to  Thee,  unless  Thy  divine  grace 
move  and  assist  me.  This  grace,  therefore,  I  most 
humbly  implore,  prostrate  in  spirit  before  the  throne  of 
Thy  mercy  ;  I  beg  it  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ,  Thy 
Sou,  who  died  upon  the  Cross  for  my  sins  ;  I  know 
that  Thou  desirest  not  the  death  of  a  sinner,  but  that 
he  may  be  converted  and  live  ;  I  know  Thy  mercies  are 
above  all  Thy  works  ;  and  I  most  confidently  hope  that 
as  in  Thy  mercy  Thou  hast  spared  me  so  long,  and  hast 
now  given  me  this  desire  of  returning  to  Thee,  so  Thou 
wilt  finish  the  work  which  Thou  hast  begun,  and  bring 
me  to  a  perfect  reconciliation  with  Thee. 

I  desire  now  to  comply  with  Thy  holy  institution  of 
the  Sacrament  of  Penance  ;  I  desire  to  confess  my  sins 
with  all  sincerity  to  Thee  and  to  Thy  minister  ;  and 
therefore  I  desire  to  know  mvself,  and  to  call  mvself  to 
an  account  by  a  diligent  examination  of  my  conscience. 
But,  O  my  God,  how  miserably  shall  I  deceive  myself 
if  Thou  assist  me  not  in  this  great  work  by  Thy  hea- 
venly light.  O  then  remove  every  veil  that  hides 
any  of  my  sins  from  me,  that  I  may  see  them  all  in 
their  true  colors,  and  may  sincerely  detest  them.     O 


274      The  Sacrament  of  Penance. 


let  me  no  longer  be  imposed  upon  by  the  Enemy  of 
souls,  or  by  my  own  self-love,  so  as  to  mistake  vice  for 
virtue,  to  hide  myself  from  myself,  or  in  any  way  to 
make  excuses  in  sins. 

But,  O  my  good  God,  what  will  it  avail  me  to  know 
my  sins,  if  Thou  dost  not  also  give  me  a  hearty  sorrow 
and  repentance  for  them  ?  Without  this  my  sins  will 
be  all  upon  me  still,  and  I  shall  be  still  Thine  enemy 
and  a  child  of  hell.  Thou  dost  require  that  contrite 
heart,  wdthout  which  there  can  be  no  reconciliation 
with  Thee  ;  and  this  heart  none  but  Thyself  can  give. 
O  then,  dear  Lord,  grant  it  unto  me  at  this  time. 
Give  me  a  lively  faith,  and  a  steadfast  hope,  in  the  Pas- 
sion of  my  Redeemer  ;  teach  me  to  fear  TLce  and  to 
love  Thee.  Give  me,  for  Thy  mercy's  sake,  a  hearty 
sorrowT  for  having  offended  so  good  a  God.  Teach  me 
to  detest  my  evil  wrays  ;  to  abhor  all  my  past  ingrati- 
tude ;  to  hate  myself  now  w7ith  a  perfect  hatred  for  my 
many  treasons  against  Thee.  O  give  me  a  full  and  a 
firm  resolution  to  lead  henceforward  a  new  life  ;  and 
unite  me  unto  Thee  with  an  eternal  baud  of  love  which 
nothing  in  life  or  death  may  ever  break. 

Grant  me  also  the  grace  to  make  an  entire  and  sin- 
cere confession  of  all  my  sins,  and  to  accept  the  con- 
fusion of  it  as  a  penance  justly  due  to  my  transgres- 
sions. Let  not  the  Enemy  prevail  upon  me  to  pass  over 
anything  through  fear  or  shame  ;  rather  let  me  die  than 
consent  to  so  great  an  evil.  Let  no  self-love  deceive 
me,  as  I  fear  it  has  done  too  often.  O  grant  that  this 
confession  may  be  good  ;  and  for  the  sake  of  Jesus 
Christ,  Thy  Son,  who  died  for  me  and  for  all  sinners, 
assist  me  in  every  part  of  my  preparation  for  it  ;  that  I 
may  perform  it  with  the  same  care  and  diligence  as  I 


The  Sacrament  of  Penance.  275 

should  be  glad  to  do  at  the  hour  of  my  death  ;  that  so, 
being  perfectly  reconciled  to  Thee,  I  may  never  offend 
Thee  more.     A  men. 

Prayers  before  Examination  of  Conscience. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  Maker  of  heaven  and  earth, 
King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords,  who  hast 
made  me  out  of  nothing  in  Thine  image  and  likeness, 
and  hast  redeemed  me  with  Thine  own  Blood  ;  whom 
I  a  sinner  am  not  worthy  to  name,  or  call  upon,  or  think 
of  :  I  humbly  pray  Thee,  I  earnestly  beseech  Thee,  to 
look  mercifully  on  me,  Thv  wicked  servant.  Thou  who 
hadst  mercv  on  the  woman  of  Chauaan  and  Mary  Mag- 
dalen  ;  Thou  who  didst  spare  the  publican  and  the  thief 
upon  the  cross,  have  mercy  upon  me.  Thou  art  my  hope 
and  my  trust ;  my  guide  and  my  succor  ;  my  comfort 
and  my  strength  ;  my  defence  and  my  deliverance  ;  my 
life,  my  health,  and  my  resurrection  ;  my  light  and  my 
longing  ;  my  help  and  my  protection.  I  pray  and  en- 
treat Thee,  help  me  and  I  shall  be  safe  ;  direct  me  and 
defend  me  ;  strengthen  me  and  comfort  me  ;  con  firm 
me  and  gladden  me  ;  enlighten  me  and  come  unto  me. 
Raise  me  from  the  dead ;  I  am  Thy  creature,  and  the 
work  of  Thy  hands.  Despise  me  not,  O  Lord,  neither 
regard  my  iniquities  ;  but  according  to  the  multitude 
of  Thy  tender  mercies  have  mercy  upon  me,  the  chief 
of  sinners,  and  be  gracious  unto  me.  Turn  Thou  unto 
me,  O  Lord,  and  be  not  angry  with  me.  I  implore 
Thee,  most  compassionate  Father,  I  pray  Thee  meek- 
ly of  Thy  great  mercy,  to  bring  me  to  a  holy  death, 
and  to  true  penance,  to  a  perfect  confession,  and  to 
worthy  satisfaction  for  all  my  sins.     Amen. 


276  The  Sacrament  of  Penance. 

OLORI)  God,  who  enlightenest  every  man  who 
cometh  into  this  world,  enlighten  my  heart,  I 
pray  Thee,  with  the  light  of  Thy  grace,  that  I  may  fully 
know  my  sins,  shortcomings,  and  negligences,  and  may 
confess  them  with  that  true  sorrow  and  contrition  of 
heart  which  I  so  mnch  need.  I  desire  to  make  full 
amends  for  all  inv  sins,  and  to  avoid  them  for  the  fn- 
ture  to  Thy  honor  and  glory,  and  to  the  salvation  of 
my  soul,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

I  BELIEVE  in  Thee,  O  God,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy 
Ghost,  my  Creator,  my  Redeemer,  and  my  Sanc- 
tifier  ;  I  believe  that  Thou  art  all-holy,  just,  and  merci- 
ful. I  believe  that  Thou  art  willing  to  pardon  and  to 
save  me,  if  I  repent  and  forsake  my  sins. 

O  my  God,  strengthen  and  increase  my  faith,  and 
grant  me  the  grace  of  a  true  repentance,  for  Jesus 
Christ's  sake.     A  men. 

^t*  HOPE  in  Thee,  O  my  God,  because  Thou  art  Al- 
*-■-.  mighty,  faithful,  and  long-suffering.  I  humbly 
trust  that  Thou  wilt  pardon  my  sins  for  the  sake  of  Thy 
dear  Son  Jesus  Christ,  who  suffered  and  died  for  me 
upon  the  Cross  ;  and  that  Thou  wilt  cleanse  my  sinful 
soul  in  His  precious  Blood,  and  make  me  holy,  and 
bring  me  safe  to  everlasting  life. 

O  Lord,  in  Thee  have  I  hoped,  let  me  never  be  con- 
founded.    Amen. 

I  LOVE  Thee,  O  my  God,  above  all  things,  because 
Thou  hast  been  so  good,  so  patient,  so  loving  to 
me,  notwithstanding  all  the  sins  by  which  I  have  so 
grievously  offended  Thee.  I  love  Thee,  O  Blessed  Je- 
sus, my  Saviour,  because  Thou  didst  suffer  so  much  for 


The  Sacrament  of  Penance.  277 

love  of  me,  an  ungrateful  sinner,  and  didst  die  on  the 
Cross  for  my  salvation. 

O  make  me  love  Thee  more  and  more,  and  show  my 
love  to  Thee  by  faithfully  keeping  Thy  Commandments 
all  the  days  of  my  life.     Amen. 

OMARY  Immaculate,   Mother  of  Fair  Love  :  ob- 
tain for  me  that  love  of  God,  which  is  so  neces- 
sary for  true  contrition.     Amen. 

Considerations  to  Excite  Contrition. 

1.  Place  before  yourself ,  as  distinctly  as  you  can,  the  sins  which 
have  come  to  your  remembrance,  and  their  circumstances. 

2.  Consider  who  God  is,  against  whom  you  have  sinned,  how 
great,  how  good,  how  gracious  to  you  ;  that  He  made  you,  that  He 
gave  His  Only  Son  to  die  for  you,  that  He  made  you  His  child  in 
Baptism,  that  He  has  loaded  you  with  blessings  and,  prepared  heaven 
for  you.  Consider  how  patient  He  has  been  with  you — how  long- 
suffering  in  calling  you  and  moving  you  to  repent :  Say,  O  most 
Eoving  God,  O  infinite  Goodness,  I  repent  of  having" offended  Thee; 
behold  me  at  Th}r  feet.  O  my  Father,  my  Creator,  my  Benefac- 
tor, grant  me  the  grace  of  a  true  repentance,  and  the  blessing  of 
a  free  pardon,  for  Thy  dear  Son's  sake. 

j.  Consider  the  infinite  -wickedness  of  sin  :  Say,  O  my  Saviour, 
I  behold  Thee  on  the  Cross,  torn  and  wounded,  Thy  sacred  Body 
streaming  with  Blood;  this  is  the  work  of  my  sin.  In  Thy 
Wounds,  O  my  Saviour,  I  read  the  greatness  of  the  guilt  and  mal- 
ice of  my  sins.  By  the  greatness  of  Thy  pains  and  sorrows,  O 
my  loving  Redeemer,  I  measure  the  hatefulness  of  my  offences. 

4.  C  nsider  the  co)i sequences  of  one  mortal  si)i  :  that  you  might 
justly  be  now  banished  from.  God's  presence  for  ever  for  one  sin- 
gle unrepented.,  deadly  sin;  how  many  have  you  not  committed  / 
Say,  O  my  God,  how  much  do  I  owe  Thee  for  not  cutting  me  off 
in  the  midst  of  my  sins.  Before  I  fell  into  sin,  heaven  was  my 
home,  my  inheritance,  my  country,  my  blessed  resting-place ;  by 
sin  I  have  given  up  my  title  to  the  glory  of  the  Blessed.  For 
the  sake  of  sin  I  have  lost  the  love  of  Jesus,  the  sight  of  Mary, 
the  communion  with  the  Blessed  Saints  and  with  the  Angels.  O 
my  God,  would  that  I  had  never  offended  Thee,  would  that  I 
had  never  consented  to  sin.     In  pity  behold  me  now  at  Thy  feet, 


278  Examination  of  Conscience. 

full  of  sorrow  and  compunction.  I  hate  sin,  which  is  accursed 
of  Thee  ;  I  renounce  all  that  would  draw  me  away  from  Thee  ;  I 
most  bitterly  repent  my  sin  and  folly,  which  would  have  deprived 
me  for  ever  of  heaven  if  Thou  hadst  not  mercifully  brought  me 
to  repentance  I  grieve  that  I  have  sinned  against  Thee,  O  my 
God,  who  art  all-good,  all-bountiful,  all-worthy  of  love.  O  Mary, 
conceived  without  sin,  pray  for  us  sinners,  who  have  recourse  to 
thee. 


EXAMINATION  OF  JONS JIENCE. 
First  Commandment. 

{For  the  Ten  Commandments,  the  Six  Precepts  of  the  Church,  and 
the  Seven  Capital  Sins  in  full,  see  pp.  20,  21,  and  23.) 

Sins  against  this  Commandment  are  : 

1.  Those  which  detract  from  the  honor  and  worship  due  to  God ; 
such  as  :  Neglect  of  Prayer — Superstitious  practices — Divination 
— Consulting  fortune-tellers — Attaching  undue  importance  to 
dreams,  omens— Tempting  God  b\-  exposing  one's  self  to  danger 
of  soul,  life,  or  health,  without  grave  cause — Sacrilege — Profane 
or  superstitious  use  of  blessed  objects — Profanation  of  places  or 
things  consecrated  to  God — Receiving  the  Holy  Sacraments  in  a 
state  of  mortal  sin. 

2.  Those  against  Faith  ;  such  as  :  Wilful  doubt  of  any  article  of 
Faith — Reading  or  circulating  books  or  writings  against  Catholic 
belief  or  practice — Joining  in  schismatical  or  heretical  worship — 
Denying  one's  religion — Neglecting  means  of  religious  instruc- 
tion. 

3.  Those  against  Hope;  such  as:  Despair  of  God's  merc3r,  or 
want  of  confidence  in  the  power  of  His  Grace  to  support  us  in 
trouble  or  temptation  Murmuring  against  God's  providence — 
Presuming  on  God's  mercy,  or  on  the  supposed  efficac}'  of  cer- 
tain pious  practices,  in  order  to  continue  in  sin. 

4.  Those  against  Charity  ;  such  as  :  Wilfully  rebellious  thoughts 
against  God  -Boasting  Of  sin — Violating  God's  law,  or  omitting 
good  works,  through  human  respect. 

Second  Commandment. 

Sins  against  this  Commandment  are  : 

All  irreverence  towards  God's  most  Holy  Name  ;  such  as:  Curs- 
ing and   profane    swearing     False,    unlawful,   and    unnecessary 


Examination  of  Conscience.  279 

oaths— Membership  in  societies  condemned  by  the  Church — 
Breaking  or  deferring  lawful  vows— Irreverence  in  Divine  Ser- 
vice, and  in  churches  and  hoi}*  places  even  when  service  is  not 


going  011. 


Third  Commandment. 

Sins  against  this  Commandment  are  : 

Neglect  to  hear  Mass  on  Sundays  and  Hobydays  of  Obligation- 
Working  or  making  others  work  without  necessity  on  such  days. 

Fourth  Commandment. 

Sins  against  this  Commandment  are  : 

For  Children  :  All  manner  of  anger  or  hatred  against  parents 
and  other  lawful  superiors— Provoking  them  to  anger— Grieving 
them— Insulting  them— Neglecting  them  in  their  necessity — Con- 
tempt or  disobedience  of  their  lawful  commands. 

For  Parents  :  Hating  their  children — Cursing  them— Giving 
scandal  to  them  by  cursing,  drinking,  etc — Allowing  them  to 
grow  up  in  ignorance,  idleness,  or  sin — Showing  habitual  par- 
tiality, without  cause— Deferring  their  children's  Baptism — Neg- 
lecting to  watch  over  their  bodily  health,  their  religious  instruc- 
tion, the  company  they  keep,  the  books  they  read,  etc — Failing 
to  correct  them  when  needful— Being  harsh  or  cruel  in  correction 
— Sending  children  to  Protestant  and  other  dangerous  schools. 

For  Husbands  and  Wives;  Ill-usage — Putting  obstacles  to  the 
fulfilment  of  religious  duties  — Want  of  gentleness  and  conside- 
ration in  regard  to  each  other's  faults— Unreasonable  jealousy — 
Neglect  of  household  duties — Sulkiness— Injurious  words. 

For  Employers :  Not  allowing  one's  domestics  reasonable  time 
for  religious  duties  and  instruction— Giving  bad  example  to  them, 
or  allowing  others  to  do  so— Withholding  their  lawful  wages— Not 
caring  for  them  in  sickness — Dismissing  them  arbitrarily  and 
without  cause. 

For  the  Employed :  Disrespect  to  employers— Want  of  obedience 
in  matters  wherein  one  has  bound  one's  self  to  obey — Wasteof  time 
— Neglect  of  work — Waste  of  employer  s  property,  by  dishonest}-, 
carelessness,  or  neglect. 

For  Professional  Men  and  Public  Officials  :  Culpable  lack  of 
the  knowledge  relating  to  duties  of  office  or  profession — Neglect 
in  discharging  those  duties — Injustice  or  partiality — Exorbitant 
fees. 


28o  Examination  of  Conscience. 

For  Teadio  s  :  Neglecting  the  progress  of  those  confided  to  their 
care — Unjust,  indiscreet,  or  excessive  punishment — Partiality — 
Bad  example,  loose  and  false  maxims. 

For  Pupils  :  Disrespect— Disobedience— Stubbornness— Idle- 
ness—Waste  of  time. 

For  all :  Contempt  for  the  laws  of  our  State  and  Country,  as 
well  as  of  the  Church— Disobedience  to  lawful  authority. 

Fifth  Commandment. 

Sins  against  this  Commandment  are  : 

Unjust  taking  of  human  life  (and  hence,  indirectly  and  im- 
plicitly, any  violence  of  thought,  word,  or  act  which  may  lead 
thereto]— Exposing  life  or  limb  to  danger  without  reasonable 
cause — Carelessness  in  leaving  about  poisons,  dangerous  drugs, 
weapons,  etc. — Desires  of  revenge — Quarrels — Fights— Showing 
aversion  or  contempt  for  others— Refusing  to  speak  to  them  when 
addressed— Ignoring  offers  of  reconciliation,  especially  between 
relatives— Cherishing  an  unforgiving  spirit — Raillery  and  ridi- 
cule— Insults— Irritating  words  and  actions  -Sadness  at  another's 
prosperity — Rejoicing  over  another's  misfortune — Jealous}-  at 
attentions  shown  to  others— Tyrannical  behavior — Inducing  oth- 
ers to  sin  by  word  or  example — Gluttony — Drunkenness— Rash 
use  of  opiates— Injury  to  health  by  over-indulgence— Giving  drink 
to  others,  knowing  that  they  will  abuse  it. 

vSixth  and  Ninth  Commandments. 

The  former  forbids  in  action  what  the  latter  forbids  in  thought 
or  desire.  We  shall  not  enter  into  details  on  this  subject.  It  is  a 
pitch  which  defiles.  Those  who  sin  against  these  two  Command- 
ments know  it  well ;  those  who  do  not  should  pray  God  that  they 
may  never  learn.  It  is  sufficient  to  remind  penitents  that  each 
and  every  act,  if  deliberate,  contrary  to  the  \\o>\y  virtue  of  Purity — 
be  it  in  thought  or  desire,  in  look,  gesture,  word,  or  deed— is  a 
Mortal  Sin,  and  as  such  must  be  mentioned  in  Confession  intel- 
ligibly, yet  modestly. 

It  will  be  further  useful  to  remark  :  that  in  regard  to  sins  of 
this  kind  it  is  wrong  to  dwell  too  much  on.  details  ;  that  we 
should  be  especially  careful  to  take  note  of  the  avoidable  occasions 
of  our  falls,  and  to  direct  our  purpose  of  amendment  to  the  keep- 
ing away  from  them,  rather  than  to  the  making  of  vague,  general 
resolutions  about  the  future  avoidance  of  the  sin  itself. 


Examination  of  Conscience.  281 


Seventh  and  Tenth  Commandments. 

Sins  against  these  Commandments  are  : 

Stealing  (What  value  ?  What  damage  done  to  property  or 
interests?)— Possession  of  ill-gotten  goods- Exorbitant  prices- 
False  weights  and  measures — Cheating — Adulteration  of  wares — 
Careless  or  malicious  injury  to  the  property  of  others— Cheating 
at  play —Appropriation  of  what  is  lent  or  found,  without  rea- 
sonable pains  to  return  it,  or  to  find  its  own;  " — Concealment  of 
fraud,  theft,  or  damage,  when  in  duty  bound  to  give  information 
— Petty  thefts— Culpable  delay  in  paying  lawful  debts,  of  restitu- 
tion, when  able  to  make  it— Neglect  to  make  reasonable  efforts 
and  sacrifices  in  this  matter,  e.g.,  by  gradually  laying  up  the 
amount  required. 

Eighth  Commandment. 

Sins  against  this  Commandment  are  : 

Ikying— Perjury — Frauds,  public  and  private,  such  as  at  elec- 
tions, etc. — Malicious  falsehoods— Dies  lor  unjust  or  bad  ends- 
Dies  against  character,  especially  if  told  publicly — Revealing 
secrets— Publishing  discreditable  secrets  about  others,  even  if 
true — Refusing  or  delaying  to  restore  the  good  name  we  have 
blackened— Slander  or  detraction,  and  encouraging  these  in  oth- 
ers—Baseless accusations,  groundless  suspicions,  rash  judgments 
of  others,  in  our  own  mind. 


The  Precepts  of  the  Church. 

1.  Have  I  neglected,  without  good  reason,  to  hear  Mass  on 
Sundays  and  Holydays  of  Obligation,  and  to  keep  those  days  holy 
by  avoiding  all  servile  work  ? 

2.  Have  I  failed  to  fast  or  abstain,  without  sufficient  reason, 
on  those  days  commanded  to  be  so  observed  by  the  Church? 

3-4.  Have  I  omitted  to  confess  my  mortal  sins  at  least  once  a 
year,  or  to  make  my  Easter-duty  ? 

5.  Plave  I  refused  to  contribute  to  the  support  of  my  Pastor,  ac- 
cording to  my  means?— gone  to  Mass  Sunday  after  Sunday,  with- 
out giving  auything  to  the  collections  ? 


282  Examination  of  Conscience:. 


6.  Have  I  entered  into  marriage,  or  aided  any  one  else  to  do 
so,  without  banns,  or  before  a  State  official  or  a  Protestant  min- 
ister ;  or  without  dispensation  within  the  forbidden  degrees  of 
kindred ;  or  with  any  other  known  impediment? 


AFTER  EXAMINATION  OF  CONSCIENCE. 

OMY  God,  I  cry  unto  Thee  with  the  prodigal  :  Fa- 
ther, I  have  sinned  against  heaven  and  before 
Thee  ;  I  am  no  longer  worthy  to  be  called  Thy  Son. 

I  have  gone  astray  like  a  sheep  that  is  lost.  O  seek 
Thy  servant,  for  I  have  not  forgotten  Thy  command- 
ments. 

Enter  not  into  judgment  with  Thy  servant,  O  Lord. 
O  spare  me  for  Thy  mercy's  sake. 

Prove  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart  ;  examine  me, 
and  know  my  paths. 

Thou  whose  property  is  always  to  have  mercy  and  to 
spare,  O  meet  me  in  pity,  embrace  me  in  love,  and  for- 
give me  all  my  sin. 

I  confess  my  sins  unto  Thee,  O  Christ,  Healer  of  our 
souls,  O  Lord  of  Life.  Heal  me,  heal  me  of  my  spiri- 
tual sickness,  Thou  who  art  long-suffering  and  of 
tender  mercy  ;  heal  me,  O  Lord  Christ. 

Accept  my  supplications,  O  Thou  Holy  Spirit,  unto 
whom  every  heart  is  open,  every  desire  known,  and 
from  whom  no  secret  is  hid,  and  who  givest  life  to  our 
souls  ;  hear  and  answer,  O  Spirit  of  God. 

O  Heavenly  Father,  who  wiliest  not  that  any  sinner 
should  perish,  give  me  true  repentance  for  this  my  sin, 
that  1  perish  not  ! 


Examination  of  Conscience. 


283 


To  what  misery  am  I  come  by  my  own  fault  !  O 
merciful  God,  pity  and  forgive  me  for  Jesus'  sake. 

Thine  eyes,  O  God,  are  as  a  flame  of  fire  searching 
my  inmost  heart.     O  pardon  my  sin,  for  it  is  great  ! 

Thou,  God,  seest  me  in  all  the  foulness  of  my  sins  ! 
Blessed  Jesus,  speak  for  me,  plead  for  me,  come  be- 
tween my  soul  and  my  offended  God,  that  I  perish  not. 
Amen. 

Here  may  be  said  the  Miserere,  or  any  of  the  preceding  Penitential 

Psalms  {p.  245). 


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284  Prayer  before  Confession. 


PRAYER  BEFORE  CONFESSION. 


CCEPT  my  Confession,  O  most  loving,  most 
gracions  Lord  Jesns  Christ,  on  whom  alone  my 
soul  trusts  for  salvation.  Grant  me,  I  beseech  Thee, 
contrition  of  heart,  and  give  tears  to  mine  eyes,  that  I 
may  sorrow  deeply  for  all  my  sins  with  humility  and 
sincerity  of  heart. 

O  good  Jesus,  Saviour  of  the  world,  who  gavest  Thy- 
self to  the  death  of  the  Cross  to  save  sinners,  look  on 
me,  a  miserable  sinner  who  calls  upon  Thy  name. 
Spare  me,  Thou  that  art  my  Saviour,  and  pity  my  sin- 
ful soul  ;  loose  its  chains,  heal  its  sores.  Lord  Jesus,  I 
desire  Thee,  I  seek  Thee,  I  long  for  Thee  ;  show  me  the 
light  of  Thy  countenance,  and  I  shall  be  saved  ;  send 
forth  Thy  light  and  Thy  truth  into  my  soul,  to  show 
me  fully  all  the  sins  and  shortcomings  which  I  must 
still  confess,  and  to  aid  and  teach  me  to  lay  them  bare 
without  reserve  and  with  a  contrite  heart ;  O  Thou 
who  livest  and  reign  est  with  God  the  Father,  in  the 
unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  wrorld  without  end. 
Amen. 

0  most  gracious  Virgin  Mary,  beloved  Mother  of 
Jesus  Christ,  my  Redeemer,  intercede  for  me  with  Him. 
Obtain  for  me  the  full  remission  of  my  sins,  and  perfect 
amendment  of  life,  to  the  salvation  of  my  soul  and  the 
glory  of  His  name.     Amen. 

1  implore  the  same  grace  of  thee,  O  my  Angel  Guar- 
dian ;  of  you,  my  holy  Patrons,  N.  N.  ;  of  you,  G 
blessed  Peter  and  holy  Magdalen,  and  of  all  the  Saints 
of  God.  Intercede  for  me  a  sinner,  repenting  of  my 
sins,  firmly  resolving  to  confess  them,  and  to  avoid 
them  for  the  future.     Amen, 


Directions  for  Confession.  285 


DIRECTIONS  FOR  CONFESSION. 

Approach  the  Confessional  in  a  humble  and  contrite  spirit,  and 
kneel  down  by  your  Confessor.  Then,  making  the  sign  of  the  Cross, 
say,  Benedicite,  or.  Father,  bless  me,  for  I  have  sinned.  After 
he  has  given  the  Blessing,  say  the  Confiteor,  *  in  English  or  Latin, 
as  far  as  the  words,  through  my  most  grievous  fault;  then  say, 

Since  my  last  Confession,  which  was ago,  I  accuse  myself 

of .     Here  name  all  the  sins  which  you  hare  recalled  to  mind 

since  your  last  confession  ;  and,  in  confessing  them,  be  sure  to  ob- 
serve these  rules  : 

1.  Let  your  confession  be  entire  ;  i.e.,  do  not  knowingly  conceal 
any  ojie  mortal  sin  ;  otherwise,  so  far  from  obtaining  Absolution, 
you  do  but  add  to  your  sins.  State  the  kind  of  sins  you  have  com- 
mitted, and,  as  far  as  you  can,  their  number;  and  mention  any 
circumstances  which  you  think  would  change  the  nature  of  your 
sins. 

2.  Let  your  confession  be  "PURE,.  Let  everything  be  mentioned  sin- 
cerely and  exactly,  without  a.'Y  disguise  or  dissimulation  ;  let  the 
ceiiain  things  be  mentioned  as  certain,  the  doubtful  as  doubtful. 
Avoid  all  excuses  for  yourself,  either  direct  or  indirect ;  and  take 
the  greatest  care  not  to  throw  blame  on  any  one  else,  or  to  mention 
or  hint  at  the  name  of  any  third  person.  Avoid  all  superfluous 
words  and  matter,  and  everything  which  does  not  directly  concern 
the  integrity  of  the  confession.  Be  as  concise  as  you  can,  consistent- 
it  h  fu Iness  and  ca n dor 

j.  Let  your  confession  be  humble,  remembering  that  you  are  in 
an  especial  manner  in  the  presence  of  God,  from  whom,  through  His 
Priest,  you  are  seeking  and  expecting  pardon.  The  thought  of  God 
at  this  moment  will  be  your  best  protection  against  all  false  shame, 
insincere  trifling,  and  affectation. 

After  you  have  confessed  all  your  sins,  according  to  these  rules, 
say,  For  these  and  all  my  other  sins  which  I  cannot  now  remem- 
ber, I  am  heartily  sorry,  and  humbly  ask  pardon  of  God,  and 
Penance  and  Absolution  of  you,  Father.  Therefore  I  beseech 
Blessed  Mary,  etc.,  to  the  end  of  the  Confiteor. 

Then  listen  attentively  and  humbly  to  the  direction  and  advice  of 

*  Note.  If  many  penitents  are  wailing  for  Confession,  the  Con- 
fiteor should  be  said  before  entering  the  Confessional. 


•286  Ritual  of  the  Sacrament. 

your  Confessor,  and  be  fully  resolved  to  do  whatever  he  bids  von  to 
do,  either  in  the  way  of  penance,  or  restitution,  or  reparation,  or  for 
the  avoiding  of  sin  in  the  future.  While  he  is  giving  you  Absolu- 
tion, devoutly  bow  your  head,  and  with  all  possible  fervor  recite  the 
following  Act  of  Contrition  : 

OMY  God,  I  am  heartily  sorry  for  having  offended 
Thee,  and  I  detest  all  my  sins,  because  I  dread 
the  loss  of  heaven  and  the  pains  of  hell,  but  most  of  all 
because  they  offend  Thee,  my  God,  who  art  all-good 
and  deserving  of  ail  my  love.  I  firmly  resolve,  with 
the  help  of  Thy  grace,  to  confess  my  sins  to  do  pen- 
ance, and  to  amend  my  life. 


THE  RITUAL  OF  THE  SACRAMENT  OF 

PENANCE. 

The  Form  of  Absolution. 

When,  therefore,  the  penitent  is  ready  to  be  absolved,  having  first  en- 
joined a  salutary  penance,  the  Piiest  says : 

rr\IvSEPvEATUR         tui  |T\AY    Almighty     God 

«^ '  -^»     omnipotens    Deus,  r^'-*     have    mercy    upon 

et   dimissis    peccatis    tuis,  thee,  and  forgive  thee  thy 

perducat  te  in  vitam  aster-  sins,  and  bring  thee   unto 

nam.     Amen.  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

He  then,  with  his  right  hand  raised  towards  the  penitent,  says  : 

INDULGENTlAM,*ab-  |T\AY      the     Almighty 

solutionem,  et  remis-  e^-4     and  merciful  Lord 

sionem     peccatorum     tuo-  grant  thee  pardon,  *J*  abso- 

rum   tribuat   tibi    omnipo-  lutiou,  and  forgiveness  of 

tens   et    misericors   Domi-  thy  sins. 

-.     Amen.  Amen. 


D 


RITUAL   OF   THE   SACRAMENT.  287 

OMINUS  noster Jesus  fT\  AY  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christus  te  absolvat ;  %^A  Christ  absolve  thee  ; 
et  ego,  auctoritate  ipsius,  aud  I,  by  His  authority,  ab- 
te  absolvo  ab  omni  vinculo  solve  thee  frorn  every  bond 
excommunicationis  (sus-  of  excommunication  (sus- 
pensiouis)  et  interdicti,  in-  pension)  and  interdict,  in- 
quantum  possum,  et  tu  in-  asmuch  as  in  my  power 
diges.  Deinde  ego  te  ab-  lieth,  and  thou  standest  in 
solvo  a  peccatis  tuis,  in  need.  Finally,  I  absolve 
nomine  Patris,  4*  et  Filii,  thee  from  thy  sins,  in  the 
et  Spiritus  Sancti.  name    of    the    Father,    4" 

and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 

Amen.  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 
{If  the  penitent  is  a  lay  person,  the  word  suspension  is  omitted!) 

"T^ASSIO    Domini    Nos-  fT\AY    the    Passion  of 

«-■ —      tri  Jesu  Christi,  me-  r>»B«*     our      Lord      Jesus 

rita    beatae    Marias    Virgi-  Christ,    the   merits  of  the 

nis  et  omnium  Sanctorum,  Blessed   Virgin    Mary  and 

quidquid   boni    feceris,     et  of  all  the  Saints,   whatso- 

mali   sustinueris,    sint  tibi  ever  thou  shalt  have  done 

in     remissionem     peccato-  of  good  and  borne  of  evil, 

rum,    augmentum    gratiae,  be    unto   thee    for    remis- 

et  prsemium  vitae  aeternae.  sion   of   sins,    increase   of 

grace,   and   reward   of  life 

Amen.  everlasting.     Amen. 

In  frequent  and  shorter  confessions,  the  prayer,  Almighty  God  have 
mercy  upon  thee,  etc.,  may  be  omitted;  and  it  suffices  to  say  : 
May  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  absolve  thee,  etc.,  as  far  aj  May 
the  Passion  of  our  Eord,  etc. 

In  danger  of  death,  or  any  grave  necessity,  this  brief  form  may  be 
used : 

£N° GO  te  absolvo  ab  om-  ^r*  ABSOLVE  thee  from 
V_J[  nibus  censurisetpec-  «J-»  all  censures  and  sins, 
catis,   in  nomine  Patris,  <h   in  the  name  of  the  Father, 


288         Thanksgiving  after  Confession. 

ct  Filii,  et  Spiritus  Saucti.    ^b  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
Amen.  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


AFTER  CONFESSION. 

i.  As  soon  after  Confession  as  you  conveniently  can,  perform 
your  Penance,  and  renew  your  resolutions  of  avoiding  all  sin,  and 
of  adopting  all  the  means  for  so  doing,  by  avoiding  the  occasions 
and  temptations  of  sin  ;  and  then  you  may  have  a  perfect  confidence, 
with  devout  thankfulness,  tliat  all  your  sins,  through  the  mercy 
of  God,  are  forgiven. 

2.  Consider  how  you  can  amend  your  life.     This  will  be  best  done 
by  fixing  your  attention  on  o)ie  or  two  of  your  more  prominent 
defects  of  character,  and  directing  your  chief  efforts  to  overcome  these 
by  such  means  as  the  following  ;     i .   Conceive  a  strong  desire  to  over- 
come these  faults,  frequently  renew  your  resolution,  and  examine 
yourself  particularly  upon  them.     2.  IVhen  you  commit  them, punish 
yourself  in   some   way  for   it.    3    Endeavor  always    to    have    the 
thought  of  Ch/ist  present  in  your  mind,  and  direct  short  prayers  to 
Him,  especially  when  you  are  attacked  by  temptations,  or  wheriyou  are 
necessarily  exposed  to  the  danger  of  sinning.     4.  Meditate  frequently 
on  those  subjects  most  calculated  to  excite  your  Jears,  hopes,  and  affec- 
tions, as  Death  and  Judgment,  the  Love  of  God,  His  kindnesses  to 
you,  His  promises,  etc.     Be  earnest  and  persevere  with  a  good  hope 
of  victory,  through  the  grace  of  Jesus  Christ. 


THANKSGIVING  AFTER  CONFESSION. 

OMOvST  merciful  God,  who  according  to  the  mul- 
titude of  Thy  mercies  dost  so  put  away  the  sins 
of  those  who  truly  repent  that  Thou  rememberest  them 
no  more  :  look  graciously  upon  me,  Thine  unworthy 
servant,  and  accept  my  confession  for  Thy  mercy's 
sake;  receive  my  humble  thanks,  most  loving  Father, 


Thanksgiving  after  Confession.  289 

that  of  Thy  great  goodness  Thou  hast  given  me  par- 
don for  all  my  sins.  O  may  Thy  love  and  pity  supply 
whatsoever  has  been  wanting  iii  the  sufficiency  of  my 
contrition,  and  the  fulness  of  my  confession.  And  do 
Thcu,  O  Lord,  vouchsafe  to  grant  me  the  help  of 
Thy  grace,  that  I  may  diligently  amend  my  life  and 
persevere  in  Thy  service  unto  the  end,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Psalm  102. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul  :  and  let  all  that  is 
within  me  bless  His  holy  name. 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul  :  and  forget  not  all  His 
benefits. 

Who  forgiveth  Thee  all  thine  iniquities  :  who  heal- 
eth  all  thine  infirmities. 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  :  who 
crown eth  thee  with  mercy  and  compassion. 

Who  satis fieth  thy  desire  with  good  things  :  thy 
youth  shall  be  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

The  Lord  doth  mercies  and  judgment  :  for  all  that 
suffer  wrong. 

He  hath  made  His  ways  known  unto  Moses  :  His 
will  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  mercy  :  long- 
suffering  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  alway  be  angry  :  neither  will  He  threat- 
en for  ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins  :  nor  reward- 
ed us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth  :  so  hath 
He  strengthened  His  mercy  toward  them  that  fear 
Him, 


290  Thanksgiving  after  Confession. 

i\s  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west  :  so  far  hath  He  re- 
moved our  iniquities  from  us. 

As  a  father  hath  pity  upon  his  children,  so  hath  the 
Lord  pity  upon  them  that  fear  Him  :  for  He  knoweth 
whereof  we  are  made. 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  but  dust  :  man's  davs  are 
as  the  grass,  as  the  flower  of  the  field  so  shall  he 
flourish. 

For  the  wind  shall  pass  over  it,  and  it  shall  not  be  : 
and  one  shall  know  its  place  no  more. 

But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  ever- 
lasting :  upon  them  that  fear  Him  ; 

And  His  justice  upon  children's  children  :  unto  such 
as  keep  His  covenant ; 

And  ar«  mindful  of  His  commandments  :  to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  prepared  His  throne  in  heaven  :  and 
His  kingdom  shall  rule  over  all. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  His  angels  :  ye  that  are  mighty 
in  strength,  and  fulfil  His  commandment,  hearkening 
to  the  voice  of  His  words. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  His  hosts  :  ye  ministers  of  His 
that  do  His  will. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  His  wrorks  :  in  every  place  of 
His  dominion  bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  15. 

[^jRIvSERVB  me,  O  Lord,  for  in  Thee  have  I  put 
my  trust  :  I  have  said  to  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my 
God,  for  Thou  hast  no  need  of  my  goods. 

To  the  saints  who  are  in  His  land  :  He  hath  made 
wonderful  all  my  desires  in  them. 


Thanksgiving  after  Confession.  291 

Their  infirmities  were  multiplied  :  afterwards  they 
made  haste. 

I  will  not  gather  together  their  meetings  for  blood- 
offerings  :  nor  will  I  make  mention  of  their  names  with 
my  lips. 

The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  my  inheritance  and  of  my 
cup  :  Thou  art  He  that  will  restore  my  inheritance  unto 
me. 

The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  goodly  places  :  for 
my  inheritance  is  goodly  unto  me. 

I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  understand- 
ing :  moreover  my  reins  also  have  corrected  me  even 
till  night. 

I  set  the  Lord  always  in  my  sight  :  for  He  is  at  my 
right  hand,  that  I  be  not  moved. 

Therefore  my  heart  hath  been  glad,  and  my  tongue 
hath  rejoiced  :  moreover  my  flesh  also  shall  rest  in 
hope. 

For  Thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell  ;  nor  wilt 
Thou  give  Thy  holy  one  to  see  corruption. 

Thou  hast  made  known  unto  me  the  ways  of  life  : 
Thou  shalt  fill  me  with  joy  with  Thy  countenance  ;  at 
Thy  right  hand  are  delights  for  evermore. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


CD 


Psalm  ig. 

AY  the  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble  : 
may  the  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  protect  thee. 
May  He  send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary  :  and  de- 
fend thee  out  of  Sion. 

May  He  be  mindful  of  all  thy  sacrifices  :  and  may 
thy  whole  burnt-offerings  be  made  fat. 


292  Thanksgiving  after  Confession. 

May  He  give  unto  thee  according  to  thine  own  heart : 
and  confirm  all  thy  counsels. 

We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation  :  and  in  the  name  of 
our  God  we  shall  be  exalted. 

The  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions  :  now  have  I  known 
that  the  Lord  hath  saved  His  anointed. 

He  will  hear  him  from  His  holy  heaven  :  the  salva- 
tion of  His  right  hand  is  powerful. 

Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses  :  but  we 
will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

They  are  entangled  and  have  fallen  :  but  we  are  risen, 
and  stand  upright. 

O  Lord,  save  the  king  :  and  hear  us  in  the  day  that 
we  shall  call  upon  Thee. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Prayer  before  performing  Sacramental  Pen- 
ance.    (St.  Gertrude.) 

y  j  |'ND  since  I  have  so  grievously  insulted  Thee,  O 
^,-L»  most  tender  and  loving  God,  by  my  manifold 
sins  and  negligences,  I  am  ready  now  to  make  perfect 
satisfaction  to  Thy  divine  justice  to  the  utmost  of  my 
ability.  To  this  end  I  will  faithfully  and  most  rever- 
ently perform  the  penance  appointed  me  by  my  con- 
fessor in  Thy  name  ;  and  would  that  I  could  perform  it 
with  so  great  devotion  and  love  as  to  give  Thee  an 
honor  and  delight  greater  than  the  insult  and  outrage  of 
my  sins !  And  that  this  may  be  so,  I  unite  and  blend 
this  my  penance  with  all  the  works  of  satisfaction 
which  Thy  beloved  Son  accomplished  during  the  three- 
and-thirty  years  of  His  life  on  earth,  and  in  union  with 
His  fastings,  His  watchiugs,  and  His  prayers,  I  offer 
Thee  this  my  penance  and  my  prayer.     Look  down, 


Thanksgiving  after  Confession.  293 

therefore,  O  most  loving  Father,  upon  me  Thy  most 
bounden  debtor,  now  prostrate  at  Thy  feet,  desiring  to 
make  Thee  adequate  satisfaction  and  reparation  for  all 
the  insults  and  injuries  I  have  done  Thee  ;  and  grant 
me  strength  and  grace  to  say  this  prayer  according  to 
Thy  most  holy  will.     Amen. 

Here  p  erf  or  >n  your  Sacramental  Penance \  and  then  say  as  follows  : 

OMOST  holy  Father,  I  offer  Thee  this  my  confes- 
sion and  my  satisfaction  in  union  with  all  the 
acts  of  penance  which  have  ever  been  done  to  the  glory 
of  Thy  holy  name  :  beseeching  Thee  that  Thou  wTouldst 
vouchsafe  to  accept  it,  and  to  render  it  availing  through 
the  merits  of  the  Passion  of  Thy  beloved  Son,  and 
through  the  intercession  of  the  ever-blessed  Virgin 
Mary,  and  of  all  Thy  holy  Apostles,  Martyrs,  Confes- 
sors, and  Virgins.  Whatever  has  been  lacking  to  me 
in  sincere  and  earnest  preparation,  in  perfect  contrition, 
in  frank  and  clear  confession,  I  commend  to  the  most 
loving  heart  of  Thine  only-begotten  Sou,  that  Treasury 
of  all  good  and  of  all  grace,  from  whose  overflowing 
abundance  all  debts  to  Thee  are  fully  acquitted  ;  that 
through  it  all  my  negligences  and  defects  in  the  recep- 
tion of  this  holy  Sacrament  may  be  fully  and  perfectly 
supplied  to  Thine  everlasting  praise  and  glory  :  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reign eth  with 
Thee  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  the  Priest. 

OTvORD  Jesus    Christ,  bless,  I  beseech  Thee,  Thy 
servant  who  has  now  ministered  to  me  in  Thy 
name.     Help  me  to  remember  his  good  counsel  and 


o 


294         Thanksgiving  after  Confession. 

advice,  and  to  perform  duly  what  he  has  rightly  laid 
upon  me.  And  grant  him  the  abundance  of  Thy  grace 
and  favor,  that  his  own  soul  may  be  refreshed  and 
strengthened  for  Thy  perfect  service,  and  that  he  may 
come  at  last  to  the  joy  of  Thy  heavenly  kingdom. 
Who  livest  and  reignest  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Prayers  for  Pardon  and  Amendment. 

1. 

MOST  sweet  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  I,  an  unworthy 
sinner,  would  beg  Thee  to  be  mindful  of  all  the 
holy  thoughts  which  have  been  Thine  from  eternity 
until  now  ;  above  all,  that  one  by  which  Thou,  O  Eter- 
nal Word,  didst  will  to  become  man. 
Our  Father. 

0  most  merciful  Lord,  I  pray  Thee,  from  the  bot- 
tom of  my  heart,  to  pardon  me  all  the  vain,  foul,  and 
evil  thoughts  which,  up  to  this  hour,  I  have  entertained, 
or  in  any  way  have  caused  others  to  entertain,  against 
or  beside  Thy  will. 

Our  Father. 

II. 

OMOST   compassionate    Lord   Jesus   Christ,    T,    a 
miserable  sinner,  would  beg  Thee  to  be  mindful 
of  all  the  good  and    saving  words  which   Thou  didst 
ever  speak  when  on  earth. 
Our  Father. 

1  humbly  pray  Thee,  O  good  Jesus,  to  forgive  me 
all  the  words  which  up  to  this  hour  I  have  uttered  or 
caused  others  to  utter  against  Thy  holy  will. 

Our  Father.  t 


Thanksgiving  after  Confession.  295 

in. 

OMOST  sweet  Jesus  Christ,  I,  an  unworthy  sinner, 
yet  redeemed  by  Thy  precious  Blood,  would  beg 
Thee  to  be  mindful  of  all  the  good  works  which  Thou 
wroughtest  on  the  earth  for  our  salvation.  I  beseech 
Thee,  most  compassionate  Lord,  pardon  me  whatso- 
ever, by  my  ill  deeds,  I  have  at  any  time  knowingly  or 
ignorantly  committed,  or  have  caused  others  to  com- 
mit, against  Thy  law  and  the  glory  of  Thy  name. 
Our  Father. 

And  now,  O  most  gracious  Lord,  direct  and  order  all 
my  thoughts,  words,  and  works  according  to  Thy  good 
pleasure,  and  to  the  praise  of  Thy  name  ;  and  conform 
them  to  the  perfect  pattern  of  Thy  most  holy  life  and 
conversation.  I  am  Thine,  and  will  be  Thine,  O  Lord, 
in  life  and  in  death  ;  into  Thy  hands  I  commend  my- 
self and  all  that  I  have. 

Our  Father. 


Prayers  against  the  Seven  Deadly  Sins. 

/.  Against  Pride. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ,  Pattern  of  humility,  who 
didst  empty  Thyself  of  Thy  glory,  and  take  upon 
Thee  the  form  of  a  servant  :  root  out  of  us  all  pride 
and  conceit  of  heart,  that,  owning  ourselves  miserable 
and  guilty  sinners,  we  may  willingly  bear  contempt 
and  reproaches  for  Thy  sake,  and,  glorying  in  nothing 
but  Thee,  may  esteem  ourselves  lowly  in  Thy  sight. 
Not  unto  us,  O  Lord,  but  to  Thy  name  be  the  praise, 
for  Thy  loving  mercy  and  for  Thy  truth's  sake.  Amen. 


296  Thanksgiving  after  Confession. 

2.  Against  Covetoitsness. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ,  who  though  Thou  wast  rich 
yet  for  our  sakes  didst  become  poor,  grant  that 
all  over-eagerness  and  covetousness  of  earthly  goods 
may  die  in  us,  and  the  desire  of  heavenly  things  may 
live  and  grow  in  us  :  keep  us  from  all  idle  and  vain  ex- 
penditures, that  we  ma}-  always  have  to  give  to  him 
that  needeth,  and  that  giving  not  grudgingly  nor  of 
necessity,  but  cheerfully,  we  may  be  loved  of  Thee, 
and  be  made  through  Thy  merits  partakers  of  the 
riches  of  Thy  heavenly  treasure.     Amen. 

j.  Against  Lust. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ,  Guardian  of  chaste  souls, 
and  lover  of  purity,  who  wast  pleased  to  take 
our  nature  and  to  be  born  of  an  Immaculate  Virgin  : 
mercifully  look  upon  my  infirmity.  Create  in  me  a 
clean  heart,  O  God  :  and  renew7  a  right  spirit  within 
me  ;  help  me  to  drive  away  all  evil  thoughts,  to  con- 
quer every  sinful  desire,  and  so  pierce  my  flesh  with  the 
fear  of  Thee  that,  this  worst  enemy  being  overcome,  I 
may  serve  Thee  with  a  chaste  body  and  please  Thee 
with  a  pure  heart.     Amen. 

4.  Against  Anger. 

OMOST  meek  Jesus,  Prince  of  Peace,  who,  when 
Thou  wast  reviled,  reviled  not,  and  on  the  Cross 
didst  pray  for  Thy  murderers :  implant  in  our  hearts 
the  virtues  of  gentleness  and  patience,  that,  restraining 
the  fierceness  of  anger,  impatience,  and  resentment,  we 
may  overcome  evil  with  good,   for  Thy  sake  love  our 


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enemies,  and  as  children  of  our  heavenly  Father  seek 
Thy  peace  and  evermore  rejoice  in  Thy  love.     Amen. 

5.  Against  Gluttony. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ,  Mirror  of  abstinence,  who, 
to  teach  ns  the  virtue  of  abstinence,  didst  fast 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  grant  that,  serving  Thee 
and  not  our  own  appetites,  we  may  live  soberly  and 
piously  with  contentment,  without  greediness,  glut- 
tony, or  drunkenness,  that  Thy  will  being  our  meat 
and  drink,  we  may  hunger  and  thirst  after  justice,  and 
finally  obtain  from  Thee  that  food  which  endure th  unto 
life  eternal.     Amen. 

6.  Against  Envy. 

OMOST  loving  Jesus,  Pattern  of  charity,  who 
makest  all  the  commandments  of  the  law  to  con- 
sist in  love  towards  God  and  towards  man,  grant  to  us 
so  to  love  Thee  with  all  our  heart,  with  all  our  mind, 
and  all  our  soul,  and  our  neighbor  for  Thy  sake,  that 
the  grace  of  charity  and  brotherly  love  may  dwell  in  us, 
and  all  envy,  harshness,  and  ill-will  may  die  in  us  ;  and 
fill  our  hearts  with  feelings  of  love,  kindness,  and  com- 
passion, so  that  by  constantly  rejoicing  in  the  hap- 
piness and  success  of  others,  by  sympathizing  with 
them  in  their  sorrows,  and  putting  aw7ay  all  harsh  judg- 
ments and  envious  thoughts,  we  may  follow  Thee,  who 
art  Thyself  the  true  and  perfect  love.     Amen. 

7.  A  gams  t  Sloth. 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ,   eternal    Love,  who   in  the 
garden  didst  pray  so  long  and  so   fervently  that 
Thy  Sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops  of  blood  falling 


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down  to  the  ground  :  put  away  from  us,  we  beseech 
Thee,  all  sloth  and  inactivity  both  of  bod}-  and  mind  ; 
kindle  within  us  the  fire  of  Thy  love  ;  strengthen  our 
weakness,  that  whatsoever  our  hand  is  able  to  do  we 
may  do  it  earnestly,  and  that,  striving  heartily  to  please 
Thee  in  this  life,  we  may  have  Thee  hereafter  as  our 
reward  exceeding  great.     Amen. 

Seven  Thanksgivings  for  the  Seven  Effusions 
of  our  Lord's  Beood.  (Against  the  Seven 
Deadey  Sins.) 

1. 

OMOST  humble  Lord  and  Master,  Jesus  Christ, 
true  God  and  true  "Man,  eternal  praise  and 
thanksgiving  be  to  Thee,  because  in  Thy  tenderest  age, 
on  the  eighth  day  of  Thy  mortal  life,  Thou  didst  vouch- 
safe to  shed  Thy  precious  and  innocent  Blood  for  us, 
and  as  a  true  Son  of  Abraham  to  bear  the  pain  of  Cir- 
cumcision. 

By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  I  beg  of 
Thee  the  grace  of  humility  against  all  pride  and 
worldly  vanity. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  who  by  Thy  Cross  and  pre- 
cious Blood  hast  redeemed  us  :  save  us,  and  help  us,  we 
humbly  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord. 

11. 

OTIIOU  whose  love  is  like  the  pelican's  for  her 
young,   Jesus   Christ,    true  God  and  true   Man, 
eternal  praise  and  thanksgiving  be  to  Thee,  because  in 


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the  Garden,  out  of  the  exceeding  anguish  of  Thy 
Heart,  Thou  didst  pour  forth  a  bloody  Sweat,  and,  wholly 
resigning  Thyself  to  death,  didst  offer  it  to  Thy  Father. 

By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  I  ask  of 
Thee  the  grace  of  liberality  against  all  covetousness 
and  avarice. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  etc. 

hi. 

OMOST  chaste  Spouse,  Jesus  Christ,  true  God  and 
true  Man,  eternal  praise  and  thanksgiving  be  to 
Thee,  because  Thou  didst  suffer  Thyself  to  be  merci- 
lessly bound  in  Pilate's  judgment  hall,  and  Thy  virgin 
Flesh  to  be  cruelly  scourged  and  mangled. 

By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  I  implore 
of  Thee  the  grace  of  chastity  against  all  sensuality  and 
lust. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  etc. 

IV. 

OMOST  meek  Lamb,  Jesus  Christ,  true  God  and 
true  Man,  eternal  praise  and  thanksgiving  be  to 
Thee,  because  Thou  didst  suffer  Thy  Sacred  Head  to  be 
crowned  with  piercing  thorns  and  struck  with  a  hard 
reed. 

By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  I  pray 
Thee  for  the  grace  of  meekness  against  all  anger  and 
desire  of  revenge. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  etc. 


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v. 

OMOST  sweet  Jesus  Christ,  Pattern  of  temperance 
and  self-denial,  true  God  and  true  Man,  eternal 
praise  and  thanksgiving  be  to  Thee,  because  Thou  didst 
allow  Thy  garments  to  be  torn  from  Thy  bleeding 
Body  both  before  and  after  the  carrying  of  Thy  Cross, 
which  opened  Thy  Wounds  again,  and  caused  them  to 
bleed  afresh. 

By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  I  beseech 
of  Thee  the  grace  of  temperance  and  abstinence  against 
all  greediness  and  gluttony. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  etc. 

VI. 

OGOOD  and  faithful  Samaritan,  Jesus  Christ,  true 
God  and  true  Man,  eternal  praise  and  thanks- 
giving be  to  Thee,  because  out  of  Thy  burning  love  for 
us  Thou  didst  suffer  Thy  sacred  Hands  and  Feet  to  be 
pierced  and  nailed  to  the  Cross  for  our  redemption. 

By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  I  beg  of 
Thee  the  grace  of  brotherly  love  against  all  envy  and 
jealousy. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  etc. 

VII. 

OMOST  zealous  High-Priest,  true  God  and  true 
Man,  eternal  praise  and  thanksgiving  be  to  Thee, 
because  Thou  didst  suffer  Thy  sacred  Side  to  be  pierced, 
opened,  and  wounded  with  a  spear. 


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By  this  most  holy  shedding  of  Thy  Blood,  1  earnestly 
pray  Thee  for  the  grace  of  holy  zeal  and  fervor  against 
all  sloth  and  weariness  in  Thy  service,  and  in  every 
religions  exercise. 

Our  Father. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  etc. 


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<C;l;P^^"--^gg|  ePK  HE  Holy  Eucharist  is  the  true  Body  and  Blood 

of  Jesus  Christ,  true  God  and  true  Man,  un- 
der the  appearances  of  bread  and  wine.  The 
bread  which  I  will  give,  says  Jesus  Christ, 
is  My  Flesh,  for  the  life  of  the  world  (John 
vi.  52).  And  at  His  Last  Supper  Jesus  took 
bread,  and  blessed, and  brake,  and  gave  to  His 
disciples,  and  said :  Take  and  eat:  This  is  My 
Body.  And  He  took  Uie  cup,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  gave  to  them,  saying :  Drink  ye  all  of  this. 
For  this  is  My  Blood  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment which  shall  be  shed  for  many,  unto  re- 
mission of  sins  (Matt.  xxvi.  26-28). 

Our  Blessed  Redeemer,  having  thus  insti- 
tuted this  adorable  Sacrament,  ordained  His 
Apostles  Priests  of  the  new  law,  and  gave  to  them  and  their  law- 
ful successors  power  and  authority  to  do  what  He  had  done — that 
is,  to  change  bread  and  wine  into  His  Body  and  Blood.  This 
change  (which  the  Church  calls  Transubstantiation)  is  effected  by 
these  divine  words  of  our  Redeemer,  This  is  My  Body,  This  is  My 
Blood,  which  the  Priest  at  the  Consecration  in  the  Mass  pro- 
nounces in  the  name  and  person  of  Jesus  Christ.  It  is  God  Him- 
self who  works  this  wonderful  change  by  the  ministry  of  His 
Priest. 

When,  therefore,  the  words  of  Consecration  are  pronounced,  we 
believe  that  the  whole  substance  of  the  bread  is  changed  into  the 
substance  of  the  Body,  and  the  whole  substance  of  the  wine  into 
the  substance  of  the  Blood,  of  our  Blessed  Lord.  And  as  Jesus 
Christ  is  now  immortal,  and  cannot  be  divided,  He  is  truly  pres- 
ent, whole  and  entire,  both  God  and  Man,  under  the  appearance 
of  bread  and  under  the  appearance  of  wine. 

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The  method  by  which  our  Salvation  is  graciously  accomplished 
is  by  our  personal  union  with  our  Incarnate  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ.  He  came  to  be  the  new  Head  of  the  human  race, 
the  second  Adam.  He  is  the  Vine  of  which  we  are  the  branches, 
the  Head  of  the  Body  of  which  we  are  the  members.  We  who  have 
been  baptized  have  been  incorporated  into  Christ.  A  new  life  has 
been  imparted  to  us.  But  the  spiritual,  supernatural  life  which 
He  imparts  needs,  like  our  natural,  physical  life,  to  be  fed  and 
nourished;  otherwise  it  will  languish  and  be  in  danger  of  perish- 
ing And  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  has  revealed  to  us  that  as  He 
is  the  Source  of  this  our  true  life,  so  He  is  Himself  its  Food  and 
Sustenance.  He  tells  us  that  we  must  definitely  and  personally 
appropriate  Him.  He  that  eateth  Afe,  He  says,  the  same  also  shall 
live  by  Me  (John  vi.  58). 

He  explains  that  we  must  be  partakers  of  His  Sacred  Huma- 
nity, of  His  Flesh,  and  of  His  glorious  Life,  once  laid  down  for 
our  sins,  but  now  risen,  and  ascended,  and  ever  presented  as  an 
atoning  and  acceptable  Sacrifice — the  Blood  of  the  New  Testament. 
Unless  ye  eat \  He  says,  the  Flesh  of  the  Son  of  Man,  and  drink  His 
Blood,  ve  shall  not  have  life  in  you.  He  who  eateth  My  Flesh  and 
drinketh  My  Blood  hath  everlasting  life  ;  and  I  will  raise  him  upon 
the  last  day  (John  vi.  54,  55^. 

The  means  whereby  this  most  momentous  feeding  upon  Christ 
is  accomplished  is  the  Sacrament  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  This  is 
the  means  appointed  by  our  Blessed  Lord  Himself,  and  it  is  clear, 
therefore,  that  this  Holy  Sacrament  must  on  no  account  be  neg- 
lected where  it  may  be  had.  If  we  wilfully  or  carelessly  refuse 
the  means,  we  cannot  expect  to  receive  the  grace. 

Let  a  man  prove  himself  says  St.  Paul  (1  Cor.  xi.  28\  and  so  let 
him  eat  of  that  Bread,  and  drink  of  the  Cup.  This  proving  one's 
self  is  the  first  and  most  necessary  preparation  for  the  Holy  Com- 
munion, and  consists  in  looking  diligently  into  the  state  of  one's 
soul,  in  order  to  discover  what  unworthy  dispositions  or  sins 
may  lie  there  concealed,  and  to  apply  a  proper  remedy  to  them 
by  sincere  repentance  and  Confession  :  lest  otherwise,  approach- 
ing the  Holy  of  Holies  with  a  soul  defiled  with  the  guilt  of  mor- 
tal sin,  we  become  guilty  of  the  Body  and  of  the  Blood  of  Christ, 
and  receive  judgm en t  to  ourselves,  not  discerning  the  Body  of  the 
Lord  (1  Cor.  xi.  27,  29).  For  this  reason  we  go  to  confession  before 
Communion,  in  order  to  clear  our  souls  from  the  defilement  of 
sin. 

The  person  who  is  to  receive  the  Blessed  Sacrament  must  be 


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also  fasting  from  the  previous  midnight,  by  the  command  of  the 
Church  and  by  a  most  ancient  and  Apostolical  tradition  ordain- 
ing that,  in  reference  to  so  great  a  Sacrament,  nothing  should 
enter  into  the  body  of  a  Christian  before  the  Body  of  Christ.  The 
case  of  danger  of  approaching  death  is  excepted,  when  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  is  received  by  way  of  Viaticum. 

Besides  this  preparation  of  Confession  and  Fasting,  the  person 
who  proposes  to  go  to  Communion  must  endeavor  to  attain  the 
best  possible  devotion,  in  order  to  dispose  his  soul  for  more  suit- 
ably receiving  so  great  a  Guest.    To  this  end  he  is  recommended  : 

1.  To  think  well  011  the  great  work  he  has  in  hand  ;  to  consider 
attentively  Who  it  is  whom  he  is  going  to  receive,  and  how  far  he 
is  from  deserving  such  a  favor  ;  and  to  implore,  with  fervor  and 
humility,  God's  grace  and  mercy.  And  this  should  be  the  subject 
of  his  meditations  and  prayers  for  some  time  beforehand,  and 
more  particularly  the  night  before  his  Communion  and  the 
morning  he  receives. 

2.  To  propose  to  himself  a  Pare  Intention,  viz.,  the  honor  of 
God  and  the  sanctification  of  his  own  soul ;  and  in  particular 
that  by  worthily  receiving  Christ  in  this  heavenly  Sacrament  he 
may  come  to  a  happy  union  with  Him,  according  to  His  words 
in  the  Gospel  of  St.  John,  He  ivho  eatcth  My  Flesh,  and  drinketh 
My  Blood,  abideth  in  Me,  and  I  in  him. 

3.  To  meditate  on  the  Sufferings  and  Death  of  his  Redeemer ; 
this  Sacrament  being  instituted  to  this  end,  that  we  should  show 
the  death  of  the  Lord  until  He  come  (1  Cor.  xi.  26). 

4.  To  prepare  himself  by  acts  of  virtue,  more  especially  of  Faith, 
Hope.  Love,  and  Humility  ;  that  so  he  may  approach  to  his  Ford 
with  a  firm  belief  of  His  Real  Presence  in  this  Sacrament,  and  of 
that  great  Sacrifice  which  He  heretofore  offered  upon  the  Cross  for 
our  Redemption,  of  which  He  here  makes  us  partakers;  with  an 
ardent  affection  of  love  to  Him  who  has  loved  us  so  much,  and 
who,  out  of  pure  love,  gives  Himself  to  us  ;  and  with  a  great  sen- 
timent of  his  own  unworthiness  and  sins,  joined  with  a  firm  con- 
fidence in  the  mercies  of  his  Redeemer. 

Here  follow  the  forms  of  Preparation  for,  and  Thanksgiving 
after,  the  Holy  Communion,  which  are  set  forth  in  the  Roman 
Missal.  They  should  be  used  as  aids  to  the  exercise  of  our 
thoughts  and  the  kindling  of  our  affections,  and  not  as  substitutes 
for  our  own  efforts.  The}'  point  out  the  proper  line  of  thought 
and  subjects  for  reflection,  and,  if  used  carefully  and  meditatively, 
will  be  found  of  great  assistance.     But  no  forms,  however  perfect 


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in  themselves,  would  be  good  for  us  without  much  care  and  effort 
on  our  own  parts.  These  forms  are  enlarged  and  extended  some- 
what, as  a  variety  is  useful  for  different  minds.,  and  also  for  the 
same  mind  at  different  times. 


DEVOTIONS  FOR  HOLY  COMMUNION.    " 

Preparation. 

Antiphon.     Remember  not,  O  Lord,  our  offences. 

Psalm  83. 

'  |^  OW  lovely  are  Thy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of  "hosts  : 
«-*—  Z>  niy  soul  longeth  and  fainteth  for  the  courts  oi 
the  Lord. 

My  heart  and  my  flesh  have  rejoiced  In  the  living 
God. 

For  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  a  house :  and  the 
turtle  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her  yoiing  : 

Kven  Thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts  :  my  king  and 
my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  Thy  house,  O  Lord  : 
they  shall  praise  Thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  help  is  in  Thee  :  in  his  heart 
he  hath  disposed  to  ascend  by  steps,  in  the  vale  of  tears, 
in  the  place  which  he  hath  set. 

For  the  lawgiver  shall  give  a  blessing  :  they  shall  go 
from  strength  to  strength  :  the  God  of  gods  shall  be 
seen  in  Sion. 

O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  :  give  ear,  O 
God  of  Jacob. 


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Behold,  O  God,  our  protector  :  and  look  upon  the 
face  of  Thy  Christ. 

For  one  day  in  Thy  courts  :  is  better  than  a  thou- 
sand. 

I  had  rather  be  despised  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  sinners. 

For  God  loveth  mercy  and  truth  :  the  Lord  will  give 
grace  and  glory. 

He  will  not  withhold  good  things  from  them  that 
walk  in  innocence  :  O  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man 
that  hopeth  in  Thee. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  84. 

HOU  hast  blessed  Thy  land,  O  Lord  :  Thou  hast 
turned  away  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  Thy  people  :  Thou 
hast  covered  all  their  sins. 

Thou  hast  softened  all  Thine  anger  :  Thou  hast 
turned  away  from  the  wrath  of  Thine  indignation. 

Convert  us,  O  God  our  Saviour  :  and  turn  away 
Thine  auger  from  us. 

Wilt  Thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  :  or  wilt  Thou 
stretch  out  Thy  wrath  from  generation  to  generation  ? 

Thou  shalt  turn  again,  O  God,  and  quicken  us  :  and 
Thy  people  shall  rejoice  in  Thee. 

Show  us  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord  :  and  grant  us  Thy  sal- 
vation. 

I  will  hearken  what  the  Lord  God  shall  say  within 
me  :  for  He  will  speak  peace  unto  His  people  : 

And  unto  His  saints  :  and  unto  them  that  are  con- 
verted in  heart. 


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Surelv  His  salvation  is  ni^h  unto  them  that  fear 
Him  :  that  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

Mercy  and  truth  have  met  together  :  justice  and 
peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

Truth  is  sprung  out  of  the  earth  :  and  justice  hath 
looked  down  from  heaven. 

For  the  Lord  shall  give  goodness  :  and  our  earth 
shall  vield  her  fruit. 

Justice  shall  wralk  before  Him  :  and  shall  set  His 
steps  in  the  way. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  83. 

INCLINE  Thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  hear  me  :  for  I 
am  needy  and  poor. 

Preserve  my  soul,  for  I  am  holy  :  O  my  God,  save 
Thy  servant,  that  trusteth  in  Thee. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  :  for  unto  Thee  have  I 
cried  all  the  dav.  Give  iov  to  the  soul  of  Thv  servant, 
for  unto  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul. 

For  Thou,  O  Lord,  art  sweet  and  mild  ;  and  plente- 
ous in  mercy  unto  all  that  call  upon  Thee. 

Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  prayer  :  and  attend  to  the 
voice  of  my  petition. 

I  have  called  upon  Thee  in  the  day  of  my  trouble  : 
for  Thou  hast  heard  me. 

Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like  unto  Thee,  O 
Lord  :  and  there  is  none  that  can  do  works  like  unto 
Thy  works. 

All  the  nations  whom  Thou  hast  made  shall  come 
and  worship  before  Thee,  O  Lord  :  and  shall  glorify 
Thy  name. 


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For  Thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things  : 
Thou  art  God  alone. 

Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  Thy  way,  and  I  will  walk  in 
Thy  truth  ;  let  my  heart  rejoice  that  it  may  fear  Thy 
name. 

I  will  praise  Thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  with  my  whole 
heart  :  and  I  will  glorify  Thy  name  for  ever. 

For  great  is  Thy  mercy  toward  me  :  and  Thou  hast 
delivered  my  soul  out  of  the  lower  hell. 

O  God,  the  wicked  are  risen  up  against  me  ;  and  the 
assembly  of  the  mighty  have  sought  after  my  soul :  and 
they  have  not  set  Thee  before  their  eyes. 

And  Thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  compassion,  and 
merciful  :  long-suffering,  and  of  much  mercy,  and  true. 

0  look  upon  me,  and  have  mercy  on  me  :  give  Thy 
strength  unto  Thy  servant,  and  save  the  son  of  Thine 
handmaid. 

Show  me  a  token  for  good  :  that  they  who  hate  me 
may  see,  and  be  confounded  :  because  Thou,  O  Lord, 
hast  helped  me,  and  hast  comforted  me. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Psalm  115. 

I  BELIEVED,  and  therefore  did  I  speak  :  but  I  was 
humbled  exceedingly. 

1  said  in  mine  excess  :  All  men  are  liars. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  :  for  all  the  things 
that  He  hath  rendered  unto  me  ? 

I  will  take  the  chalice  of  salvation  ;  and  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  presence  of 
all  His  people  :  precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is 
the  death  of  His  saints. 


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0  Lord,  I  am  Thy  servant  :  I  am  Thy  servant,  and 
the  son  of  Thine  handmaid. 

Thou  hast  broken  my  bonds  in  sunder :  I  will  offer 
unto  Thee  the  sacrifice  of  praise,  and  will  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

1  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  in  the  sight  of  all 
His  people  :  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in 
the  midst  of  thee,  O  Jerusalem. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


Psalm  I2Q. 


OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  Thee,  O  Lord  : 
Lord,  hear  my  voice. 

O  let  Thine  ears  consider  well  :  the  voice  of  my  sup- 
plication. 

If  Thou,  O  Lord,  wilt  mark  iniquities  :  Lord,  who 
shall  abide  it  ? 

For  with  Thee  there  is  merciful  'forgiveness  :  and 
because  of  Thy  law  I  have  waited  for  Thee,  O  Lord. 

My  soul  hath  waited  on  His  word  :  my  soul  hath 
hoped  in  the  Lord. 

From  the  morning  watch  even  until  night :  let  Israel 
hope  in  the  Lord. 

For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy  :  and  with  him  is 
plenteous  redemption. 

And  He  shall  redeem  Israel  :  from  all  his  iniquities. 

Glorv  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Ant.  Remember  not,  O  Lord,  our  offences,  nor  those 
of  our  parents  ;  neither  take  Thou  revenge  of  our  sins  : 
Spare   us,  good  Lord,   spare  Thy  people  whom  Thou 


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hast  redeemed  with  Thy  most  Precious  Blood,  and  be 
not  angry  with  us  for  ever. 

Lord  have  mercy. 
Christ  have  mercy. 
Lord  have  mercy. 
Our  Father  {in audibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from  evil. 

V.  I  said  :  O  Lord,  be  Thou  merciful  unto  me. 

R.  Heal  my  soul,  for  I  have  sinned  against  Thee. 

V.  Return,  O  Lord,  for  a  little  space. 

R.  And  be  entreated  in  favor  of  Thy  servants. 

V.  Let  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us. 

R.  As  we  have  hoped  in  Thee. 

V.  Let  Thy  priests  be  clothed  with  justice. 

R.  And  let  Thy  saints  rejoice. 

V.  From  my  secret  sins  cleanse  me,  O  Lord. 

R.  And  from  those  of  others  spare  Thy  servant. 

I '.  O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

Let  us  pray. 

O  MERCIFUL  Lord,  incline  Thine  ears  to  our 
prayers,  and  enlighten  our  hearts  by  the  grace 
of  Thy  Holy  Spirit :  that  we  may  worthily  receive  Thy 
holy  Mysteries,  and  love  Thee  with  an  everlasting 
love. 

OGOD,  unto  whom  every  heart  is  open,  every  de- 
sire known,   and  from  whom  no  secret  is  hid  . 
cleanse  the  thoughts  of  our  hearts  by  the  inspiration 


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of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  we  may  perfectly  love  Thee 
and  worthily  praise  Thee. 

INFLAME,  O  Lord,  our  reins  and  our  hearts  with 
the  fire  of  the  Holy  Ghost :  that  we  may  serve 
Thee  with  a  chaste  body,  and  please  Thee  with  a  pure 
mind. 


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'E  pray  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  the  Comforter  who 
proceedeth  from  Thee  may  illuminate  our 
minds,  and  lead  us,  as  Thy  Son  hath  promised,  into 
all  truth. 

QAY  the  power  of  Thy   Holy  Spirit,  O   Lord,  be 
present  with  us  to  cleanse  us  from  all  evil  and 
defend  us  from  all  adversities. 

OGOD,  who  didst  teach  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful 
by  the  light  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit  :  grant  us  by 
the  same  Spirit  to  have  a  right  judgment  in  all  things, 
and  evermore  to  rejoice  in  His  holy  comfort. 

VISIT,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  and  cleanse  our 
consciences,  that  Thy  Sou,  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  when  He  cometh,  may  find  in  us  a  mansion 
prepared  for  Himself. 

To  be  said  Daiey. 


J3. 


'LMIGHTY,  Everlasting  God,  lo,  I  draw  near 
to  the  Sacrament  of  Thine  Only-begotten  Son, 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  As  sick,  I  approach  to  the 
Physician  of  Life  ;  unclean,  to  the  Fountain  of  Mercy  ; 
blind,   to  the   Light  of  eternal   Brightness  ;  poor  and 


312         Devotions  for  Hoi^y  Communion. 

needy,  to  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth.  I  implore 
Thee,  therefore,  out  of  the  abundance  of  Thy  boundless 
mercy,  that  Thou  wouldst  vouchsafe  to  heal  my  sick- 
ness, to  wash  my  defilements,  to  enlighten  my  blind- 
ness, to  enrich  my  poverty,  and  to  clothe  my  naked- 
ness ;  that  I  may  receive  the  Bread  of  Angels,  the  King 
of  kings,  the  Lord  of  lords,  with  such  reverence  and 
humility,  such  contrition  and  devotion,  such  purity 
and  faith,  such  purpose  and  intention,  as  is  expedient 
for  the  health  of  my  soul.  Grant,  I  beseech  Thee, 
that  I  may  receive  not  only  the  Sacrament  of  the  Body 
and  Blood  of  the  Lord,  but  also  the  wThole  grace  and 
virtue  of  that  Sacrament.  O  most  merciful  God,  grant 
me  so  to  receive  the  Body  of  Thine  Only-begotten  Son, 
our  Loid  Jesus  Christ,  which  He  took  of  the  Virgin 
Mary,  that  I  may  be  found  worthy  to  be  incorporated 
into  His  mystical  Body,  and  accounted  among  His 
members.  And,  O  most  loving  Father,  grant  that 
whom  now  I  purpose  to  receive  under  a  veil  I  may  at 
last  behold  with  unveiled  face,  even  Thy  beloved  Son. 
Who  wTith  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost  ever  liveth  and 
reigneth,  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Sunday. 

O  GREAT  High-Priest,  the  true  Pontiff,  Jesus 
Christ,  who  didst  offer  Thyself  to  God  the  Father 
a  pure  and  spotless  Victim  upon  the  Altar  of  the  Cross 
for  us  miserable  sinners,  and  didst  give  us  Thy  Flesh  to 
eat  and  Thy  Blood  to  drink,  and  didst  ordain  this  Mys- 
tery in  the  power  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  saying,  Do  this  for 
the  commemoration  of  Me  :  I  pray  Thee,  by  the  same 
Thy  Blood,  the  great   price   of  our  salvation  ;  I   pray 


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Thee,  by  that  wonderful  and  unspeakable  love  where- 
with Thou  deign  edst  so  to  love  us,  miserable  and  un- 
wortbv,  as  to  wash  us  from  our  sins  in  Thine  own  Blood  : 
teach  me,  Thine  unworthy  servant,  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit, 
to  approach  so  great  a  Mystery  with  that  reverence  and 
honor,  that  devotion  and  fear,  which  is  due  and  fitting. 
Make  me,  through  Thy  grace,  always  so  to  believe  and 
understand,  to  conceive  and  firmly  to  hold,  to  think 
and  to  speak,  of  that  exceeding  Mystery,  as  shall  please 
Thee  and  be  good  for  my  soul. 

Let  Thy  good  Spirit  enter  my  heart,  and  there  be 
heard  without  utterance,  and  without  the  sound  of 
words  speak  all  truth.  For  Thy  Mysteries  are  exceed- 
ing deep,  and  covered  with  a  sacred  veil.  For  Thy  great 
mercy's  sake,  grant  me  to  approach  Thy  holy  Mysteries 
with  a  clean  heart  and  a  pure  mind.  Free  my  heart 
from  all  defiling  and  unholy,  from  all  vain  and  hurtful 
thoughts.  Fence  me  round  about  with  the  holy  and 
faithful  guard  and  mighty  protection  of  Thy  blessed 
Angels,  that  the  enemies  of  all  good  may  go  away 
ashamed.  By  the  virtue  of  this  mighty  Mystery,  and 
by  the  hand  of  Thy  holy  Angel,  drive  away  from  me 
and  from  all  Thy  servants  the  hard  spirit  of  pride  and 
vain-glory,  of  envy  and  blasphemy,  of  impurity  and 
uncleanness,  of  doubting  and  mistrust.  Let  them  be 
confounded  that  persecute  us.  Let  them  perish  who 
are  bent  upon  our  ruin. 

_  Monday. 

KING  of  virgins  and  Lover  of  chastity  and  inno- 
cence, extinguish  in  my  frame,  by  the  dew  of 
Thy  heavenly  blessing,  the  fuel  of  evil  concupiscence, 
that  so  an  equal  purity  of  soul  and  body  may  abide  in 


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me.  Mortify  in  my  members  the  lusts  of  the  flesh  and 
all  harmful  emotions,  and  give  me  true  and  persever- 
ing chastity  with  Thine  other  gifts  which  please  Thee 
in  truth,  so  that  I  may  with  chaste  body  and  pure 
heart  offer  unto  Thee  the  sacrifice  of  praise.  For  with 
what  contrition  of  heart  and  fountain  of  tears,  with 
what  reverence  and  awe,  with  what  chastity  of  body  and 
purity  of  soul,  should  that  divine  and  heavenly  Sacri- 
fice be  celebrated,  wherein  Thy  flesh  is  indeed  eaten, 
where  Thy  Blood  is  indeed  drunk,  wherein  things  low- 
est and  highest,  earthly  and  divine,  are  united,  where 
the  holy  Angels  are  present,  and  where  Thou  art  in  a 
marvellous  and  unspeakable  manner  both  Sacrifice  and 
Priest ! 

Tuesday. 


CSC 


IIO  can  worthily  be  present  at  this  Sacrifice  un- 
less Thou,  O  God,  makest  him  worthy  ?  I 
know,  O  Lord,  yea,  truly  do  I  know,  and  this  do  con- 
fess to  Thy  loving-kindness,  that  I  am  unworthy  to 
approach  so  great  a  Mystery,  by  reason  of  my  num- 
berless sins  and  negligences  ;  but  I  know,  and  trulv 
with  my  own  heart  do  I  believe,  and  with  my  mouth 
confess,  that  Thou  canst  make  me  worthy,  who  alone 
canst  make  that  clean  which  proceedeth  from  that 
which  is  unclean,  and  sinners  to  be  just  and  holy.  By 
this  Thine  Almighty  power  I  beseech  Thee,  O  my  God, 
to  grant  that  I,  a  sinner,  may  assist  at  this  Sacrifice 
with  fear  and  trembling,  with  purity  of  heart  and  plen- 
teous tears,  wTith  spiritual  gladness  and  heavenly  joy. 
May  my  mind  feel  the  sweetness  of  Thy  most  blessed 
Presence,  and  the  love  of  Thy  holy  Angels,  keeping 
watch   around  me. 


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Wednesday. 

^TXINDFUL  then,  O  Lord,  of  Thy  worshipful  Pas- 
A*-*-^  sion,  I  approach  Thine  Altar,  sinner  though 
I  am,  to  join  in  offering  unto  Thee  that  Sacrifice 
which  Thou  hast  instituted  and  commanded  to  be 
offered  in  remembrance  of  Thee  for  our  well-being. 
Receive  it,  I  beseech  Thee,  O  God  most  High,  for 
Thy  holy  Church,  and  for  the  people  whom  Thou 
hast  purchased  with  Thine  own  Blood.  Let  not, 
through  my  unworthiness,  the  price  of  their  salvation 
be  wasted,  whose  saving  Victim  and  Redemption  Thou 
didst  Thyself  vouchsafe  to  be.  Also  behold  in  pity,  O 
Lord,  the  sorrows  of  Thy  people,  which  I  bring  before 
Thee  ;  the  perils  of  Thy  servants  ;  the  sorrowful  sighing 
of  prisoners  ;  the  miseries  of  widows  and  orphans,  and 
all  that  are  desolate  and  bereaved  ;  the  necessities  of 
strangers  and  travellers  ;  the  helplessness  and  sadness 
of  the  weak  and  sickly  ;  the  depressions  of  the  languish- 
ing ;  the  weakness  of  the  aged  and  of  children  ;  the 
trials  and  aspirations  of  young  men  ;  and  the  vows  of 


virgins. 


Thursday. 

BOR  Thou  hast  mercy  upon  all,  O  Lord,  and  hatest 
nothing  that  Thou  hast  made.  Remember  how 
frail  our  nature  is,  and  that  Thou  art  our  Father  and 
our  God.  Be  not  angry  wTith  us  for  ever,  and  shut  not 
up  Thy  tender  mercies  in  displeasure.  For  it  is  not 
for  our  just  works  that  we  present  our  prayers  before 
Thy  face,  but  for  the  multitude  of  Thy  tender  mercies. 
Take  away  from  us,  O  Lord,  our  iniquities,  and  merci- 
fully kindle  ill  us  the  fire  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit.     Take 


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away  from  us  the  heart  of  stone,  and  give  us  a  heart 
of  flesh,  a  heart  to  love  aud  adore  Thee,  a  heart  to 
delight  in,  to  follow,  and  to  enjoy  Thee.  And  we  en- 
treat Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  that  Thou  wouldst  look 
down  graciously  upon  Thy  family,  as  it  pays  its  vows  to 
Thy  most  holy  name  ;  and  that  the  desire  of  none  may 
be  in  vain,  and  the  petitions  of  none  unfulfilled,  do 
Thou  inspire  our  prayers,  that  they  may  be  such  as 
Thou  delightest  to  hear  and  answer, 

Friday. 


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B  pray  Thee  also,  O  Lord,  Holy  Father,  for  the 
souls  of  the  faithful  departed  :  that  this  great 
Sacrament  of  Thy  love  may  be  to  them  health  and 
salvation,  joy  and  refreshment.  O  Lord,  nry  God, 
grant  them  this  day  a  great  and  abundant  feast  of 
Thee,  the  living  Bread,  who  earnest  down  from  heaven 
and  givest  life  unto  the  world  ;  even  of  Thy  holy  and 
blessed  Flesh,  the  Lamb  without  spot,  who  takest  away 
the  sins  of  the  world  ;  that  Flesh,  which  was  taken  of 
the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  and  conceived  by  the  Holy 
Ghost;  and  of  that  Fountain  of  mercy  which,  by  the 
soldier's  lance,  flowed  from  Thy  most  sacred  Side ; 
that  they  be  thereby  fed  and  satisfied,  refreshed  and 
comforted,  and  may  rejoice  in  Thy  praise  and  in  Thy 
glory.  I  pray  Thy  loving  mercy,  O  Lord,  that  on  the 
bread  and  wine  to  be  oifered  unto  Thee  may  descend 
the  fulness  of  Thy  blessing  and  the  sanctifi cation  of 
Thy  Divinity.  May  there  descend  also  the  invisible 
and  incomprehensible  Majesty  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  as 
it  descended  of  old  on  the  sacrifices  of  the  Fathers, 
which  shall  make  these  oblations  Thv  Bodv  and 
Blood  ;  and  may  this  offering  be  acceptable  unto  Thee, 


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through  Him  who  offered  Himself  a  sacrifice  to  Thee, 
O  Father,  even  Jesus  Christ,  Thiue  only  Son  our  Lord. 

Saturday. 

I  ENTREAT  Thee  also,  O  Lord,  by  this  most  holy 
mystery  of  Thy  Body  and  Blood,  wherewith  we 
are  daily  fed,  and  cleansed,  and  sanctified  in  Thy 
Church,  and  are  made  partakers  of  the  one  Supreme 
Divinity,  grant  unto  me  Thy  holy  virtues,  that  filled 
therewith  I  may  draw  near  with  a  good  conscience 
unto  Thy  holy  Altar,  so  that  these  heavenly  mysteries 
may  be  made  unto  me  salvation  and  life  ;  for  Thou 
hast  said  with  Thy  holy  and  blessed  mouth :  The 
Bread  which  I  will  give  is  My  Flesh,  for  the  life  of 
the  world.  I  am  the  Living  Bread  which  came  down 
from  heaven.  If  any  man  eat  of  this  Bread,  he 
shall  live  for  ever.  O  most  sweet  Bread,  heal  the 
palate  of  my  heart,  that  I  may  taste  the  sweetness  of 
Thy  love.  Heal  it  of  all  infirmities,  that  I  may  find 
sweetness  in  nothing  out  of  Thee.  O  most  pure  Bread, 
having  all  delight  and  all  savor,  which  ever  refresh- 
est  us,  and  never  failest,  let  my  heart  feed  on  Thee, 
and  may  my  inmost  soul  be  filled  with  the  sweet- 
ness of  Thy  savor.  The  Angels  feed  on  Thee  fully  ; 
let  pilgrim  man  feed  on  Thee  after  his  measure,  so 
that,  refreshed  by  this  nourishment,  he  may  not  faint 
by  the  way.  Holy  Bread  !  Living  Bread  !  Pure 
Bread  !  who  didst  come  down  from  heaven,  and  who 
givest  life  to  the  world,  enter  into  my  heart  and 
cleanse  me  from  all  impurity  of  flesh  and  spirit. 
Come  into  my  soul ;  heal  and  cleanse  me  within  and 
without ;  be  the  protection  and  continual  health  of 
my  soul  and  body.     Drive  far  from  me  all   foes   that 


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lie  in  wait :  let  them  flee  afar  off  at  the  presence  of 
Thy  power  ;  that,  fortified  by  Thee  without  and  within, 
I  may  by  a  straight  way  arrive  at  Thy  kingdom,  where, 
not  as  now  in  mysteries,  but  face  to  face,  we  shall 
behold  Thee  ;  when  Thou  shalt  have  delivered  up 
the  kingdom  to  God  Thy  Father,  and  shalt  be  God 
All  in  all.  Then  shalt  Thou  satisfy  me  with  Thyself  by 
a  wondrous  fulness,  so  that  I  shall  never  hunger  nor 
thirst  any  more  for  ever.  Who  wdth  the  same  God 
the  Father,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  livest  and  reign- 
est  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Daily. 

O  GRACIOUS  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  I,  a  sinner,  no- 
thing presuming  on  my  own  deserts,  but  trusting 
in  Thy  mercy  and  goodness,  with  fear  and  trembling 
approach  to  the  Table  of  Thy  most  swTeet  Feast.  For 
my  heart  and  body  are  stained  wdth  many  sins  ;  my 
thoughts  and  lips  not  diligently  guarded.  Wherefore, 
O  gracious  God,  O  awrful  Majesty,  in  my  extremity  I 
turn  to  Thee,  the  Fount  of  Mercy  ;  to  Thee  I  hasten  to 
be  healed,  and  take  refuge  under  Thy  protection  ;  and 
Thee,  before  whom  as  my  Judge  I  cannot  stand,  I  long 
for  as  my  Saviour.  To  Thee,  O  Lord,  I  show  my 
wounds,  to  Thee  I  lay  bare  my  shame.  I  know  my 
sins  are  many  and  great,  for  which  I  am  afraid.  My 
trust  is  in  Thy  mercies,  of  which  there  is  no  end.  Look 
therefore  upon  me  with  the  eyes  of  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  God  and  Man,  crucified  for  man  ;  hearken 
unto  me,  whose  trust  is  in  Thee  ;  have  mercy  upon  me, 
who  am  full  of  sin  and  misery,  O  Thou  fount  of  mercy, 
that  wilt  never  cease  to  flow.  Hail,  saving  Victim, 
offered  for  me  and  all  mankind  on  the  Cross  of  suffer- 


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ing  and  shame.  Hail,  noble  and  precious  Blood,  flow- 
ing from,  the  wounds  of  my  crucified  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  and  washing  away  the  sins  of  the  whole 
world.  Be  mindful,  O  Lord,  of  Thy  creature,  whom 
Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thine  own  Blood.  I  repent 
that  I  have  sinned  ;  I  desire  to  amend  what  I  have 
done.  Take  therefore  away  from  me,  O  most  merciful 
Father,  all  my  iniquities  and  sins  :  that,  being  cleansed 
both  in  body  and  soul,  I  may  worthily  taste  the  Holy 
of  Holies  ;  and  grant  that  this  holy  feeding  on  Thy 
Body  and  Blood,  of  which,  unworthy  as  I  am,  I  pur- 
pose to  partake,  may  be  for  the  remission  of  my  sins, 
and  the  perfect  cleansing  of  all  my  offences,  for  the 
driving  away  of  all  evil  thoughts  and  the  renewal  of 
all  holy  desires,  for  the  healthful  bringing  forth  of 
fruit  well-pleasing  unto  Thee,  and  the  most  sure  pro- 
tection of  my  soul  and  body  against  the  wiles  of  all 
my  enemies.     Amen. 

Act  of  Contrition. 

I  DESIRE,  O  my  Saviour,  to  humbly  offer  Thee  the 
sacrifice  of  a  troubled  spirit  and  a  contrite  heart. 
I  grieve  from  my  inmost  heart  that  I  have  ever  offend- 
ed Thee  by  my  sins,  Thee  my  God  and  my  chief  good, 
Thee  who  art  so  gracious  to  me,  and  so  oft  refreshest 
me  in  Thy  Blessed  Sacrament.  I  grieve  especially  for 
the  sins  of  ...  .  which  Thou  knowest,  Thou  Searcher 
of  our  hearts,  and  which  I,  a  miserable  sinner,  do  con- 
fess in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul.  Would  that  I  had 
never  offended  Thee  !  Yet  a  contrite  and  humble  heart, 
O  God,  Thou  wilt  not  despise  ;  Thou  who  for  love  of 
us  didst  give  to  us  Thine  Only-Begotten  Son,  to  wash 
us  from  our  sins  in  His  own  Blood. 


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Resolution  of  Amendment. 

I  DESIRE,  O  Lord,  earnestly  longing  for  the  help 
of  Thy  grace,  to  renew  all -my  Baptismal  Vows  to 
Thee,  to  renounce  all  that  displeaseth  Thee,  and  to 
walk  more  perfectly  in  newness  of  life.  I  renounce 
the  devil  and  all  his  works  and  pomps,  the  glory  of  the 
world  with  all  its  covetous  desires,  all  sinful  excesses 
in  things  lawful,  and  whatever  may  lead  my  heart  from 
Thee  or  hinder  my  duty  towards  Thee  ;  also,  I  re- 
nounce all  the  sinful  lusts  of  the  flesh,  with  everything 
in  thought,  word,  or  deed,  which  displeaseth  Thee,  es- 
pecially .  .  .  ,  from  all  which  let  it  be  Thy  good  plea- 
sure to  deliver  me,  and  to  turn  the  whole  stream  of  my 
affections  to  the  love  of  Thee,  that  Thy  will  and  Thy 
love  may  be  the  sole  rule  and  guide  of  my  life,  and  I 
may  love  whatever  Thou  lovest,  and  hate  whatever 
Thou  hatest. 

Act  of  Faith. 

OF  a  truth  I  firmly  believe,  O  Good  Jesus,  and  with 
lively  faith  confess,  that  Thou  Thyself,  equal  to 
God  the  Father  in  glory  and  in  power,  true  God  and 
Man,  art  verily  and  indeed  present  in  this  Sacrament. 
For  Thou,  the  very  Truth  itself,  hast  said,  This  is  My 
Body,  This  is  My  Blood.  I  believe  whatever  the  Sou 
of  God  hath  said.  Nothing  can  be  truer  than  this  word 
of  Him  who  is  the  Truth.  I  do  believe,  L,ord ;  help 
mine  unbelief,  increase  my  faith. 

Act  of  Hope. 

O   CHRIST  Jesus,  I  am  sinful  dust  and  ashes,  but 
Thou  callest  to  Thee  all  who  labor  and  are  bur- 
dened, that  Thou  mayest  refresh  them.     Art  not  Thou 


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my  Refuge  ?  To  whom  else  shall  I  go  ?  Thou  hast 
the  words  of  eternal  life,  Thou  aloue  canst  comfort  me 
in  every  trouble.  Lord,  I  am  weak  and  sick,  but  Thou 
art  my  salvation.  Those  who  are  well  need  not  a  phy- 
sician, but  those  who  are  sick.  Therefore  I  come  to  Thee, 
my  Physician  and  my  Refuge,  hoping  that  this  Com- 
munion may  be  to  me  the  increase  of  Faith,  Hope,  and 
Charity  ;  a  firm  defence  against  the  snares  of  my  ene- 
mies ;  a  help  to  the  removal  of  the  fault  and  defect  of 
.  .  .  ,  and  to  the  bringing  forth  of  works  well-pleasing 
unto  Thee,  especially  .  .  .  ,  and  a  pledge  of  future 
glory.  This  is  the  hope  and  desire  which  I  cherish  in 
my  heart,  for  Thou  art  compassionate  and  of  tender 
mercy,  and  in  all  Thy  promises  most  faithful. 

Act  of  Love. 

OMOST  Sweet  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ,  how  great 
was  Thy  love,  which  drew  Thee  from  the  bosom 
of  the  Father  to  this  vale  of  tears,  to  take  our  flesh 
and  endure  infinite  miseries  and  wrongs,  yea,  even  the 
death  of  the  Cross,  and  that  only  for  us  miserable  sin- 
ners and  for  our  salvation.  O  how  great  was  Thy 
love  !  Thou  mightest  have  condemned  us,  and  Thou 
didst  rather  choose  to  save  us  :  we  were  guilty,  and 
Thou,  the  sinless  One,  didst  endure  our  punishment  to 
set  us  free.  Out  of  love  it  was  that  Thou  earnest  down 
to  take  our  flesh  ;  and  when  about  to  depart  from  this 
world  to  the  Father,  Thou  didst  leave  to  us  this  Sac- 
rament as  a  pledge  of  Thy  love,  that  after  a  new  and 
wondrous  manner  Thou  mightest  abide  with  us  for  ever  ; 
Thou  whose  delights  are  to  be  with  the  children  of 
men.  O  Lord,  how  worthy  art  Thou  of  love,  who  dost 
so  much  for  love  of  us  !     Wherefore  I  will  love  Thee, 


322         Devotions  for  Hoia7  Communion. 

O  Lord,  my  Strength,  my  Refuge,  and  my  Deliverer. 

0  God,  Thou  art  true  Love  !  He  that  dwelleth  in 
love  dwelleth  in  Thee.  I  desire  to  receive  Thee  in  this 
vSacrameut,  that  I  may  be  more  firml}-  united  with  Thee 
in  the  bond  of  love.  Who  shall  separate  me  from  the 
love  of  Christ  my  Saviour?  O  that  neither  life,  nor 
death,  nor  any  creature  may  have  power  to  do  so. 

Act  of  Humility. 

KOW  dare  I  venture  to  approach  to  Thee,  O  Lord  ? 
Art  not  Thou,  O  God,  my  Lord,  my  Creator,  my 
Redeemer,  the  King  of  heaven  and  earth  ?    And  who  am 

1  ?  A  poor  worm  of  earth,  and,  what  is  yet  more  un- 
worthy, so  often  a  disobedient  and  ungrateful  sinner 
against  Thee !  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that 
Thou  shouidst  enter  under  my  roof ;  yet  remember,  O 
Lord,  that  although  Thou  wast  Lord  of  all,  yet  didst 
Thou  take  upon  Thee  the  form  of  a  servant,  and  com- 
ing unto  us  didst  converse  familiarly  with  publicans 
and  sinners  ;  and  lastly  didst  humble  Thyself  and  be- 
come obedient  unto  death.  Let  that  Thy  humility 
move  Thee,  I  beseech  Thee,  not  to  despise  me,  vile  and 
worthless  as  I  am,  but  graciously  to  come  unto  me, 
and  mercifully  to  receive  me,  who  come  to  Thee% 

Act  of  Reparation. 

OLORD,  my  God  and  Saviour,  who,  as  Thou  didst 
endure  for  our  salvation  the  outrages  of  those 
who  crucified  Thee,  so  now  deignest  to  bear  with  those 
who  by  careless  or  unworthy  Communions  approach 
and  touch  Thee,  not  discerning  Thee,  and  endurest  all 
irreverences  rather  than  withhold  Thy  sacred  Presence 
from  our  Altars  :  I  bewail  these  indignities,  and  most 


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earnestly  desire  to  prevent,  to  the  utmost  of  my  power, 
whatever  thus  still  grieves  Thee.  I  beseech  Thee,  ac- 
cept this  sorrow  and  this  desire  as  the  only  offering 
I  can  make  in  reparation  of  so  great  dishonor.  O 
Lord,  increase  our  faith,  and  preserve  us  from  the 
least  profanation  of  this  adorable  Mystery,  and  kindle 
in  me  and  in  the  hearts  of  all  Thy  people,  especially 
of  all  who  celebrate  or  assist  in  Its  ministration,  such 
reverence  and  devotion  that  Thy  most  holy  name  may 
more  and  more  be  honored  and  glorified  in  this  Sac- 
rament of  love.     Amen. 

Aspirations. 

OLORD  Jesus,  what  great  things  hast  Thou  done, 
and  what  didst  Thou  suffer,  out  of  the  power  of 
Thv  boundless  love  towards  me  !  But  what  return 
have  I  made  ?  and  what  return  shall  I  make  ? 

I  am  sorry  from  the  bottom  of  my  heart  that  I  have 
ever  offended  Thee,  who  hast  so  greatly  loved  me. 

I  believe  in  Thee  with  a  lively  faith,  O  eternal  Truth  ! 
because  Thou  art  Thyself  God  and  Man,  my  Lord  and 
Saviour. 

I  hope  in  Thee,  O  Lord,  O  only  Hope,  and  true  Sal- 
vation of  my  soul. 

I  love  Thee,  O  my  sovereign  Good  !  O  that  I  may 
love  Thee  above  all  things  with  my  whole  heart  !  O 
may  the  burning  power  of  Thy  love  absorb  me,  that 
nothing  may  ever  separate  me  from  the  love  of  Christ 
Jesus,  my  Saviour  ! 

For  what  have  I  in  heaven  but  Thee  ?  and  beside 
Thee  what  do  I  desire  upon  earth  ? 

As  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water-springs,  so  pant- 
eth  my  soul  after  Thee,  O  God. 


324         Devotions  for  Hoey  Communion. 


What  is  man,  that  Thou  art  mindful  of  him?  or  the 
son  of  man  that  Thou  visitest  him  ? 

Blessed  is  he  who  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

To  the  Blessed  Virgin. 

OMOST  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  mother  of  gentle- 
ness and  mercy,  I,  a  miserable  and  unworthy 
sinner,  fly  to  thy  protection  with  every  sentiment  of 
humility  and  love  ;  and  I  implore  of  thy  loving-kind- 
ness that  thou  wouldst  vouchsafe  graciously  to  be  near 
me,  and  all  who  throughout  the  whole  Church  are  to 
receive  the  Body  and  Blood  of  thy  Son  this  day,  even 
as  thou  wert  near  thy  sweetest  Son  as  He  hung  bleed- 
ing on  the  Cross.  That,  aided  by  thy  gracious  help, 
we  may  worthily  offer  up  a  pure  and  acceptable  sacri- 
fice in  the  sight  of  the  Holy  and  Undivided  Trinity. 
Amen. 

To  St.  Joseph,  (i) 

*Tp^  APPY  and  blessed  art  thou,  O  Joseph,  to  whom 
«J— G  it  was  given  not  only  to  see  and  to  hear  that 
God  whom  many  kings  desired  to  see,  and  saw  not,  to 
hear,  and  heard  not  ;  but  also  to  bear  Him  in  thine 
arms,  to  embrace  Him,  to  clothe  Him,  and  to  guard 
and  defend  Him. 

V.  Pray  for  us,  O  Blessed  Joseph. 

R.  That  we  may  be  made  woriiiy  of  the  promises  of 
Christ. 

Let  us  pray, 

OGOD,  who  hast  given  unto    us   a   royal  Priest- 
hood,  vouchsafe,    we    beseech    Tl.ee,    that    as 
Blessed  Joseph  was  found  worthy  to  handle  with  his 


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hands,  and  bear  within  his  arms,  Thine  Only-begotten 
Son,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  so  may  we  be  made  fit, 
by  cleanness  of  heart  and  innocency  of  works,  to  wait 
upon  Thy  Holy  Altars  ;  that  we  may  worthily  receive 
the  Most  Sacred  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son,  now  in 
this  present,  and  deserve  to  attain  an  everlasting  re- 
ward in  the  world  to  come.  Through  the  same  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen, 


DIRECTION  OF  THE  INTENTION. 

I  INTEND  to  assist  at  the  Holy  Sacrifice  of  the 
Mass,  and  to  receive  the  Body  and  Blood  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  the  Rite  of  the  holy 
Roman  Church,  to  the  praise  of  Almighty  God  and  of 
the  whole  Court  of  Heaven  ;  for  my  benefit,  and  that 
of  the  whole  Church  on  earth  ;  for  all  those  who  have 
commended  themselves  unto  my  prayers,  in  general 
and  in  particular  ;  and  for  the  happy  estate  of  the  holy 
Roman  Church. 

T70X  with  peace,  amendment  of  life,  space  for  true 
dj  repentance,  the  grace  and  comfort  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  perseverance  in  good  works,  a  contrite  and 
humble  heart,  and  a  happy  consummation  of  my  life, 
grant  unto  me,  O  Almighty  and  merciful  Lord.  Amen. 

[For   those  who  wish  to   pray   in   their   own 

WORDS. 

Reflect  on  the  events  of  the  period  since  your  last  Communion. 

Consider ; 

What  you  have  specially  to  be  thankful  for — 

The  mercies  you  have  enjoyed. 

(In  home  life  ;  the  love  of  friends;   success  in  business, 
and  the  like  ;  spiritual  blessings,  etc.; 


326         Devotions  fcr  Holy  Communion. 

Any  troubles  which  have  been  averted. 

(Dangers  to  which  you  have  been  exposed  ;  causes  of 
anxiety  which  have  been  removed,  etc.) 

Any  sorrows  or  troubles  which  have  fallen  upon  you. 

(Trace  God's  hand  in  them,  trusting-  that  He  has  some 
merciful  design  in  them,  so  that  you  can  thank  Him  for 
them.) 

What  you  have  specially  to  pray  for — 

For  the  Chinch  of  Christ. 

(The  Pope,  the  whole  Hierarchy,  your  own  Bishop,  the 
Clergy  with  whom  you  are  specially  concerned,  Missions, 
etc.) 

For  your  country. 

(The  President  and  his  Counsellors,  Congress,  the  Gover- 
nor, etc.;  national  dangers  to  be  averted,  etc.) 

For  your  relatives,  friends,  and  acquaintances. 

(Any  who  are  sick  or  in  sorrow  ;  any  for  whom  you  desire 
God's  guidance  in  religious  or  worldly  affairs,  'fhink 
whether  any  one  has  any  special  claim  upon  you.  Have 
you  injured  any  one?  If  so,  have  you  made  all  the  repara- 
tion in  your  power?  Has  any  one  injured  you,  having  thus 
a  special  need  for  your  prayers  ?  The  Souls  in  Purgatory — 
have  you  to  pray  especially  for  some  of  these  ?) 

For  yourself . 

(Sins  to  be  forgiven.  What  are  your  chief  temptations 
just  now?  What  sins  and  faults  do  you  most  need  aid 
against?  What  Christian  virtues  are  you  chiefly  deficient 
in  ?  Are  there  any  business  affairs,  or  undertakings  of  any 
kind,  or  expected  events,  upon  which  you  desire  to  ask 
God's  blessing?  etc.)  " 

When  the  bell  rings  at  the  Domine,  non  sum  digtius,  go  up  to  the 
Altar-rail,  and  kneel  there,  ivilh  ungloved  and  folded  hands. 
Renew  7vith  all  possible  fervor  your  contrition  of  heart,  while  t/ie 
Confiteor  is  recited  by  tJic  acolyte,  and  the  Misereatur  and  In- 
dulgentiam  pronounced  by  the  Priest.  When  the  Sacred  Host  is 
presented  to  you,  receive  It  on  your  tongue  lightly  resting  on 
the  lower  lip.  Say  in  your  heart  the  words  which  the  Priest 
uses  :  The  Body  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  preserve  my  soul 
unto  life  everlasting.     Retire  to  your  place  with  recollection  and 


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holy  modesty,  and  remain  for  some  time  kneeling,  in  silent  com- 
miining  with  your  heavenly  Guest.  Do  not  be  too  anxious  to 
use  your  Prayer-book  ;  it  is  far  better  for  a  while  to  meditate 
upon  the  Sacred  Mysteries  which  you  have  received,  using  the 
unspoken  sentiments  cf  the  soul.  Let  not  this  precious  time  be 
wasted,  hozvever ;  should  attention  flag  and  distractions  arise, 
have  immediate  recourse  to  the  following  prayers. 


THANKS3IYIN3  AFTER  COMMUNION. 

Antiphon.     Of  the  Three  Children. 

The  Benedicite. 

*  J  I'LL  ye  Works  of  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord  ;  praise 
t%J<— 1~%     and  exalt  Him  above  all  for  ever. 

O  ye  Angels  of  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the 
Lord,  O  ye  Heavens. 

O  all  ye  Waters  that  are  above  the  Heavens,  bless  the 
Lord  :  bless  the  Lord,  O  all  ye  Powers  of  the  Lord. 

O  ye  Sun  and  Moon,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the  Lord, 
O  ye  vStars  of  Heaven. 

O  every  Shower  and  Dew,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  bless 
the  Lord,  O  all  ye  Spirits  of  God. 

O  ye  Fire  and  Heat,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the  Lord, 
O  ye  Cold  and  Heat. 

O  ye  Dews  and  Hoarfrost,  bless  the  Lord :  bless  the 
Lord,  O  ye  Frost  and  Cold. 

O  ye  Ice  and  Snow,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the  Lord, 
O  ve  Xi  edits  and  Davs. 

O  ye  Light  and  Darkness,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the 
Lord,  O  ye  Lightnings  and  Clouds. 

O  let  the  Earth  bless  the  Lord  :  let  it  praise  and  ex- 
alt Him  above  all  for  ever. 


328         Thanksgiving  after  Communion. 

O  ye  Mountains  and  Hills,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless 
the  Lord,  O  all  ye  things  that  spring  up  in  the 
earth. 

O  ye  Fountains,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the  Lord,  O 
ye  Seas  and  Rivers. 

O  ye  Whales,  and  all  that  move  in  the  Waters,  bless 
the  Lord  :  bless  the  Lord,  O  all  ye  Fowls  of  the  air. 

O  all  ye  Beasts  and  Cattle,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the 
Lord,  O  ye  Sons  of  men. 

O  let  Israel  bless  the  Lord  :  let  them  praise  and  ex- 
alt Him  above  all  for  ever. 

O  ye  Priests  of  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord  :  bless  the 
Lord,  O  ye  Servants  of  the  Lord. 

O  ye  Spirits  and  Souls  of  the  Just,  bless  the  Lord  : 
bless  the  Lord,  O  ye  holy  and  humble  of  heart. 

O  Ananiah,  Azariah,  and  Misael,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
praise  and  exalt  Him  above  all  for  ever. 

Let  us  bless  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  :  let  us  praise  and  exalt  Him  above  all  for  ever. 

Blessed  art  Thou,  O  Lord,  in  the  Firmament  of 
Heaven  :  and  worthy  to  be  praised  and  glorified,  and 
exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

Psalm  /50. 

*TI\RAISE  the  Lord  in  His  holy  places  :  praise  Him 
r-" —      in  the  firmament  of  His  power. 

Praise  Him  in  His  mighty  acts  :  praise  Him  accord- 
ing to  the  multitude  of  His  greatness. 

Praise  Him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  :  praise 
Him  with  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  Him  with  timbrel  and  choir  :  praise  Him  with 
strings  and  organs. 

Praise  Him  upon  the  high-sounding  cymbals  :  praise 


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Him  upon  cymbals  of  joy  :  let  every  spirit  praise  the 
Lord.     Alleluia. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Antiphon.  Let  us  sing  the  song  of  the  Three  Chil- 
dren, which  the  holy  souls  sang  in  the  fiery  furnace, 
blessing  the  Lord. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 
Christ,  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 
Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 
R.  But'  deliver  us  from  evil. 
V.  Let  all  Thy  works,  O  Lord,  praise  Thee. 
R.  And  let  Thy  Saints  bless  Thee. 
V.  The  Saints  shall  rejoice  in  glory. 
R.  They  shall  be  joyful  in  their  beds. 
V.   Not  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us. 
jR.  But  unto  Thy  name  give  the  glory. 
V.   O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 
R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  for  the  Three  Children  didst  assuage 
the  flames  of   lire  :  mercifully  grant    that    the 
flames  of  sin  may  not  consume  us  Thy  servants. 

*~|^VIRECT,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  our  actions  by 
A-^  Thy  inspiration,  and  further  them  with  Thy 
continual  help  ;  that  every  prayer  and  work  of  ours 
may  always  begin  from  Thee,  and  through  Thee  be 
brought  to  an  end. 


33^         Thanksgiving  after  Communion. 

VOUCHSAFE,  O  Lord,  to  extinguish  within  us 
the  flames  of  sin  ;  Thou  who  didst  grant  to 
Blessed  Lawrence  grace  to  arise  whole  from  his  fiery 
torments.     Through  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  of  St.  Thomas  Aouinas. 

V7T"LMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  the  Preserver 
<yj<-*^  of  souls  and  the  Redeemer  of  the  world,  look 
favorably  upon  me,  Thy  servant,  prostrate  before  Thy 
Majesty,  and  most  graciously  accept  this  Sacrifice  at 
which,  in  honor  of  Thy  name,  I  have  been  present,  for 
the  saving  health  of  the  faithful,  living  as  well  as  de- 
parted, as  also  for  all  rny  sins  and  offences.  Take  away 
Thine  anger  from  me  :  grant  Thy  grace  and  mercy  unto 
me  ;  open  unto  me  the  gates  of  Paradise  ;  deliver  me 
by  Thy  power  from  all  evils  ;  and  whatever  guilt  I  have 
of  rny  own  sinfulness  incurred,  do  Thou  graciously  for- 
give ;  and  make  me  so  to. persevere  in  Thy  precepts  in 
this  world  that  I  may  be  rendered  worthy  to  be  joined 
to  the  company  of  Thine  elect ;  of  Thine  only  gift, 
O  my  God,  whose  blessed  name,  honor,  and  dominion 
endureth  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

I  render  thanks  to  Thee,  O  Lord,  Holy  Father,  Ever- 
lasting God,  who  hast  vouchsafed,  not  for  any  merits 
of  mine,  but  of  Thy  great  mercy  only,  to  feed  me  a 
sinner,  Thine  unworthy  servant,  with  the  precious 
Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ; 
and  I  pray  that  this  Holy  Communion  may  not  be  for 
my  judgment  and  condemnation,  but  for  my  pardon 
and  salvation.  Let  it  be  unto  me  an  armor  of  faith 
and  a  shield  of  good  purpose,  a  riddance  of  all  vices, 
and  a  rooting  out  of  all  evil  desires  ;  an  increase  of 
love  and  patience,  of  humility  and  obedience,  and  of 


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all  virtues  ;  a  firm  defence  against  the  wiles  of  all  my 
enemies,  visible  and  invisible  ;  a  perfect  quieting  of  all 
my  impulses,  fleshly  and  spiritual  ;  a  cleaving  unto 
Thee,  the  one  true  God ;  and  a  blessed  consummation 
of  my  end  when  Thou  dost  call.  And  I  pray  that 
Thou  wouldst  vouchsafe  to  bring  me  a  sinner  to  that 
unspeakable  Feast  where  Thou,  with  Thy  Son  and 
Thy  Holy  Spirit,  art  to  Thy  holy  ones  true  light,  ful- 
ness of  blessedness,  everlasting  joy,  and  perfect  happi- 
ness.    Through  the  same  Christ  our  Lord.     A)?ien. 

A  Prayer  of  St.  Bonaventure. 

OMOST  sweet  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  transfix  the  affec- 
tions of  my  inmost  soul  with  that  most  joyous 
and  healthful  wound  of  Thy  love,  with  true,  serene, 
holiest  Apostolic  charity,  that  rny  soul  may  ever  lan- 
guish and  melt  with  entire  love  and  longing  for  Thee, 
that  it  may  desire  Thee,  and  faint  for  Thy  courts,  long 
to  be  dissolved  and  to  be  with  Thee.  Grant  that  my 
soul  may  hunger  after  Thee,  the  Bread  of  Angels,  the 
Refreshment  of  holy  souls,  our  daily  and  supersub- 
stantial  Bread,  who  hast  all  sweetness  and  savor,  and 
the  sweetness  of  every  taste.  Let  my  heart  ever  hun- 
ger after  and  feed  upon  Thee,  upon  whom  the  Angels 
desire  to  look,  and  my  inmost  soul  be  filled  with  the 
sweetness  of  Thy  savor.  May  it  ever  thirst  for  Thee, 
the  Fountain  of  life,  the  Source  of  wisdom  and  know- 
ledge, the  Fountain  of  eternal  light,  the  Torrent  of 
pleasure,  the  Richness  of  the  House  of  God.  31  ay  it 
ever  yearn  for  Thee,  seek  Thee,  find  Thee,  stretch  to- 
wards Thee,  attain  to  Thee,  meditate  upon  Thee,  speak 
of  Thee,  and  do  all  things  to  the  praise  and  glory  of 
Thy  holy  name,  with    humility  and    discretion,   with 


332         Thanksgiving  after  communion. 

love  and  delight,  with  readiness  and  affection,  with 
perseverance  even  unto  the  end.  And  be  Thou  ever 
my  hope  and  my  whole  confidence  ;  my  riches  ;  my 
delight,  my  pleasure,  and  my  joy  ;  my  rest  and  tran- 
quillity ;  my  peace,  my  sweetness,  and  my  fragrance  ; 
my  sweet  savor,  my  food  and  refreshment ;  my  refuge 
and  my  help  ;  my  wisdom  ;  my  portion,  my  possession, 
and  my  treasure,  in  whom  my  mind  and  my  heart  may 
ever  remain  fixed  and  firm,  and  rooted  immovably, 
henceforth  and  for  evermore.     Amen. 

OMOST  Holy,  O  most  benign,  O  noble  and  glori- 
ous Virgin  Mary,  who  wast  worthy  to  bear  in 
thy  sacred  womb  the  Creator  of  all,  and  at  thy  virginal 
breast  to  nourish  Him  whose  true,  real,  and  most  holy 
Body  and  Blood  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  have  just  now 
dared  to  receive  :  vouchsafe,  I  humbly  beseech  thee,  to 
intercede  with  Him  for  me  a  sinner ;  that  whatsoever, 
by  ignorance  or  neglect,  by  accident  or  irreverence,  I 
have  left  undone,  or  have  done  amiss,  in  this  unspeak- 
ably holy  Sacrifice,  may  be  pardoned  through  thy 
prayers  to  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son, 
wrho  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost  liveth  and 
reigneth  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Aspirations. 

[I  V /11 'HO  art  Thou,  O  Lord,  and  what  am  I  ? 

hJlA,     Dost  Thou  come  unto  me,  O  King  most  High, 
even  to  the  very  lowest  of  Thy  servants  ? 

Behold,  O  Lord,  I  now  have  Thee,  who  hast  all 
things  :  I  possess  Thee,  who  possessest  all  things  and 
canst  do  all  things  ;  therefore,  O  my  God  and  my  All, 
do  Thou  wean  my  heart  from  all  other  things  beside 
Thee,   for  in   them   there   is   nothing   but  vanity  and 


Thanksgiving  after  Communion.  333 

weariness  of  spirit ;  on  Thee  alone  may  my  heart  be 
fixed ;  in  Thee  be  my  rest,  for  in  Thee  is  my  treasure, 
in  Thee  are  sovereign  truth,  true  happiness,  and  eter- 
nal life. 

Let  my  soul,  O  Lord,  feel  the  sweetness  of  Thy  pres- 
ence. May  it  taste  how  sweet  Thou  art,  O  Lord,  that, 
drawn  by  love  of  Thee,  it  may  seek  for  nothing  where- 
in to  rejoice  out  of  Thee  ;  for  Thou  art  the  joy  of  my 
heart,  and  my  God,  and  my  portion  for  ever. 

Thou  art  the  Physician  of  my  soul,  who  with  Thine 
own  stripes  hast  healed  our  sickness.  I  am  that  sick 
soul  whom  Thou  earnest  from  heaven  to  heal  ;  heal 
my  soul,  therefore,  for  I  have  sinned  against  Thee. 

Thou  art  the  Good  Shepherd  who  hast  laid  down 
Thy  life  for  Thy  sheep.  Behold,  I  am  that  sheep 
which  was  lost,  and  yet  Thou  dost  vouchsafe  to  feed 
me  with  Thy  Body  and  Blood  ;  lay  me  now  upon  Thy 
shoulders.  What  wilt  Thou  refuse  me,  who  hast  given 
Thyself  unto  me  ?  O  be  Thou  my  Shepherd,  and  I 
shall  lack  nothing  in  the  green  pasture  wherein  Thou 
feedest  me,  until  I  am  brought  to  the  pastures  of  eter- 
nal life. 

O  Thou  true  Light,  which  eulightenest  every  man 
who  cometh  into  the  world,  enlighten  mine  eyes,  that 
I  sleep  not  in  death. 

O  Fire  continually  burning,  and  never  failing  !  be- 
hold how  lukewarm  and  cold  I  am  ;  O  do  Thou  in- 
flame my  reins  and  my  heart,  that  they  may  be  on  fire 
with  the  love  of  Thee.  For  Thou  earnest  to  send  fire 
on  the  earth,  and  what  wilt  Thou  but  that  it  be 
kindled  ? 

O  King  of  Heaven  and  earth,  rich  in  pity  !  behold, 
I  am  poor  and  needy  ;    Thou  knowest  what   I  most 


334         Thanksgiving  after  Communion. 


require  ;  Thou  aloue  art  able  to  enrich  and  help  me  ; 
help  me,  O  God,  and  out  of  the  treasure  of  Thy  good- 
ness succor  Thou  my  needy  soul. 

O  my  Lord  and  my  God !  behold,  I  am  Thy  ser- 
vant :  give  me  understanding  and  kindle  my  affections, 
that  I  may  know  and  do  Thy  will. 

Thou  art  the  Lamb  of  God,  the  Lamb  without  spot, 
who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world  ;  take  away  from 
me  whatever  hurteth  me  and  displeaseth  Thee  ;  and 
give  me  what  Thou  knowest  to  be  pleasing  to  Thee 
and  good  for  me. 

Thou  art  my  love  and  all  my  joy  ;  Thou  art  my  God 
and  my  all  ;  Thou  art  the  portion  of  my  inheritance 
and  of  my  cup  ;  Thou  art  He  that  will  restore  my  in- 
heritance unto  me. 

O  my  God  and  my  All !  may  the  sweet  and  burning 
power»of  Thy  love,  I  beseech  Thee,  so  absorb  my  soul, 
that  I  may  die  unto  the  world  for  the  love  of  Thee, 
who  for  the  love  of  me  hast  vouchsafed  to  die  upon  the 
Cross,  O  my  God  and  my  All. 

Lord,  if  I  had  lived  innocently,  I  could  not  have  de- 
served to  receive  the  crumbs  that  fall  from  Thy  Table. 
How  great  is  Thy  mercy,  who  hast  feasted  me  with  the 
Bread  of  Virgins,  with  the  Wine  of  Angels,  with  Manna 
from  heaven  ! 

O  when  shall  I  pass  from  this  dark  glass,  from  this 
veil  of  Sacraments,  to  the  vision  of  Thy  eternal  light  ; 
from  eating  Thy  Body,  to  beholding  Thy  face  in  Thy 
eternal  kingdom  ? 

Let  not  my  sins  crucify  the  Lord  of  life  again  ;  let  it 
never  be  said  of  me,  The  hand  of  him  who  betrayeth 
Me  is  with  Me  on  the  table. 

O  that  I  might  love  Thee  as  well  as  ever  any  creature 


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loved  Thee  !  Let  me  think  nothing  but  Thee,  desire 
nothing  but  Thee,  enjoy  nothing  but  Thee. 

O  Jesus,  be  a  Jesus  unto  me.  Thou  art  all  things 
unto  nie.  Let  nothing  ever  please  me  but  what  savors 
of  Thee  and  Thy  miraculous  sweetness. 

Blessed  be  the  mercies  of  our  Lord,  who  of  God  is 
made  unto  me  wisdom,  and  justice,  and  sanctification, 
and  redemption.  Let  him  who  glorieth  glory  in  the 
Lord.     Amen. 

Adore  and  Magnify  the  Lord. 

OLORD  Jesus,  sweetest  Guest,  mayest  Thou  have 
come  happily  to  me,  Thy  poor  and  humble  ser- 
vant. Mayest  Thou  have  entered  in  blessing  under 
this  mean  and  lowly  roof.  Blessed  art  Thou,  O  Lord, 
in  the  highest,  for  that  Thou  hast  come  into  my  heart, 
Thou  Day-spring  from  on  high.  O  King  of  peace, 
drive  from  my  heart  all  vain  and  idle  thoughts,  that 
my  soul  may  be  able  to  imitate  and  to  love  Thee 
only,  the  Author  of  peace.  For  what  beside  Thee,  O 
Thou  peace,  Thou  calm  and  sweetness  of  my  heart, 
should  my  soul  seek  for  or  desire  ? 

Pray  for  Grace. 

y"S  RANT  me  Thy  grace,  most  merciful  Jesus,  that  it 
Vi/  may  be  with  me,  and  work  with  me,  and  con- 
tinue with  me  even  to  the  end.  Grant  me  ever  to  will 
and  to  desire  what  is  most  pleasing  unto  Thee.  Let  Thy 
will  be  mine,  and  my  will  ever  follow  Thine  in  perfect 
agreement  with  it,  that  so  I  may  nerther  choose  nor 
reject,  save  what  Thou  choosest  and  rejectest. 

Grant  me  to  die  to  all  that  is  in  the  world,  and  for 
love  of  Thee  to  be  content  to  be  despised  and  unknown 


336         Thanksgiving  after  Communion. 

in  this  life.  Grant  me,  above  all  objects  of  desire,  to 
rest  in  Thee,  and  to  still  my  heart  to  perfect  peace  in 
Thee.  For  Thon  art  the  true  peace  of  the  heart,  Thou 
art  its  only  rest,  and  out  of  Thee  all  is  restless  and  un- 
quiet. In  this  peace,  that  is  in  Thyself  alone,  my  chief 
and  eternal  good,  may  I  lay  me  down  and  take  my  rest. 
Amen. 

Give  Thanks. 


m 


'HAT  shall  I  render  unto  Thee,  O  Lord  Jesus,  for 
all  that  Thou  hast  done  unto  me,  and  on  this 
day  especially  ?  In  Thy  care  for  me  Thou  hast  given 
me  Thy  Body  for  my  food,  and  Thy  Blood  for  my 
drink,  and  both  for  a  pledge  of  future  glory.  Would 
that  my  lips  might  be  opened,  and  my  mouth  filled 
with  Thy  praise,  that  I  might  sing  of  Thy  glory  and  of 
Thy  greatness  all  the  day  long,  and  tell  of  all  Thy 
wondrous  works.  O  my  soul,  magnify  the  Lord,  from 
whom  thou  hast  received  blessings  so  many  and  so 
great  ;  and  rejoice,  my  spirit,  in  Ciod  thy  Saviour  :  for» 
He  hath  looked  down  on  my  lowliness  ;  and  the 
Mighty  One  hath  done  great  things  for  me,  and  hath 
filled  me,  when  hungry,  with  good  things. 

Let  my  words  please  Thee,  O  Lord  ;  my  joy  shall 
be  in  Thee,  and  I  will  be  exercised  in  Thy  command- 
ments. Hold  Thou  me  by  my  right  hand,  and  guide 
me  by  Thy  will,  that  Thou  may  est  afterwards  receive 
me  with  Thy  glory  ;  for  Thy  mercy's  sake.     Amen. 

Offer  to  God  the  Father  His  Sonfesns  Christ. 

OMOvST  Merciful  Father,  who  hast  so  loved  me  as 
to  give  to  me  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  for  my 
food  and  drink,  and  with  Him  all  things,  look  upon 
the  Face  of  Thine  Anointed,  in  whom  Thou  art  well 


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pleased.  This  Thy  Beloved  Son,  and  with  Him  my 
heart,  I  offer  and  present  to  Thee  for  all  the  blessings 
Thou  hast  this  day  given  me.  Mayest  Thou,  O  Father, 
be  now  well  pleased  in  Him,  and  through  Him  turn 
away  Thine  indignation  from  me. 

Behold  the  One  Mediator  between  God  and  men,  a 
Man  Christ  Jesus,  my  Advocate  and  High-Priest,  who 
intercedes  for  me.  Him  do  I  offer  and  plead  before 
Thee,  who  committed  no  sin,  but  bore  the  sins  of  the 
world,  and  by  whose  stripes  we  are  healed.  Accept, 
therefore,  O  Holy  Father,  this  Immaculate  Victim,  to 
the  honor  and  glory  of  Thy  name,  in  thanksgiving  for 
all  Thy  benefits  bestowed  upon  me,  in  remission  also 
of  my  sins,  and  supply  of  all  my  defects  and  shortcom- 
ings. 

O  Blessed  Virgin,  Mother  of  my  God  and  Saviour, 
recommend  my  petitions  to  thy  Son.  O  all  ye  Angels 
and  Saints,  citizens  of  heaven,  join  also  your  prayers 
with  mine.  Ye  stand  always  before  the  Throne,  and 
see  Ilim  face  to  face,  whom  I  here  receive  under  veils. 
Be  ever  mindful  of  me,  and  obtain  from  Him  and 
through  Him  that  with  you  I  may  bless,  Him  and  love 
Him  for  ever,     ^lnicn. 

Offer  Yourself  to  Christ. 

OLORD,  for  that  I  am  Thy  servant  and  the  son  of 
Thy  handmaid,  I  therefore  renounce  the  devil 
and  all  his  works  and  pomps;  all  the  vanity  of  this 
wicked  world,  and  all  the  sinful  lusts  of  the  flesh.  Thou 
alone  art  the  God  of  my  heart  ;  Thou,  O  God,  art  my 
portion  for  ever.  Thou  art  the  portion  of  my  inheri- 
tance and  of  my  cup.  Thou  art  He  that  will  restore 
my  inheritance  unto  me.     Do  Thou  therefore  take  for 


333 


Thanksgiving  after  Communion. 


Thine  own  the  whole  powers  of  my  soul,  niy  memory, 
my  intellect,  and  all  my  will.  All  that  I  am,  and  all 
that  I  have,  Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  me  :  therefore 
I  give  back  all  to  Thee,  and  surrender  it  to  be  wholly 
governed  by  Thy  sovereign  will.  Grant  me  but  grace 
to  love  Thee  alone,  and  I  am  rich  enough  and  ask  no 
more. 

Here  may  be  said,  the  Tantum  Ergo  (p.  222),  the  Lauda  Sion  {p.  632), 
the  Pange  Lingua  {p.  627),  or  any  other  Hymn  in  honor  of  the 
Blessed  Sacrament. 


A  PraverW 

To  which  Pope  Pius  VII.  has  annexed  a  Plenary  In- 
dulgence, which  all  the  faithful  may  obtain  who, 
after  having  co7ifessed  their  sins  with  contrition, 
and  received  the  Holy  Communion ,  shall  devoutly 
recite  it  before  an  image  or  representation  of  Christ 
crucified. 

Behold,  O  kind  and  most  sweet  Jesus, 
I  cast  myself  upon  my  knees  in  Thy 
sight,  aud  with  the  most  fervent  desire  of 
my  soul  I  pray  and  beseech  Thee  that 
Thou  woulds.t  impress  upon  my  heart 
lively  sentiments  of  Faith,  Hope,  and 
Charity,  with  true  repentance  for  i 
sins,  and  a  firm  desire  of  amencliiiein, 
whilst  with  deep  affection  and  grief  of 
soul  I  ponder  within  myself  aud  mental- 
ly contemplate  Thy  five  most  precious 
Wounds  ;  having  before  my  eyes  that  which  David 
spake  in  prophecy  :  They  have  pierced  my  hands 
and  feet ;    they  have  numbered  all  my  bones. 


Zhe  devotion  of  tbe  tfortp  Ibours' 

Booration. 


HIS  Devotion,  known  in  Italy  as  the  Qua- 
rant"   ore,   continues  for  Forty    Hours,   in 
memory  of  the  forty  hours  during  which 
the  Body  of  our  I^ord  remained  in  the  Sep- 
ulchre.    It  was    begun    at  Milan  in  1534, 
and  was  introduced  into  Rome  by  St.  Philip 
Neri  in  1548,  and  sanctioned  by  Pope  Clem- 
ent VIII.,  who  issued  a  solemn  Bull  respect- 
ing it,  November  25,  1592. 

The  devotion  owes  its  origin  to  Father  Jo- 
seph, a  Capuchin  friar  at  Milan.  In  the  year 
1534  the  city  of  Milan  was  suffering  all  the 
horrors  attendant  on  war,  and  was  reduced 
almost  to  despair,  when  Father  Joseph  called 
upon  the  citizens  to  raise  their  eyes  from  the 
miseries  around  them,  and  look  up  to  heaven  for  succor,  assuring 
them,  on  the  part  of  God,  that  if  they  would  give  themselves  to 
fervent  prayer  for  forty  hours,  their  city  and  their  country  would 
be  liberated  from  the  devastations  of  their  enemies.  The  citi- 
zens obeyed  the  call.  The  Forty  Hours'  Prayer  commenced  in 
the  Cathedral,  and  was  taken  up  by  the  other  churches  of  the 
city  in  rotation.  The  people  meanwhile  attended  with  fervor  at 
the  appointed  prayers,  and  approached  with  great  devotion  the 
Sacraments  of  Penance  and  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Heaven  did 
not  delay  to  fulfil  the  assurance  given  by  the  pious  servant  of 
God ;  for  in  a  short  time  the  Emperor  Charles  V.  and   Francis, 

339 


34o       A  Visit  to  the  Blessed  Sacrament. 

King-  of  France,  were  seen  at  the  gate  of  Milan  arranging-  the  ar- 
ticles of  peace. 

To  promote  this  devotion  Pope  Clement  VIII.  granted  a  Plenary 
Indulgence  to  all  snch  as,  confessing  their  sins  and  receiving  Holy 
Communion,  should  visit  any  church  or  chapel  where  this  devo- 
tion was  being  performed. 

To  gain  this  Indulgence  it  is  required  (i)  to  visit  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  once  during  the  three  days  of  Exposition  ;  and  (2)  to 
receive  Holy  Communion  on  the  day  preceding,  or  on  one  of  the 
three  days,  but  not  necessarily  in  the  same  church  or  chapel  in 
which  the  Blessed  Sacrament  is  exposed. 

Pope  Paul  V.  also  granted  an  Indulgence  of  ten  years  and  ten 
quadragencz  for  every  Visit  made  to  the  Blessed  Sacrament  thus 
exposed. 

These  Indulgences  are  applicable  to  the  Souls  in  Purgatory. 

The  forms  of  prayers  used  in  this  devotion  are,  the  L,itany 
of  the  Saints,  Collects,  etc.,  as  given  on  page  256;  to  which  may 
be  added  the  Eitany  of  the  Holy  Name  {p.  60),  tli^  Litany  of  the 
Blessed  Virgin  (p.  65),  the  Miserere  (/>.  249),  and  the  Te  Deum 
(p.  160). 


A  VISIT  TO  THE   BLESSED  SACRA- 
MENT. 

An  Act  of  Adoration  to  the  Most  Holy 

Trinity. 

I  MOST  humbly  adore  Thee,  O  uncreated  Father, 
and  Thee,  O  Only-begotten  Son,  and  Thee,  O 
Holy  Ghost  the  Paraclete,  one  Almighty,  Everlasting, 
and  Unchangeable  God,  Creator  of  heaven  and  earth, 
and  of  all  things  visible  and  invisible.  I  acknowledge 
in  Thee  a  true  and  ineffable  Trinity  of  Persons,  a  true 
and  indivisible  Unity  of  Substance.  I  glorify  Thee,  O 
Almighty  Trinity,  one  only  Deity,  my  most  compas- 
sionate Lord,  my  sweetest  hope,  my  dearest  light,  my 


A  Visit  to  the  Blessed  Sacrament.       341 

most  desired  repose,  my  joy,  my  life,  and  all  my  good. 
To  Thy  most  merciful  goodness  I  commend  my  soul 
and  body  ;  to  Thy  most  sacred  Majesty  I  wholly  devote 
myself,  and  to  Thy  divine  will  I  resign  and  yield  my- 
self eternally.  All  honor  and  glory  be  to  Thee  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

O  HEAVENLY  Father,  O  most  forgiving  Father, 
O  Lord  God,  have  mercy  upon  me  a  wretched 
sinner,  have  niercy  upon  all  men.  In  fullest  repara- 
tion, expiation,  and  satisfaction  for  all  my  iniquities 
and  negligences,  and  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world, 
and  perfectly  to  supply  the  deficiency  of  my  works, 
I  offer  unto  Thee  Thy  Beloved  Son,  Christ  Jesus,  in 
union  with  that  sovereign  charity  with  which  Thou 
didst  send  Him  to  us,  and  didst  give  Him  to  us  as 
our  Saviour.  I  offer  His  transcendent  virtues,  and 
all  that  He  did  and  suffered  for  us.  I  offer  His  la- 
bors, sorrows,  torments,  and  most  Precious  Blood.  I 
offer  the  merits  of  the  most  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  and 
of  all  Thy  Saints.  Assist  me,  I  beseech  Thee,  O  most 
merciful  Father,  through  the  same  Thy  Son,  by  the 
power  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit.  Have  mercy  on  all  un- 
happy sinners,  and  graciously  call  them  back  to  the 
way  of  salvation.  Grant  to  all  the  living  pardon  and 
grace,  and  to  the  faithful  departed  eternal  light  and 
rest.     Amen. 

OHOLY  Spirit,  sweetest  Comforter,  who  proceedest 
from  the  Father  and  the  Son  in  an  ineffable 
manner,  come,  I  beseech  Thee,  and  enter  into  my 
heart.  Purify  and  cleanse  me  from  all  sin,  and  sane- 
tify  my  soul.  Wash  away  its  defilements,  moisten  its 
dryness,  heal  its  wounds,  subdue  its  stubbornness,  melt 


342       A  Visit  to  the  Blessed  Sacrament. 

its  coldness,  and  correct  its  wanderings.  Make  rne 
truly  humble  and  resigned,  that  I  may  be  pleasing 
unto  Thee,  and  Thou  mavest  abide  with  me  for  ever. 
O  most  blessed  Light,  O  Light  worthy  of  all  love,  en- 
lighten me.  O  Joy  of  Paradise,  O  fount  of  purest 
delights,  O  my  God,  give  Thyself  to  me,  and  kindle  in 
my  inmost  soul  the  fire  of  Thy  love.  O  my  Lord,  in- 
struct, direct,  and  defend  me  in  all  things.  Give  me 
strength  against  all  undue  fears  and  a  cowardly  spirit  ; 
bestow  upon  me  a  right  Faith,  a  firm  Hope,  and  a  sin- 
cere and  perfect  Charity  ;  and  grant  that  I  may  ever  do 
Thy  most  gracious  will.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  of  St.   Aephoxsus  Liguori.G) 

*T  '  ORD  Jesus  Christ,  who,  through  the  love  which 
«-■ — ^  Thou  bearest  to  men,  dost  remain  with  them, 
day  and  night,  in  this  Sacrament,  full  of  mercy  and  of 
love,  expecting,  inviting,  and  receiving  all  who  come 
to  visit  Thee  :  I  believe  that  Thou  art  present  in  the 
Sacrament  of  the  Altar.  From  the  abyss  of  my  no- 
thingness I  adore  Thee,  and  I  thank  Thee  for  all  the 
graces  which  Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  me,  particularly 
for  having  given  me  Thyself  in  this  Sacrament,  for 
having  given  me  for  my  advocate  Thy  most  holy 
Mother,  Mary,  and  for  having  called  me  to  visit  Thee 
in  this  church.  I  pay  my  homage  this  day  to  Thy 
most  loving  Heart,  and  I  do  so,  first,  in  thanksgiving 
for  this  great  gift  itself ;  secondly,  as  a  reparation  for 
all  the  injuries  which  Thou  hast  received  from  Thine 
enemies  in  this  Sacrament  ;  thirdly,  I  wish,  by  this 
visit,  to  adore  Thee  in  all  those  places  on  earth  where 
Thou  art  Sacramentally  present,  and  in  which  Thou 
art  the  least   honored  and  the  most  abandoned.     My 


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Jesus,  I  love  Thee  with  my  whole  heart.  I  am  sorry 
for  having  hitherto  so  many  times  offended  Thine  in- 
finite goodness.  I  purpose,  with  the  assistance  of  Thy 
grace,  never  more  to  offend  Thee  ;  and,  at  this  mo- 
ment, miserable  as  I  am,  I  consecrate  my  whole  being 
to  Thee.  I  give  Thee  my  entire  will,  all  my  affections 
and  desires,  and  all  that  I  have.  From  this  davfor- 
ward  do  what  Thou  wilt  with  me,  and  with  everything 
that  belongs  to  me.  I  ask  and  desire  only  Thy  holy 
love,  the  gift  of  final  perseverance,  and  the  perfect  ful- 
filment of  Thy  will.  I  commend  to  Thee  the  souls  in 
purgatory,  particularly  those  who  were  most  devoted 
to  the  most  Blessed  Sacrament  and  to  the  Blessed  Vir- 
gin Mary  ;  and  I  also  commend  to  Thee  all  poor  sin- 
ners. Finally,  my  dear  Saviour,  I  unite  all  my  affec- 
tions with  the  affections  of  Thy  most  loving  Heart  ; 
and,  thus  united,  I  offer  them  to  Thine  Eternal  Father, 
and  I  entreat  Him,  in  Thy  name  and  for  Thy  sake, 
to  accept  and  answer  them.     Amen. 

The  Prayer  Eook  down,  O  Lord  {p.  go),  may  be  used  kere* 

An  Act  of  Reparation  to  the  Sacred  Heart  of 

Jesus. 

O  JESUS,  Only  Son  of  the  Living  God,  who,  by  an 
incomprehensible  effect  of  Thy  love,  wast  pleased 
to  be  made  Man,  to  be  born  in  a  stable,  to  live  amidst 
labors  and  sufferings,  to  die  upon  a  Cross,  and  to  leave 
us,  as  a  perpetual  pledge  of  Thy  tenderness,  Thine  own 
Body  and  Blood  for  the  nourishment  of  our  souls,  in  the 
ineffable  Sacrament  of  the  Eucharist :  Thou  beholdest 
at  Thy  feet  a  criminal  covered  with  confusion,  who 
comes,  in  the  spirit  of  union  with  all  the  associates  in 
the  adoration  of  Thy  divine  Heart,  humbly  to  confess 


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his  ingratitude,  his  iniquities,  and  those  of  all  other 
men,  that  he  may  make  reparation  for  them  as  far  as  in 
him  lies. 

Alas  !  O  loving  Jesus,  we  have  sinned  against  heaven 
and  before  Thee.  What  hath  Thy  most  Sacred  Heart 
not  suffered  on  our  part  in  the  course  of  Thy  sacred 
life,  in  Thy  bitter  Passion,  and  from  the  moment  that 
Thou  hast  dwelt  amongst  us  in  the  Sacrament  of  Thy 
Love  !  O  with  how  much  bitterness,  opprobrium,  and 
grief  have  we  deluged  Thy  divine  Heart !  Pardon  ; 
mercy  ;  O  adorable  Heart  of  Jesus  !  mercy  for  me, 
mercy  for  all  men,  and  for  our  land  in  particular  ! 

I  detest,  with  all  the  sincerity  of  my  soul,  and  with 
the  most  profound  and  bitter  grief,  everything  which 
hath  ever  offended  Thee  in  mvself  or  in  others  ;  I  de- 
test  it  for  the  love  Thou  deserves!,  and  which  is  su- 
premely due  unto  Thee.  O  that  I  could  efface  with 
my  tears,  and  wash  away  with  my  blood,  the  inju- 
ries which  we  have  done  unto  Thee.  O  that  I  could 
repay  Thee,  by  my  repentance,  by  my  works,  and  by 
m}T  love,  all  the  glory,  honor,  and  satisfaction  of  which 
Thou  hast  been  robbed  by  the  injuries  and  outrages 
that  have  been  committed  against  Thee  !  Accept  at 
least  the  earnest  desire  with  which  Thou  inspirest  me. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Heart  infinitely  rich  in  mercy,  to  light 
again  in  my  heart  and  that  of  all  men  the  sacred  fire 

iiich  Thou  earnest  to  kindle  upon  the  earth.  Let  it 
purify  them,  let  it  inflame  them,  let  it  make  of  them 
one  heart  with  Thy  Heart.  Pour  down,  I  beseech 
Thee,  Thy  most  precious  and  abundant  benedictions  on 
Thy  holy  Church,  and  those  who  govern  it;  on  this 
diocese,  on  this  region,  and  on  all  those  who  are  united 
with  us  in   devotion    Lo   Thy  Sacred   Heart.      ()   Heart 


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of  Jesus,   live,   reign   in   all   hearts,   for   time   and  for 
eternity.     Amen. 

Ax  Act  of  Consecration  to  the  Sacred  Heart 

of  Jesus. 

O  Thee,  O  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus,  do  I  devote  and 
offer  up  my  life,  my  thoughts,  my  words,  my 
actions,  and  my  sufferings.  May  my  whole  being  be 
no  longer  employed  but  in  loving  and  serving  and 
glorifying  Thee.  O  Sacred  Heart,  be  Thou  henceforth 
the  sole  object  of  my  love,  the  protector  of  my  life,  the 
pledge  of  my  salvation,  and  my  refuge  at  the  hour  of 
my  death.  Plead  for  me,  O  blessed  and  adorable  Heart, 
at  the  Bar  of  Divine  Justice,  and  screen  me  from  the 
anger  which  my  sins  deserve.  Imprint  Thyself  like  a 
Seal  upon  my  heart,  that  I  may  never  be  separated 
from  Thee.  May  my  name  also  be  ever  engraven  upon 
Thee,  and  may  I  ever  be  consecrated  to  Thy  glory, 
ever  burning  with  the  flames  of  Thy  Love,  and  entirely 
penetrated  with  it  for  all  eternity.  This  is  all  my  de- 
sire, to  live  in  Thee.  One  thing  have  I  sought  of  the 
Lord,  and  this  will  I  seek,  that  I  may  dwell  in  the 
Heart  of  my  Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life. 

A  Prayer  to  the  Eternal  Father. 

O  ETERNAL  Father,  let  me  offer  up  unto  Thy 
mercv  the  Sacred  Heart  of  Thy  dearlv-beloved 
Son,  even  as  He  offered  Himself  up  a  Sacrifice  to  Thy 
Justice. 

Accept,  on  my  behalf,  all  the  thoughts,  sentiments. 
affections,  motions,  and  all  the  actions  of  this  Sacred 
Heart;  they   are  mine,  because  li  was  immolated  for 


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me  ;  they  are  mine,  because  for  the  future  I  am  re- 
solved to  admit  nothing  into  my  heart  but  what  hath 
place  in  Thine.  Receive,  then,  O  God,  the  merits  of 
this  Sacred  Heart  in  satisfaction  for  my  sins,  and  in 
thanksgiving  for  all  the  benefits  conferred  upon  me. 
Receive  them,  O  Lord,  as  so  many  motives  for  grant- 
ing my  petitions.  Give  me,  O  Lord,  for  their  sake,  all 
the  graces  I  need,  but  especially  the  gift  of  final  per- 
severance. Receive  them  as  so  many  acts  of  love, 
adoration,  and  praise,  which  I  now  offer  to  Thy  divine 
Majesty.  This  Sacred  Heart,  this  Heart  alone,  can 
love,  honor,  and  glorify  Thee  as  Thou  deservest. 
Amen. 

A  Prayer  to  the  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus,  in  the 
Beessed  Sacrament  of  the  Aetar.  (i) 

*  |~/  OW  boundless,  O  Jesus,  is  Thy  Love  !  Thou  hast 
r^J  prepared  for  me,  of  Thy  most  precious  Bod}^ 
and  Blood,  a  divine  Banquet,  wherein  Thou  dost  give 
Thyself  to  me  without  reserve.  What  hath  urged  Thee 
to  this  excess  of  love?  Nothing  but  Thine  own  most 
Loving  Heart.  O  adorable  Heart  of  Jesus,  Furnace  of 
divine  Love,  receive  my  soul  into  the  wounds  of  Thy 
most  sacred  Passion,  that  in  this  school  of  charity  I 
may  learn  to  make  a  return  of  love  to  that  God  who 
hath  given  me  such  wonderful  proofs  of  His  Love. 
Amen. 

3BSUS,  meek  and  humble  of  heart, 
Make  my  heart  like  unto  Thine  \(h 

O  sweetest  Heart  of  Jesus,  I  implore 

That  I  may  ever  love  Thee  more  and  more  !@) 


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O  Heart  of  Jesus,  burning  with  love  of  me,  inflame 
my  heart  with  the  love  of  Thee  !  (i) 

O  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus,  mayest  Thou  be  known, 
loved,  and  adored  throughout  all  the  world  !  (*) 

O  Heart  of  my  dear  Redeemer,  may  the  love  of  Thy 
friends  supply  all  the  injuries  and  neglects  which 
Thou  sustainest ! 


m>  \f 


&/&k 


tlbe  Stations  of  tbe  Cross.'1' 


•   ■ 


m 


iiiiiiiiiiiiiin;r<  iiiiiiiiiiiin.-  - 




;jiiuiunnuuinniiiinini|i'  - 

lab,  HIS  DEVOTION  arose  first  in  Jerusalem, 
among  the  Christians  who  diuelt  there,  out 
iky?  of  veneration  for  those  sacred  spots  which  7uere 
sanctified  by  the  sufferings  of  our  Divine  Re- 
deemer. From  the  Holy  City  this  devout  ex- 
ercise was  introduced  into  Europe.  When,  in 
1342,  the  Franciscan  Fathers  established  their 
house  in  Jerusalem,  and  undertook  the  cus- 
tody of  the  sacred  places  of  the  Holy  Land, 
they  began  to  spread  throughout  the  Catholic 
world  the  devotion  of  the  Way  of  the  Cross. 

This  excellent  devotion  has  met  with  the  re- 
peated approvals  of  the  Holy  See,  and  is  en- 
riched with  many  Indulgences  ;  to  gain  them, 
it  is  necessary  to  meditate,  according  to  indi- 
vidual ability,  on  the  Passion  and  Death  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  to  go  from  one  Station  to  another,  if  the  space  and  number 
of  persons  will  admit. 


*3o 

•  :  :-x 


Method  ok  Practising  this  Exercise, 

Composed  by  St.  Alphonsus  I^iguori,  a.d.  1787. 

Let  each  one,  kneeling  before  the  High  Altar,  make  an  Act  of  Con- 
trition, and  form  the  intention  of  gaining  the  Indulgences, 
whether  for  himself  or  for  the  souls  in  Purgatory.     Then  say : 

My  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thou  hast  made  this  journey 
to  die  for  me  with  love  unutterable,  and  I  have  so 
many  times  unworthily  abandoned  Thee  ;  but  now  I 
love  Thee  with  my  whole  heart,  and   because  I  love 

348 


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Thee  I  repent  sincerely  for  having  ever  offended  Thee. 
Pardon  me,  my  God,  and  permit  me  to  accompany 
Thee  on  this  journey.  Thou  goest  to  die  for  love  of 
me  ;  I  wish  also,  my  beloved  Redeemer,  to  die  for  love 
of  Thee.     My  Jesus,  I  will  live  and  die  always  united 


to  Thee. 


Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee.* 


FIRST  STATION. 

JESUS   IS   CONDEMNED   TO   DEATH. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 

R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  Jesus,  after  having  been  scourged  and 
crowned  with  thorns,  was  unjustly  condemned  by  Pi- 
late to  die  on  the  Cross. 

/T\Y  adorable  Jesus,  it  was  not  Pilate  ;  no,  it  was 
r^M»  my  sins  that  condemned  Thee  to  die.  I  be- 
seech Thee,  by  the  merits  of  this  sorrowful  journey,  to 
assist  my  soul  in  her  journey  towards  eternity.  I  love 
Thee,  my  beloved  Jesus  ;  I  love  Thee  more  than  my- 
self ;  I  repent  with  my  whole  heart  of  having  offended 
Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  separate  myself  from  Thee 
again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  always ;  and  then 
do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 


*  While  passing  from  one  Station  to  a?iother,  a  verse  of  the  Stabat 
Mater  {p.  6ij)  is  frequently  sung. 


35o  Thk  Stations  of  the  Cross. 


Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  ver}'  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 


SECOND  STATION. 

JESUS   IS   MADE  TO   BEAR    HIS   CROSS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  Jesus,  in  making  this  journey  with  the 
Cross  on  His  shoulders,  thought  of  us,  and  for  us  of- 
fered to  His  Father  the  death  He  was  about  to  un- 
dergo. 

/T\Y  most  beloved  Jesus,  I  embrace  all  the  tribula- 
\&J~t  tions  Thou  hast  destined  for  me  until  death. 
I  beseech  Thee,  by  the  merits  of  the  pain  Thou  didst 
suffer  in  carrying  Thy  Cross,  to  give  me  the  necessary 
help  to  carry  mine  with  perfect  patience  and  resigna- 
tion. I  love  Thee,  Jesus  my  love  ;  I  repent  of  having 
offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  separate  myself 
from  Thee  again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  always, 
and  then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 


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THIRD  vSTATION. 

JESUS    FAEES    THE    FIRST    TIME    UNDER   HIS   CROSS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  this  first  fall  of  Jesus  under  His  Cross.  His 
flesh  was  torn  by  the  scourges,  His  head  crowned  with 
thorns,  and  He  had  lost  a  great  quantity  of  blood.  He 
was  so  weakened  that  He  could  scarcely  walk,  and  yet 
He  had  to  carry  this  great  load  upon  His  shoulders. 
The  soldiers  struck  Him  rudely,  and  thus  He  fell  seve- 
ral times  in  His  journey. 

(W  Y  Jesus,  it  is  not  the  weight  of  the  Cross,  but  of 
r»!*!  my  sins,  which  has  made  Thee  suffer  so  much 
pain.  Ah  !  by  the  merits  of  this  first  fall,  deliver  me 
from  the  misfortune  of  falling  into  mortal  sin.  I  love 
Thee,  O  my  Jesus,  with  my  whole  heart  ;  I  repent  of 
having  offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  offend 
Thee  again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  always,  and 
then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

FOURTH  vSTATION. 

JESUS   MEETS   HIS   AFFEICTED   MOTHER. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 


352  The  Stations  of  the  Cross. 

Consider  the  meeting  of  the  Sou  and  the  Mother, 
which  took  place  on  this  journey.  Jesus  and  Mary 
looked  at  each  other,  and  their  looks  became  as  so 
man}-  arrows-  to  wound  those  hearts  which  loved  each 
other  so  tenderly. 

/T\Y  most  loving  Jesus,  by  the  sorrow  that  Thou 
r"*>  didst  experience  in  this  meeting,  grant  me  the 
grace  of  a  truly  devoted  love  for  Thy  most  holy 
Mother.  And  thou,  my  Queen,  who  wast  over- 
whelmed with  sorrow,  obtain  for  me,  by  thy  inter- 
cession, a  continual  and  tender  remembrance  of  the 
Passion  of  thy  Son.  I  love  Thee,  Jesus  my  love  ;  I  re- 
pent of  having  offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to 
offend  Thee  again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee,  and 
then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

FIFTH  STATION. 

THE   CYRENIAX    HELPS   JESUS    TO    CARRY   HIS    CROSS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  the  Jews,  seeing  that  at  each  step  Jesus 
from  weakness  was  on  the  point  of  expiring,  and  fear- 
ing that  He  would  die  on  the  way,  when  they  wished 
Him  to  die  the  ignominious  death  of  the  Cross,  con- 
strained Simon  the  Cyrenian  to  carry  the  Cross  be- 
hind our  Lord. 


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/TvY  most  beloved  Jesus,  I  will  not  refuse  the  Cross 
r^'-»  as  the  Cyrenian  did  ;  I  accept  it — I  embrace  it. 
I  accept  in  particular  the  death  Thou  hast  destined  for 
me,  with  all  the  pains  which  may  accompany  it ;  I 
unite  it  to  Thy  death — I  offer  it  to  Thee.  Thou  hast 
died  for  love  of  me  ;  I  will  die  for  love  of  Thee,  and  to 
please  Thee.  Help  me  by  Thy  grace.  I  love  Thee, 
Jesus  my  love  ;  I  repent  of  having  offended  Thee. 
Never  permit  me  to  offend  Thee  again.  Grant  that  I 
may  love  Thee  ;  and  then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

SIXTH  STATION. 

VERONICA  WIPES  THE   FACE  OF  JESUS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  hol}r  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  the  holy  woman  named  Veronica,  see- 
ing Jesus  so  afflicted,  and  His  face  bathed  in  sweat  and 
blood,  presented  Him  with  a  towel,  with  which  He 
wiped  His  adorable  face,  leaving  011  it  the  impression 
of  His  holy  countenance. 

^Y  most  beloved  Jesus,  Thy  face  was  beautiful 
,  before,  but  in  this  journey  it  has  lost  all  its 
beauty,  and  wounds  and  blood  have  disfigured  it. 
Alas !  my  soul  also  was  once  beautiful,  when  it  received 
Thy  grace  in  Baptism  ;  but  I  have  disfigured  it  since 
by  my  sins.     Thou  alone,  my  Redeemer,  canst  restore 


354  The  Stations  of  the  Cross. 

it  to  its  former  beauty.     Do  this  by  Thy  passion,  and 
then  do  with  nie  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

SEVENTH  vSTATION. 

JESUS   FALLS   THE   SECOND  TIME. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  the  second  fall  of  Jesus  under  the  Cross — a 
fall  which  renews  the  pain  of  all  the  wounds  of  the 
head  and  members  of  our  afflicted  Lord. 

mY  most  gentle  Jesus,  how  many  times  Thou  hast 
,  pardoned  me,  and  how  many  times  have  I  fal- 
len again,  and  begun  again  to  offend  Thee  !  Oh!  by  the 
merits  of  this  new  fall,  give  me  the  necessary  helps  to 
persevere  in  Thy  grace  until  death.  Grant  that  in  all 
temptations  which  assail  me  I  may  always  commend 
myself  to  Thee.  I  love  Thee,  Jesus  my  love,  with  my 
whole  heart  ;  I  repent  of  having  offended  Thee. 
Never  permit  me  to  offend  Thee  again.  Grant  that  I 
may  love  Thee  always  ;  and  then  do  with  me  what 
Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Maty.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 


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EIGHTH  STATION. 

JESUS   SPEAKS   TO   THE   WOMEN   OF  JERUSALEM. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  howT  those  women  wept  with  compassion  at 
seeing  Jesus  in  such   a  pitiable  state,  streaming  with 
blood,  as  He  walked  along.     But  Jesus  said  to  them  : 
Weep  not/or  Me,  but  for  your  children. 

(\\¥  Jesus,  laden  with  sorrows,  I  weep  for  the 
\'^>  offences  I  have  committed  against  Thee,  be- 
cause of  the  pains  they  have  deserved,  and  still  more 
because  of  the  displeasure  they  have  caused  Thee,  who 
hast  loved  me  so  much.  It  is  Thy  love,  more  than  the 
fear  of  hell,  which  causes  me  to  weep  for  my  sins.  My 
Jesus,  I  love  Thee  more  than  myself;  I  repent  of  hav- 
ing offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  offend  Thee 
again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  always  ;  and  then 
do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Man-.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

NINTH  STATION. 

JESUS   FAEES   THE  THIRD   TIME. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  the  third  fall  of  Jesus  Christ.     His  weak- 


356  Thk  vStations  of  the  Cross. 

ness  was  extreme,  and  the  cruelty  of  His  executioners 
excessive,  who  tried  to  hasten  His  steps  when  He  had 
scarcely  strength  to  move. 

%  4  l'H,  my  outraged  Jesus,  by  the  merits  of  the 
eJr-^-%  weakness  Thou  didst  suffer  in  going  to  Calvary, 
give  me  strength  sufficient  to  conquer  all  human  re- 
spect, and  all  my  wicked  passions,  which  have  led  me 
to  despise  Thy  friendship.  I  love  Thee,  Jesus  my  love, 
with  my  whole  heart ;  I  repent  of  having  offended 
Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  offend  Thee  again.  Grant 
that  I  may  love  Thee  always  ;  and  then  do  with  ine 
what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

TENTH  STATION. 

JESUS  IS  STRIPPED  ,OF  HIS   GARMENTS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  the  violence  with  which  the  executioners 
stripped  Jesus.  His  inner  garments  adhered  to  His 
torn  flesh,  and  they  dragged  them  off  so  roughly  that 
the  skin  came  with  them.  Compassionate  your  Sa- 
viour thus  cruelly  treated,  and  say  to  Him  : 
/T\Y  innocent  Jesus,  by  the  merits  of  the  torment 
N"-»  Thou  has  felt,  help  me  to  strip  myself  of  all 
affection  to  things  of  earth,  in  order  that  I  may  place 
,  all  my  love  in  Thee,  who  art  so  worthy  of  my  love.     I 


The  Stations  of  the  Cross.  357 


love  thee,  O  Jesus,  with  my  whole  heart  ;  I  repent  of 
having  offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  offend 
Thee  again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  thee  always  ;  and 
then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

ELEVENTH  STATION. 

JESUS  IS  NAILED  TO  THE   CROSS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  Jesus,  after  being  thrown  on  the  Cross, 
extended  His  hands,  and  offered  to  His  Eternal  Father 
the  sacrifice  of  His  life  for  our  salvation.  These  bar- 
barians fastened  Him  with  nails,  and  then,  raising  the 
Cross,  allowed  Him  to  die  with  anguish  on  this  in- 
famous gibbet. 

©Y  Jesus  !  loaded  with  contempt,  nail  my  heart 
to  Thy  feet,  that  it  may  ever  remain  there,  to 
love  Thee,  and  never  quit  Thee  again.  I  love  Thee 
more  than  myself ;  I  repent  of  having  offended  Thee. 
Never  permit  me  to  offend  Thee  again.  Grant  that  I 
may  love  Thee  always  ;  and  then  do  with  me  what 
Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 


35^  The  Stations  of  the  Cross. 


TWELFTH  STATION. 

JESUS   DIES   ON   THE   CROSS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  thy  Jesus,  after  three  hours'  Agony  on 
the  Cross,  consumed  at  length  with  anguish,  abandons 
Himself  to  the  weight  of  His  body,  bows  His  head  and 
dies. 

OMY  dying  Jesus,  I  kiss  devoutly  the  Cross  on 
which  Thou  didst  die  for  love  of  me.  I  have 
merited  by  my  sins  to  die  a  miserable  death,  but  Thy 
death  is  my  hope.  Ah,  by  the  merits  of  Thy  death, 
give  me  grace  to  die,  embracing  Thy  feet,  and  burning 
with  love  to  Thee.  I  commit  my  soul  into  Thy  hands. 
I  love  Thee  with  my  whole  heart  ;  I  repent  of  ever 
having  offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  offend 
Thee  again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  always  ;  and 
then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

THIRTEENTH  STATION. 

JESUS    IS   TAKEN   DOWN    FROM   THE   CROSS. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  hoi}7  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how,  after  the  death  of  our  Lord,  two  of  His 


The  Stations  of  the  Cross.  359 

disciples,  Joseph  and  Nicodemus,  took  Him  down  from 
the  Cross,  and  placed  Him  in  the  arms  of  His  afflicted 
Mother,  who  received  Him  with  unutterable  tender- 
ness, and  pressed  Him  to  her  bosom. 

O  MOTHER  of  sorrow,  for  the  love  of  this  Son, 
accept  me  for  thy  servant,  and  pray  to  Him  for 
me.  And  Thou,  my  Redeemer,  since  Thou  hast  died 
for  me,  permit  me  to  love  Thee  ;  for  I  wish  but  Thee, 
and  nothing  more.  I  love  Thee,  my  Jesus,  and  I  re- 
pent of  ever  having  offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me 
to  offend  Thee  again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  al- 
ways ;  and  then  do  with  me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

FOURTEENTH   STATION. 

JESUS  IS   PLACED  IN   THE  SEPULCHRE. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

Consider  how  the  disciples  carried  the  body  of  Jesus 
to  bury  it,  accompanied  by  his  holy  Mother,  who  ar- 
ranged it  in  the  sepulchre  with  her  own  hands.  They 
then  closed  the  tomb,  and  all  withdrew. 

'  7  l'H,  my  buried  Jesus,  I  kiss  the  stone  that  en- 
fJ<-^->  closes  Thee.  But  Thou  didst  rise  again  the 
third  day.  I  beseech  Thee  by  Thy  Resurrection,  make 
me  rise  glorious  with  Thee  at  the  last  day,  to  be  always 


360 


The  Stations  of  the  Cross. 


united  with  Thee  in  heaven,  to  praise  Thee  and  love 
Thee  for  ever.  I  love  Thee,  and  I  repent  of  ever  hav- 
ing offended  Thee.  Never  permit  me  to  offend  Thee 
again.  Grant  that  I  may  love  Thee  ;  and  then  do  with 
me  what  Thou  wilt. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Fathe- 

Dear  Jesus,  Thou  dost  go  to  die 

For  very  love  of  me  : 
Ah  !  let  me  bear  Thee  company  ; 

I  wish  to  die  with  Thee. 

After  this,  return  to  the  High  Altar,  and  say  the  Our  Father,  the 
Hail  Mary,  and  the  Glory  be  to  the  Father  five  times,  in  honor 
of  the  Passion  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  gain  the  other  Indulgences 
granted  to?  those  who  recite  them. 


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If^OMK  unto  my  help,  O  God. 

7?.  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help 
me. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


The  First    Word. 

ATHER,  FORGIVE  THEM,  FOR 


r-*— 1      THEY     KNOW       NOT      WHAT 
THEY    DO. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and 
we  bless  Thee. 
^eXS^  R.  Because   by   Thy   holy    Cross 

Thou  hast  redeemed  the  world. 

O  BELOVED  Jesus,  who  for  the  love  of  me  didst 
agonize  on  the  Cross  that  Thou  mightest  pay  by 
Thy  sufferings  the  debt  due  to  my  sins,  and  didst  open 
Thy  divine  mouth  to  obtain  my  pardon  from  eternal 
Justice  :  have  mercy  on  all  the  faithful  in  their  agony, 
and  on  me  also  when  I  shall  be  in  that  extremity,  and, 
through  the  merits  of  Thy  most  Precious  Blood  shed 
for  our  salvation,  give  us  so  lively  a  sorrow  for  our  sins 
that  we  may  breathe  out  our  souls  into  the  bosom  of 
Thine  infinite  mercy. 

361 


362       The  Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 

V.  Have  mercy  ou  us,  O  Lord. 

R.  Have  mercy  on  us. 

O  my  God,  I  believe  in  Thee,  I  hope  in  Thee,  I  love 
Thee,  and  I  repent  of  having  offended  Thee  by  my 
sins. 

The  Second  Word. 

HIS    DAY    THOU    SHAI/f    BE    WITH   ME  IN   PARA- 
DISE. 

V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

O  BELOVED  Jesus,  who  for  the  love  of  me  didst 
agonize  on  the  Cross,  and  with  such  readiness 
and  bounty  didst  respond  to  the  faith  of  the  Good 
Thief,  who  in  the  midst  of  Thy  humiliation  ac- 
knowledged Thee  to  be  the  Son  of  God :  O  Thou  who 
didst  assure  him  of  Paradise,  have  mercy  on  all  the 
faithful  in  their  agony,  and  on  me  also  when  I  shall 
be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through  the  merits  of  Thy 
most  Precious  Blood,  revive  in  our  souls  a  faith  so 
firm  and  constant  that  it  may  not  waver  at  any  sug- 
gestion of  the  devil,  so  that  we  also  may  obtain  the 
blessed  reward  of  Heaven. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 

Have  mercy,  etc. 

The  Third  Word. 

BEHOLD  thy  son  ;  behold  thy  Mother. 
V.   We   adore    Thee,   O   Christ,    and   we   bless 
Thee. 


The  Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross.       363 

R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

O  BELOVED  Jesus,  who  for  the  love  of  me  didst 
agonize  on  the  Cross,  and,  forgetting  Thy  suffer- 
ings, didst  leave  us  as  a  pledge  of  Thy  love  Thine  own 
most  holy  Mother,  that  through  her  we  might  confi- 
dently have  recourse  to  Thee  in  our  greatest  need  : 
have  mercy  on  all  the  faithful  in  their  agony,  and  on 
me  also  when  I  shall  be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through 
the  interior  martvrdom  of  this  Thv  dear  Mother, 
awaken  in  our  hearts  a  firm  hope  in  the  infinite  merits 
of  Thy  most  Precious  Blood,  that  we  may  avoid  the 
eternal  damnation  which  our  sins  have  deserved. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 

Have  mercy,  etc. 


The  Fourth   Word. 


^Y  God  !  My  God  !  why  hast  Thou  forsaken 
Me? 
V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

O  BELOVED  Jesus,  who  for  the  love  of  me  didst 
agonize  on  the  Cross,  and,  heaping  suffering  on 
suffering,  didst  endure  with  infinite  patience  not  onlv 
Thy  many  bodily  tortures,  but  the  most  heavy  afflic- 
tion of  spirit  through  the  Dereliction  of  Thine  Eternal 
Father  :  have  mercy  on  all  the  faithful  in  their  agony, 
and  on  me  also  when  I  shall  be  in  that  extremitv,  and, 
through  the  merits  of  Thy  most  Precious  Blood,  give 
us  grace  to  suffer  with  true  patience  all  the  pains  and 


364       The  Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross. 

afflictions  of  our  agony,  that,  uniting  them  with  Thine, 
we  may  be  partakers  of  Thy  glory  in  Paradise. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 

Have  mercy,  etc. 

The  Fifth  Word. 

I  THIRST. 
V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

O  BELOVED  Jesus,  who  didst  agonize  on  the  Cross 
for  the  love  of  me,  and  who,  not  satisfied  with 
all  the  ignominy  and  suffering,  wouldst  willingly  have 
suffered  yet  more,  so  that  all  men  might  be  saved — as 
was  clearly  proved  when  all  the  torrents  of  Thy  Pas- 
sion would  not  allay  the  Thirst  of  Thy  tender  Heart : 
have  mercy  on  all  the  faithful  in  their  agony,  and  on 
me  also  when  I  shall  be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through 
the  merits  of  Thy  most  Precious  Blood,  enkindle  such 
a  fire  of  charity  in  our  hearts  as  may  cause  them  to 
burn  with  the  desire  of  uniting  themselves  to  Thee  for 
all  eternity. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 

Have  mercy,  etc. 

The  Sixth   Word, 

IT  IS  CONSUMMATED. 
V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 


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BELOVED  Jesus,  who  for  the  love  of  me  didst 
agonize  on  the  Cross,  and  from  that  Throne  of 


The  Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross.       365 

Truth  didst,  announce  the  completion  of  the  work  of 
our  Redemption,  through  which,  from  being  the  chil- 
dren of  wrath  and  perdition,  we  are  become  the  children 
of  God  and  the  heirs  of  Heaven  :  have  mercv  on  all 
the  faithful  in  their  agony,  and  on  me  also  when  I  shall 
be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through  the  merits  of  Thy 
most  Precious  Blood,  detach  us  entirely  from  the  world 
and  from  ourselves,  and  at  th  moment  of  our  agony 
give  us  grace  sincerely  to  offer  Thee  the  sacrifice  of 
our  life  in  expiation  of  car  sins. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 

Have  mercy,  etc. 

The  Seventh  Word. 

BATHER,    into   Thy   hands  I   commend   My 
spirit. 
V.  We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  T'iee. 
R.  Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 
the  world. 

O  BELOVED  Jesus,  who  didst  agonize  on  the  Cross 
for  the  love  of  me,  and  who,  in  completing 
this  great  Sacrifice,  didst  accept  the  will  of  Thine 
Eternal  Father,  by  resigning  Thy  spirit  into  His  hands, 
and  then  bowing  Thy  Head  and  dying  :  have  mercy  on 
all  the  faithful  in  their  agony,  and  on  me  also  when  I 
shall  be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through  the  merits  of 
Thy  most  Precious  Blood,  give  us,  in  our  agony,  an  en- 
tire conformity  to  the  divine  will,  that  we  may  be  ready 
either  to  live  or  die  according  as  it  shall  best  please 
Thee,  desiring  nothing  but  the  accomplishment  of  Thy 
blessed  will  in  us, 


366       The  Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  three  times. 
Have  mercy,  etc. 

A  Prayer  to  our  Blessed  Lady  of  Sorrows. 

OHOLY  Mother,  most  afflicted  by  the  bitter  sorrow 
which  thou  didst  endure  at  the  foot  of  the  Cross 
during  the  Three  Hours'  Agony  of  Jesus  :  vouchsafe  to 
assist  all  of  us,  the  children  of  thy  sorrows,  in  our  last 
agony,  that  through  thine  intercession  we  may  pass 
from  the  bed  of  death  to  form  a  crown  for  thee  in  the 
heavenly  Paradise. 

Hail  Mary,  three  times. 

O  Mary,  Mother  of  grace, 

Mother  of  mercy, 

Protect  us  from  the  enemy, 

And  receive  us  at  the  hour  of  death,  fl) 

V.  From  sudden  and  unlooked-for  death, 

R.  O  Lord,  deliver  us. 

V.  From  the  snares  of  the  devil, 

R.  O  Lord,  deliver  us. 

V.  From  everlasting  death, 

R.  O  Lord,  deliver  us. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  who  for  the  salvation  of  mankind  didst 
give  an  example  and  a  help  iu  the  Passion  and 
Death  of  Thy  Son  :  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  in  the 
hour  of  our  death  we  may  experience  the  effects  of  this 
Thy  charity,  and  deserve  to  be  partakers  in  the  glory 
of  Him  our  Redeemer,  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


The  Seven  Words  upon  the  Cross. 


367 


Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  I  give  you  my  heart  and 
my  soul. 

Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  assist  me  in  my  last  agony. 

Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  may  I  breathe  forth  my 
soul  in  peace  with  you.® 


Zbe  IRosarp  of  tbe  Blesecb  IDirotn 

flDai^ 


HE  devotion  called  the  Rosary  consists  of  fif- 
teen Pater  Nosters  and  Glorias,  and  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  Ave  Marias,  to  be  recited  on 
Indulgenced  beads.  It  is  divided  into  three 
parts,  each  containing  five  Decades,  or  Tens  ; 
jr-xjujj^?  a  Decade  consisting  of  one  Pater,  ten  Aves,  ar.d 
-9  \  one  Gloria.*  To  each  of  these  Decades  is  as- 
signed one  of  the  principal  Mysteries  of  the 
life  of  our  Saviour  or  of  His  Blessed  Mother,  as 
matter  of  meditation,  whereon  the  mind  is  to 
exercise  itself  while  at  prayer,  and  therefore  it 
is  prefixed  to  every  Decade. 
The  fifteen  Mysteries,  as  we  have  said,  are 
divided  into  three  parts — viz.,  five  Joyful,  five  Sorrowful,  and 
five  Glorious  Mysteries.  Now,  the  method  consists  in  raising 
corresponding  affections  in  the  will  during  the  recital  of  each 
Decade,  such  as  the  devotion  of  each  one  may  suggest :  for  ex- 
ample, in  the  first  part,  sentiments  of  joy  for  the  coming  of  our 
Redeemer  ;  in  the  second,  of  compassion  for  the  sufferings  of  our 
Locd,  and  contrition  for  our  sins,  which  were  the  occasion  of  them  ; 
in  the  third,  of  thanksgiving  for  the  exaltation  and  glory  of  our 
Saviour  and  His  Blessed  Mother,  hoping  through  the  merits  of 
His  Passion,  and  her  Intercession,  to  be  made  partakers  of  their 
glory.     To  assist  the  mind  in   this  exercise  a  short  Meditation 


*  It  is  customary  to  preface  these  prayers  with  the  Apostles'1 
Creed,  one  Pater,  three  Aves,  and  one  Gloria^  as  in  the  chaplet  in- 
troduced by  St.  Bridget  of  Sweden. 

368 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     369 

and  prayer  are  usually  given  to  be  used  before  and  after  each  De- 
cade. In  order  to  say  the  Rosary  well,  we  should  not  be  satisfied 
with  merely  pronouncing  the  words  of  the  prayers,  or  with  a 
vague  and  general  reflection  on  the  Mysteries  ;  but  we  should  en- 
deavor to  acquire  the  habit  of  reciting  them  with  great  attention 
and  reverence,  at  the  same  time  dwelling  in  a  vivid  manner  upon 
the  different  Mvsteries.  In  order  to  do  this  the  better  it  is  some- 
times  the  custom,  in  addition  to  the  short  meditation  on  the 
Mystery  (which  is  usually  read  before  the  recital  of  each  Decade, 
and  which  contains,  either  expressed  or  understood,  a  prayer  for 
the  particular  Virtue  to  which  it  has  relation),  to  subjoin  a  short 
ejaculation  in  reference  to  the  subject  of  the  Mystery,  which  may 
be  inserted  after  the  holy  name  of  Jesus  in  the  Hail  Afarv,  or  to 
divide  the  meditation  into  ten  points,  one  for  each  Ave.  The 
reading  of  the  meditation,  ejaculation,  or  prayer  are  only  pious 
practices  to  assist  in  the  more  devout  recitation  of  the  Rosary, 
which  consists  essentially  only  in  the  recitation  of  the  vocal 
prayers  while  the  mind  dwells  upon  the  subject  of  the  Mystery 
contemplated. 


THE  FORM  OF   BLESSING   ROSARIES. 
Proper  to  the  Order  of  Preachers. 

77ie  Priest,  vested  in  surplice  and  white  .stole,  says  : 

VtTDJUTOPvIUM     nos-  {^"FR    help    is    in    the 

^R— IU     trum    in     nomine  V^/     name  of  the  Lord. 
Domini. 

R.  Qui   fecit   cceluni   et  R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 

terram.  ven  and  earth. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  orati-  V.  O     Lord,    hear    my 

onem  meam.  praver. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad  te  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

veniat.  unto  Thee. 


37o    Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The    Lord    be    with 

you. 
R.  Kt  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

O rem  us.  Let  us  pray. 

OMNIPOTENS  et  mi-     ^yTTLMIGHTY  and  most 
sericors    Deus,     qui    <?Jr*->   merciful  God,  who, 
propter   eximiam    charita-    out  of  the  wondrous   love 
tern    tuani     qua     dilexisti    whereb}*  Thou  hast  loved 
nos,  Filium  tuum  unigeni-    us,  that  Thou  mightest  de- 
tum    Dominum     nostrum    liver  us  from  the  power  of 
Jesum  Christum  de  coelis    the   devil,    didst  will    that 
in  terram  descendere,  et  de    Thine  Only-begotten  Son, 
Beatissinrce   Marine    Domi-    our      Lord    Jesus     Christ, 
n^e   nostras  utero  sacratis-    should   come    down    upon 
simo,     Angelo    nuntiante,    earth,  and  at  the  message 
carnem  suscipere,  crucem-    of  an  Angel  take  flesh  from 
que  ac   mortem   subire,  et    the  most  sacred  Womb  of 
tertia  die   gloriose  a  trior-    our    Lady,    Blessed    Mary, 
tuis   resurgere    voluisti,   ut    and  undergo  the  death  of 
nos   eriperes   de    potestate    the    Cross,    and  the    third 
diaboli :     obsecramus    im-    day  rise  gloriously  from  the 
meusam  clementiam  tuam,    dead  :    we    implore   Thine 
ut    lrjec   signa   Rosarii    in    abounding       mercy      that 
honorem   et  laudem   ejus-    Thou  wjuldst  bless  *h  and 
dem  Genitricis  Filii  tui  ab    sanctify  c>  these  Rosaries, 
Ecclesia  tua    fideli    dicata    dedicated  by  Thy   faithful 
bene^dicas       et       Sanctis    Church  to  the  honor    and 
fices,  eisque  tan  tarn  in  fun-    praise  of  the  same  Mother 
das  virtutem  Spiritus  Sane-    of  Thy  vSon,   and    wouldst 
ti,    ut    quicumque    horum    so   abundantly   pour   forth 
quodlibet  secum  porta verit,    upon  them  the   power  of 


Rosary  of  the  Bt<esskd  Virgin  Mary.     371 

atque   in   dome    sua   reve-  the  Holy  Ghost  that  who- 

renter  tenuerit,  et  iu  eis  ad  soever    shall    carry    them 

te,   secundum  hujus   sane-  about    their    persons,   and 

tee  Societatis  instituta,  di-  shall  reverently  keep  them 

vina    contemplando    mys-  in  their  homes,   and  shall 

teria  devote  oravcrit,  salu-  devoutly  pray  unto   Thee, 

bri  et  perseveranti  devoti-  contemplating,     according 

one   abundet,    sitque    con-  to    the    institutes    of    this 

sors  et  particeps   omnium  holy    Society,    the    divine 

gratiarum,  privilegiorum  et  mysteries  thereupon,  may 

indulgentiarum,  quaj  eidem  abound  in  sound  and  last- 

vSocietati   per  sanctam  Se-  ing  devotion,  and  may  be 

clem  Aj)ostolicam  concessa  sharers    and    partakers   in 

fuerunt,     ab     omni     hoste  all   the   graces,   privileges, 

visibili    et    invisibili    sem-  and      indulgences      which 

per  et  ubique  in  hoc  sajculo  have  been   granted  to   the 

liberetur,  et   in    exitu  suo  same  vSociety  by  the  Holy 

ab  ipsa  Beatissima  Virgine  Apostolic  See  ;  may  at  all 

Maria    Dei     Genitrice    tibi  times  and  in   all  places  be 

plenus  bonis  operibus  pra>  delivered   from    every   foe, 

sentari        mereatur.        Per  visible  and  invisible,  in  this 

eumdem     Dominum     110s-  present    world,    and    may 

trum  Jesum  Christum,  Fi-  finally  at  the  hour  of  death, 

lium  tuum,    qui  tecum  vi-  full  of  all  good  works,  be 

vit    et    regnat    in    unitate  found   worthy    to   be   pre- 

Spiritiis    Sancti    Deus,  per  sented  unto  Thee   by   the 

omnia  sa^cula  saculorum.  same   most  blessed    Virgin 

Man-,  Mother  of  God. 
Through  the  same  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 

R.  Amen.  A'.   Amen. 

The  Priest  then  sprinkles  the  Rosaries  with  holy  water. 


372     Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 


A  METHOD  OF  RECITING  THE  ROSARY  OF 
THE  BLESSED  VIRGIN  MARY. 

IN  the  name  of  the  Father,  •£•  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

V.  Thou  shalt  open  my  lips,  O  Lord. 

R.  And  my  mouth  shall  show  forth  Thy  praise. 

V.  Come  unto  my  help,  O  God. 

R.  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holv  Ghost. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.     Amen.     Alleluia. 

[From  Septuagesima  to    Easter,  for  Alleluia  say,  Praise  to  Thee, 

O  Lord,  King  of  eternal  Glory.] 

[At  the  Cross  say  the  Apostles'  Creed  :  /  believe  in  God,  etc.  On 
the  three  small  beads  say  :  ist,  /  salute  thee,  Daughter  of  God 
the  Father;  obtain  for  us  the  gift  of a  firm  faith.  Hail  Mary, 
etc.  2d,  I  salute  thee,  Mother  of  God  the  Son  ;  obtain  for  us  the 
gift  of  constant  hope.  Hail  Mary,  etc.  3d,  I  salute  thee,  Spouse 
of  God  the  Holy  Ghost ;  obtain  for  us  the  gift  of  an  ardent  cha- 
rity.   Hail  Mary,  etc.] 

THE  FIVE  JOYFUL  MYSTERIES. 

For  Mondays  and  Thursdays  ;  the  Sundays  of 
Advent,  and  those  from  the  Epiphany  un- 
til Lent. 

/.    The  Annunciation. 

*T — '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the  An- 
«J — •  gel  Gabriel  saluted  our  Blessed  Lady  with  the 
title,  Full  of  grace,  and  declared  unto  her  the  Incar- 
nation of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     373 


Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOIvY  Mary,  Queen  of  Virgins,  through  the 
most  high  Mystery  of  the  Incarnation  of  thy 
beloved  Sou,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  wherein  our  salva- 
tion was  begun,  obtain  for  us,  through  thy  most  holy 
intercession,  light  to  understand  the  greatness  of  the 
benefit  He  hath  bestowed  upon  us,  in  vouchsafing  to 
become  our  Brother,  and  in  giving  thee,  His  own  be- 
loved Mother,  to  be  our  Mother  also.     Amen. 

II.   The  Visitation. 

*~| — *  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the 
«J — *  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  understanding  from  the 
Angel  that  her  cousin  St.  Elizabeth  had  conceived, 
went  with  haste  into  the  mountains  of  Judea  to  visit 
her,  and  remained  with  her  three  months. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Virgin,  spotless  Mirror  of  humility,  by 
that  exceeding  love  which  moved  thee  to  visit 
thy  holy  cousin  St.  Elizabeth,  obtain  for  us,  through 
thine  intercession,  that  our  hearts  being  visited  by  thy 
divine  Son,  and  freed  from  all  sin,  we  may  praise  and 
give  thanks  to  Him  for  ever.     Amen. 

HI.   The  Birth  of  Jesus  Christ  in  Bethlehem. 


n 


ET   us   contemplate,    in   this   Mystery,  how  the 
Blessed  Virgin    Mary,  when    the  time   of   the 


374     Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 

delivery  was  come,  brought  forth  our  Redeemer,  Jesus 
Christ,  at  midnight,  and  laid  Him  in  a  manger,  be- 
cause there  was  no  room  for  Him  in  the  inns  of  Beth- 
lehem. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,   ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OPURB  Mother  of  God,  through  thy  virginal  and 
most  joyful  delivery,  whereby  thou  gavest  to  the 
world  thine  only  vSon,  our  Saviour,  obtain  for  us,  we 
beseech  thee,  through  thine  intercession,  the  grace  to 
lead  such  pure  and  holy  lives  in  this  world  that  we 
may  become  worthy  to  sing,  without  ceasing,  the  mer- 
cies of  thy  Son,  and  His  benefits  to  us  by  thee.    Amen. 

IV.    The  Presentation   of  our  Blessed  Lord  in   the 

Temple. 

*~| — *  BT  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the 
«J — *  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  on  the  day  of  her  Purifi- 
cation, presented  the  Child  Jesus  in  the  Temple,  where 
holy  Simeon,  giving  thanks  to  God,  with  great  devo- 
tion received  Him  into  his  arms. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Virgin,  most  admirable  example  and  pat- 
tern of  obedience,  who  didst  present  the  Lord 
of  the  Temple  in  the  Temple  of  God,  obtain  for  us,  of 
thy  Blessed  Son,  that,  with  holy  Simeon  and  devout 
Anna,  we  may  praise  and  glorify  Him  for  ever.   Amen. 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     375 

V.    The  Finding  of  the  Child  Jesus  in    the  Temple. 

*T — '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the 
r-* — ^  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  after  having  lost  her  be- 
loved Son  in  Jerusalem,  sought  Him  for  the  space  of 
three  days  ;  and  at  length  found  Him  in  the  Temple, 
sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  Doctors,  hearing  them,  and 
asking  them  questions. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 


O 


Let  us  pray. 

MOvST  Blessed  Virgin,  more  than  martvr  in  thy 
sufferings,  and  yet  the  comfort  of  such  as  are 
afflicted  :  by  that  unspeakable  joy  wherewith  thy  soul 
was  filled  when  at  length  thou  didst  find  thy  dearly- 
beloved  Son  in  the  Temple,  teaching  in  the  midst  of 
the  Doctors,  obtain  of  Him  that  we  may  so  seek  Him 
and  find  Him  in  His  holy  Catholic  Church  as  never 
more  to  be  separated  from  Him.     Amen. 

Hail,    holy   Queeny    with    V.    and    A\,    and   Prayer 
(p.  79).     Or  Prayer  of  Rosary  Sunday  (p.  773). 


THE  FIVE  SORROWFUL  MYSTERIES. 

For  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,   and  the  Sundays 

in   Lent. 

/   The  Prayer  and  Bloody  Sweat  of  our  Blessed  Sa- 
viour in  the  Garden. 


n 


ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our  Lord 
Jesus  was  so  afflicted  for  us  in  the  Garden  of 


376      ROSARY  OK  THE  BLESSED  VIRGIN  MARY. 

Gethsemani  that  His  Body  was  bathed  in  a  Bloody 
Sweat,  which  ran  down  in  great  drops  to  the  ground. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Virgin,  more  than  martyr,  by  that  ar- 
dent prayer  which  our  beloved  Saviour  poured 
forth  to  His  Heavenly  Father,  vouchsafe  to  intercede 
for  us,  that,  our  passions  being  subjected  to  the  obe- 
dience of  reason,  we  may  always,  and  in  all  things, 
conform  and  subject  ourselves  to  the  holy  wall  of  God. 
Amen. 

II.    The  Scourging  of  our  Blessed  Lord  at  the  Pillar. 

*~|  '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
f* — *  Lord  Jesus  Christ  was  most  cruelly  scourged  in 
the  house  of  Pilate  ;  the  number  of  stripes  inflicted 
upon  Him  being,  it  is  said,  about  five  thousand. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Maryx  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  tis  pray. 

O  MOTHER  of  God,  Fountain  of  patience,  through 
those  stripes  thy  only  and  dearly-beloved  Son 
vouchsafed  to  suffer  for  us,  obtain  of  Him  for  us  grace 
to  mortify  our  rebellious  senses,  to  avoid  the  occasion 
of  sin,  and  to  be  ready  to  suffer  everything  rather  than 
offend  God.     Amen. 

III.    The  Crowning  of  our  Blessed  Saviour  zvith 

Thorns. 


ji 


ET  us  contemplate,   in   this  Mystery,  how  those 
cruel   ministers   of  Satan   plaited  a   Crown    of 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     377 

Thorns,  and  cruelly  pressed  it  on  the  Sacred  Head  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 


o 


Let  us  pray. 

MOTHER  of  our  Eternal  Prince,  the  King  of 
Glory,  by  those  sharp  Thorns  wherewith  His 
Sacred  Head  was  pierced,  we  beseech  thee  to  obtain, 
through  thine  intercession,  that  Ave  may  be  delivered 
from  all  emotions  of  pride,  and  escape  that  shame  which 
our  sins  deserve  at  the  day  of  judgment.     Amen. 

IV.  Jesus  carrying  His  Cross. 

*"|  '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
«J — *  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  being  sentenced  to  die,  bore, 
with  most  amazing  patience,  the  Cross  which  was  laid 
upon  Him  for  His  greater  torment  and  ignominy. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary^  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Lei  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Virgin,  model  of  patience,  by  the  most 
painful  carrying  of  the  Cross,  in  which  thy  Son, 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  bore  the  heavy  weight  of  our 
.sins,  obtain  for  us  of  Him,  through  thine  intercession, 
courage  and  strength  to  follow  His  steps,  and  bear  our 
cross  after  Him  to  the  end  of  our  lives.     Amen. 

V.    The  Crucifixion  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

*~|  '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
k-" — *     Lord  Jesus  Christ,  being  come  to  Mount  Cal- 


37S     Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 

vary,  was  stripped  of  His  clothes,  and  His  Hands  and 
Feet  were  cruelly  nailed  to  the  Cross,  in  the  presence 
of  His  most  afflicted  Mother. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,   ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Mary,  Mother  of  God,  as  the  Body  of  thy 
beloved  Son  was  for  us  stretched  upon  the  Cross, 
so  may  we  offer  up  our  souls  and  bodies  to  be  cruci- 
fied with  Him,  and  our  hearts  to  be  pierced  with  grief 
at  His  most  bitter  Passion  ;  and  thou,  O  most  sorrow- 
ful Mother,  graciously  vouchsafe  to  help  us,  by  thy 
all-powerful  prayers,  to  accomplish  the  work  of  our 
salvation.     Amen. 

Hail,  holy  Queen,  etc.  {p.  79).     Or  Prayer  (p.  773). 


THE  FIVE  GLORIOUS  MYSTERIES. 

For  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  and  the  Sun- 
days from  Easter  until  Advent. 

/.    7 he  Resurrection  of  our  Lord  from  the  dead. 

Tp^  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
«-■ — *  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  triumphing  gloriously  over 
death,  rose  again  the  third  day,  Immortal  and  Impas- 
sible. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     379 

Let  us  pray. 

O  GLORIOUS  Virgin  Mary,  by  that  unspeakable 
joy  thou  didst  receive  in  the  Resurrection  of  thy 
divine  Son,  we  beseech  thee  obtain  for  us  of  Hirn  that 
our  hearts  may  never  go  astray  after  the  false  joys  of 
this  world,  but  may  be  wholly  employed  in  seeking 
the  true  and  solid  joys  of  heaven.     Amen. 

II.    The  Ascension  of  Christ  into  Heaven. 

*T| — '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
r* — *  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  forty  days  after  His  Resur- 
rection, ascended  into  heaven,  attended  by  Angels, 
in  the  sight  of  His  most  holy  Mother  and  His  holy 
Apostles  and  Disciples. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

O  MOTHER  of  God,  consoler  of  the  afflicted,  as 
thy  beloved  Son,  when  He  ascended  into  hea- 
ven, lifted  up  His  hands  and  blessed  His  Apostles,  as 
He  departed  from  them ;  so  vouchsafe,  most  holy 
Mother,  to  lift  up  thy  pure  hands  to  Him  on  our  be- 
half, that  we  may  enjoy  the  benefits  of  His  blessing, 
and  of  thine,  here  on  earth,  and  hereafter  in  heaven. 
Amen. 

III.  The  Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  the  Apostles. 


n 


ET   us   contemplate,  in    this  Mystery,    how    the 
Lord  Jesus   Christ,  being  seated  on  the  right 
hand   of  God,  sent,    as   He   had  promised,   the   Holv 


373     Rosary  ok  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 

vary,  was  stripped  of  His  clothes,  and  His  Hands  and 
Feet  were  cruelly  nailed  to  the  Cross,  in  the  presence 
of  His  most  afflicted  Mother. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Mary,  Mother  of  God,  as  the  Body  of  thy 
beloved  Son  was  for  us  stretched  upon  the  Cross, 
so  may  we  offer  up  our  souls  and  bodies  to  be  cruci- 
fied with  Him,  and  our  hearts  to  be  pierced  with  grief 
at  His  most  bitter  Passion  ;  and  thou,  O  most  sorrow- 
ful Mother,  graciously  vouchsafe  to  help  us,  by  thy 
all-powerful  prayers,  to  accomplish  the  work  of  our 
salvation.     Amen. 

Hail,  holy  Queen,  ete.  [p.  79).     Or  Prayer  (p.  773). 


THE  FIVE  GLORIOUS  MYSTERIES. 

For  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  and  the  Sun- 
days from  Easter  until  Advent. 

/.    rlhe  Resurrection  of  our  Lord  from  the  dead. 

~*  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
«-* — ■  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  triumphing  gloriously  over 
death,  rose  again  the  third  day,  Immortal  and  Impas- 
sible. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     379 

Let  us  pray. 

O  GLORIOUS  Virgin  Mary,  by  that  unspeakable 
joy  thou  didst  receive  in  the  Resurrection  of  thy 
divine  Son,  we  beseech  thee  obtain  for  us  of  Him  that 
our  hearts  may  never  go  astray  after  the  false  joys  of 
this  world,  but  may  be  wholly  employed  in  seeking 
the  true  and  solid  joys  of  heaven.     Amen. 

II.    The  Ascension  of  Christ  into  Heaven. 

*T| — '  BT  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  our 
«J — *  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  forty  days  after  His  Resur- 
rection, ascended  into  heaven,  attended  by  Angels, 
in  the  sight  of  His  most  holy  Mother  and  His  holy 
Apostles  and  Disciples. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

O  MOTHER  of  God,  consoler  of  the  afflicted,  as 
thy  beloved  Son,  when  He  ascended  into  hea- 
ven, lifted  up  His  hands  and  blessed  His  Apostles,  as 
He  departed  from  them ;  so  vouchsafe,  most  holy 
Mother,  to  lift  up  thy  pure  hands  to  Him  on  our  be- 
half, that  we  may  enjoy  the  benefits  of  His  blessing, 
and  of  thine,  here  on  earth,  and  hereafter  in  heaven. 
Amen. 

III.  The  Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  the  Apostles. 

*T  '  BT  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the 
«-■ — *  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  being  seated  on  the  right 
hand   of  God,  sent,    as   He   had  promised,   the   Holy 


380     Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary. 


Ghost  upon  His  Apostles,  who,  after  He  had  ascended, 
returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  continued  in  prayer  and 
supplication,  waiting  for  the  fulfilment  of  His  promise. 
Our  Father.  Hail  Mary,  ten  times.  Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 


O 


Let  us  pray. 

vSACRED  Virgin,  Tabernacle  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
we  beseech  thee  to  obtain,  by  thine  intercession, 
that  this  Comforter,  whom  thy  beloved  Son  sent  down 
upon  His  Apostles,  filling  them  thereby  with  spiritual 
joy,  may  teach  us  in  this  world  the  true  way  of  salva- 
tion, and  make  us  to  walk  in  the  way  of  virtue  and 
good  works.     Amen. 

IV.  The  Assumption  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  into 

Heaven. 

*~J  '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the  glo- 
r* — *  rious  Virgin,  twelve  years  after  the  Resurrec- 
tion of  her  Son,  passed  out  of  this  world  unto  Him, 
and  was  by  Him  taken  up  into  heaven,  attended  by 
the  holy  Angels. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,  ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Virgin,  who,  entering  the  heavenly  man- 
sions, didst  fill  the  Angels  with  joy  and  man 
with  hope  :  vouchsafe  to  intercede  for  us  at  the  hour 
of  our  death,  that,  being  delivered  from  the  illusions 
and  temptations  of  the  devil,  we  may  joyfully  pass 
out  of  this  earthly  estate  to  enjoy  the  happiness  of 
eternal  life.     Amen. 


Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary.     381 

V.  The  Coronation  of  the  Blessed   Virgin  Mary  in 

Heave  71. 

*~| — '  ET  us  contemplate,  in  this  Mystery,  how  the  glo- 
«J — *  rious  Virgin  Mary  was,  to  the  great  jubilee  and 
exultation  of  the  whole  Court  of  heaven,  crowned  by 
her  Son  with  the  brightest  diadem  of  glory. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary,   ten  times.     Glory  be  to 
the  Father. 

Let  us  pray. 

O  GLORIOUS  Queen  of  all  the  heavenly  host,  we 
beseech  thee  to  accept  these  prayers,  which,  as 
a  Crown  of  Roses,  we  offer  at  thy  feet  ;  and  grant, 
most  gracious  Lady,  that,  by  thy  intercession,  our 
souls  may  be  inflamed  with  so  ardent  a  desire  of  see- 
ing thee  so  gloriously  crowned,  that  it  may  never  die 
within  us  until  it  shall  be  changed  into  the  happy  frui- 
tion of  thy  blessed  sight.  Amen. 
Hail,  holy  Queen,  etc.   {p.  79).     Or  Prayer  (p.  773). 


A  Prayer  ascribed  to  St.  Bernard,  (i) 


ATTiEMORARE,  O  piis-  ^r^  EMEMBER,  O  most 

%^A     sima  Virgo  Maria,  r^-\>  loving  Virgin  Mary, 

non  esse  auditum  a  saeculo,  that   never  was  it   known 

quemquam  ad  tua  curren-  that  any  one  who  fled  to 

tern  praesidia,    tua  implo-  thy    protection,    implored 

rantem  auxilia,  tua  peten-  thy  help,  and  sought  thine 

tern  suffragia,  esse  derelic-  intercession,   was   left  for- 

tum.     Ego,  tali    animatus  saken.     Inspired  with  this 

confidentia,    ad   te,    Virgo  confidence,  I  fly  unto  thee, 


382     Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary 


curro. 


coram  te  ge- 


virginum,  Mater, 
Ad  te  venio 
mens  peccator  assisto.  No- 
li, Mater  Verbi,  verba  mea 
despicere,  sed  audi  propi- 
tia  et  exaudi. 

Amen. 


O  Virgin  of  virgins,  my 
Mother.  To  thee  I  come  ; 
before  thee  I  stand,  sinful 
and  sorrowful.  O  Mother 
of  the  Word,  despise  not 
my  words,  but  graciously 
hear  and  grant  my  prayer. 
Amen. 


O 


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(0 


Zhc  Scapular* 


OF  THE  CONFRATERNITY  OF  OUR  LADY  OF 

MT.    CARMEIv. 


*    - 


HE  Scapular,  or  Little  Habit  of  the  Blessed  Vir- 
3  giil>  is  composed  of  two  small  square  pieces  of 
3  drown  cloth,  connected  by  two  cords,  and  design- 
P  ed  to  be   7vorn    over  the  shoulders   under  the   or- 


*\  dinary  clothing.      It    was,  according    to    a     most 

ffi     authentic   tradition,   given    by  our  Blessed   Lady 

herself ,  as  a  pledge  of  her  love  and  patronage,  to 

St.  Simon  Stock,   general  of  the    Carmelites,   on 

the  i6th  of  July,  A  .D.  1231. 


THE  FORM  OF  RECEIVING  A  PERSON 
INTO  THE  CONFRATERNITY  OF  MT. 
CARMEL, 

And  of  Blessing  and  Bestowing  the  Scapular, 
or  Little  Habit  of  the  Same. 

The  Postulant  kneels  before  the  Priest,  who  is  vested  in  surplice  and 

uliite  stole \  and  the  Priest  says  : 


& 


USCEFTMUS,     Deus,     y^TE  have  received  Thy 
misericordiam  tuain    VxJL     mercy,  O  God,  in 
in  medio   templi   tui ;    se-    the  midst  of  Thy  temple ; 

383 


3§4 


The  Scapular. 


cundum  iiomen  tuum, 
Deus,  sic  et  laus  tua  iu 
fines  terrae  ;  justitia  plena 
est  dextera  tua. 

Kyrie  eleison. 

Christe  eleison. 

Kyrie  eleison. 

Pater  noster  (secreto). 

V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in 
tentationem. 

R.  Sed  libera  nos  a 
nialo. 

V.  Salvum  fac  servutn 
tuum, 

R.  Deus  meus,  speran- 
tem  in  te. 

V.  Mitte  ei,  Doniine, 
auxilium  de  sancto, 

R.  Et  de  Sion  tuere 
eum. 

V.  Nihil  proficiat  inimi- 
cus  in  eo. 

R.  Et  filius  iniquitatis 
non  apponat  nocere  ei. 

V.  Doniine,  exaudi  ora- 
tionem  meani. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad  te 
veniat. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 


according  to  Thy  name,  O 
God,  so  also  is  Thy  praise 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 
Thy  right  hand  is  full  of 
justice. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Christ,  have  mercy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  [inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  Save  Thy  servant \ 

R.  O  my  God,  who  put- 
teth  his  trust  in  Thee. 

V.  Send  him  help,  O 
Lord,  from  Thy  holy  place, 

R.  And  defend  him  out 
of  Sion. 

V.  Let  not  the  enemy 
prevail  against  him, 

R.  Nor  the  son  of  ini- 
quity draw  nigh  to  hurt 
him. 

V.  Q  Lord,  hear  my 
prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


The  Scapular.  385 


Orcmus.  Let  us  pray. 

^USCIPIATte  Christus  |T|AV     Christ     receive 

y^3     in  uumero  fidelium  ^"^,     thee  into  the  nura- 

suorum  ;    et  nos,    licet   in-  ber  of  His  faithful  people  ; 

digni,  te  suscipimus  in  ora-  and  we,  though  unworthy, 

tionibus     nostris.      Conce-  receive  Thee  into   fellow- 

dat  tibi  Deus  per  Unigeni-  ship  in  our  prayers.      May 

turn  suum  mediatorem  Dei  God,    through    His   Only- 

et  hominura,  tempus  bene  begotten,  the  Mediator  be- 

vivendi,  locum  bene  ageu-  tween  God  and  man,  grant 

di,  constantiam   bene  per-  thee  time  for  right-living, 

severandi,    et    ad    aeternae  space  for  well-doing,  stead- 

vitae   hereditatem   fehciter  fastness  for  truly  perse ver- 

perveniendi  ;  et   sicut   nos  ing,  and  for  happily  attain- 

hodie  fraterna  charitas  spi-  ing  unto  the  inheritance  of 

ritualiter  jimgit    in   terris,  everlasting     life;    and    as 

ita  divina  pietas,    quae  di-  brotherly    love    doth   now 

lectionis     est     auctrix     et  spiritually  join  us  together 

atnatrix,  nos  cum  fidelibus  on  earth,  so  may  the  Fa- 

suis  conj  ungere  dignetur  in  therly  Love  of  God,  the  Au- 

ccelis.     Per  eumdem  Chris-  thor  and  Xourisher    of  all 

turn  Dominum  nostrum.  love,  vouchsafe  to  number 

us  among  His  faithful  in 
heaven.  Through  the 
same  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Adjutorium  nostrum  V.  Our  help    is    in   the 

in  nomine  Domini,  name  of  the  Lord, 

R.  Qui  fecit  caelum  et  R.  Who  hath  made  bea- 
ten-arm ven  and  earth. 

V.  Sit    nomeu     Domini  V.  Blessed  be  the  name 

benedictum  of  the  Lord 


386 


The  Scapular. 


R.  Ex  hoc  nunc  et  us- 
que in  saeculum. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora- 
tionem  meain. 

R.  Et  clamor  mens  ad 
te  veniat 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

Oremus. 


JUL 


'ETERNE  Pater,  et 
Omnipotens  Deus, 
qui  Unigenitum  tuuni  ves- 
tem  nostrae  mortalitatis  in- 
duere  voluisti  :  obsecra- 
mus  immensam  tuae  largi- 
tatis  bene*Klictionem  in 
hoc  genus  effluere  vesti- 
menti,  quod  sancti  Patres 
ad  innocentke  et  humilita- 
tis  indicium  a  renuntian- 
tibus  saeculo  gestari  sanxe- 
runt,  et  sic  ipsum  bene  *h 
dicere  digneris  ;  ut  qui- 
cumque  eo  usus  fuerit  in- 
duere  mereatur  ipsum  Do- 
tninum  nostrum  Jesum 
Christum  Filium  tuum,  qui 
tecum  vivit  et  regnat  in 
unitate  Spiritus  Sancti 
Deus,  per  omnia  saecula 
saeculorurn. 
R.  Amen. 


R.  From  this  time  forth 
for  evermore. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  tcs  pray. 

^VERLASTING      Fa 
ther  and   Almighty 
God,  who   didst  will   that 
Thine  Only-begotten 

should  put  on  the  garment 
of  our  mortal  nature  :  we 
humbly  beseech  Thee  that 
upon  this  form  of  garment, 
which,  as  a  sign  of  inno- 
cence and  humility,  the 
holy  fathers  appointed  to 
be  worn  by  those  renounc- 
ing the  world, Thou  wouldst 
pour  the  boundless  riches 
of  Thy  Benediction,  4*  and 
therewith  bless  *Mhe  same; 
to  the  end  that  whosoever 
shall  be  clad  in  it  may 
also  be  found  worthy  to 
put  on  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  Himself,  Thy  Son, 
who  liveth  and  reigneth, 
etc.     R.  Amen. 


The  Scapular.  387 


Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

^SUPPLICITER  te,  Do-  V/j  ■  'E  humbly    beseech 

}0>     inine,    roganius,    ut  vIlA»    Thee,  O  Lord,  that 

super  hunc  habitum  servo  Thy    gracious    blessing  4* 

tuo    imponendum    bene  *b  may  descend  upon  this  ha- 

dictio  tua  beuigna  descen-  bit,  now  to  be  bestowed  up- 

dat,    ut     sit    bene'Mictus,  on  Thy  servant,  that  it  may 

atque  diviiia  virtute  procul  be  blessed,  Hh  and  that  the 

pellantur  hostium  uostro-  wicked  darts  of  all  our  eue- 

rum  visibilium   et    invisi-  mies,  visible  and  invisible, 

bilium  tela  nequissima.  may  be  driven  far  from  us 

by  the  power  of  God. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

The  Priest  sprinkles  the  Scapular  with  holy  water,  and,  placing  it 
upon  the  shoulders  of  the  postulant,  says : 


j5 


'CCIPE,    vir  devote,  *T^>  ECEIVE,          devout 

hunc  habitum  be-  <-*— \>     man,    this    blessed 

nedictum,  precans  Sanctis-  Habit;  and  pray  the  most 

simam   Virginem,   ut   ejus  Holy  Virgin   that   by  her 

meritis  ilium  perferas  sine  merits  thou  mayest  bear  it 

macula,  et  te  ab  omni  ad-  without  stain,  and  that  she 

versitate  defendat,  atque  ad  may   guard  thee  from  all 

vitam  perducat  seternam.  adversity,   and  bring  thee 

unto  life  everlasting. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

"TqTDESTOD^minesup-  *f£>E  favorable,  O  Lord, 

ekJr-L-%     plicationibus   nos-  r^-^     unto  our  supplica- 

tris,  et  hunc  iamxsXum  tic-  tions,  and  grant  that   this 

urn,  quern  Sodalitati  sane-  Thy  servant,  whom  we  now 

tae    Religionis    Carmelita-  receive  into  the  Sodality  of 


388 


The  Scapular. 


rum  sociamus,  perpetua  the  holy  Carmelite  Order, 
tribue  firmitate  corrobo-  may  be  strengthened  by 
rari,  ut  perseveranti  propo-  Thy  continual  help  ;  that 
sito,  in  omni  sanctitate  tibi  with  abiding  purpose  he 
valeat  famulari.  may  serve  Thee  in  all  holi- 

ness of  life. 


^T^  ROTEGE,  Domine, 
r-" —  famul//7;/  tuum  sub- 
sidiis  pacis,  et  Beatae  Mariae 
semper  Virginis  patrociuiis 
confidentem  a  cunctis  hos- 
tibus  redde  secure;//. 


Q^HIELD,  O  Lord,  this 
K-5  Thy  servant  with  the 
shelter  of  Thy  peace,  and 
as  he  trusts  in  the  protect- 
ing care  of  Blessed  Mary 
ever  Virgin,  do  Thou  make 
him  fearless  of  all  enemies. 


BENE+DICAT  te  con- 
ditor  coeli  et  terras 
Deus  omnipotens,  qui  te 
eligere  dignatus  est  ad  Be- 
atissimae  Virginis  Mariae 
de  monte  Carmelo  Societa- 
tem  et  Confraternitatem  ; 
quam  precamur,  ut  in  hora 
obitus  tui  conterat  caput 
serpeutis,  qui  tibi  est  ad- 
versarius,  et  tandem  tain- 
quam  victor  palmam,  et 
coronam  sempiternae  hae- 
reditatis  consequaris.  Per 
Christum  Dominum  nos- 
trum. 

R.  Amen. 


J£ 


LMIGHTY  God,  the 
Creator  of  heaven 
and  earth,  bless  4*  thee,  He 
who  hath  vouchsafed  to 
call  thee  unto  the  Socie- 
ty and  Confraternity  of 
Blessed  Mary  of  Mount 
Carmel ;  let  us  beseech 
her,  therefore,  that  in  the 
hour  of  thy  death  she  may 
bruise  the  head  of  the  ser- 
pent, thine  adversary,  and 
that  finally  thou  mayest 
attain  U140  the  palm  of 
victory  and  the  crown  of 
inheritance  everlasting. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.   Amen. 


The  Scapular. 


389 


[If  only  the  Scapular  is  to  be  blessed,  the  Priest  begins  at  the  V.  Ad- 
jutorium  nostrum,  and  continues  to  the  prayer  Suppliciter  in- 
clusive..] 

Then  the  Priest  sprinkles  the  Recipient  with  holy  water  >  and  con- 
tinues : 


jf^fGO  auctoritate,  qua 
v_^  fungor,  et  milii  con- 
cessa,  recipio  te  ad  Con- 
fraternitatem  sacrae  Re- 
ligionis  Carmelitarum,  et 
investio,  ac  participem  te 
facio  omnium  bonorum  spi- 
ritualium  ejusdem  Ordinis. 
Iu  uomine  Patris,  4*  et  Fi- 
lii,  et  Spiritus  Saucti. 
Amen. 


Y  the  authority  which 
I  exercise,  and 
which  is  granted  unto  me, 
I  receive  thee  into  the  Con- 
fraternity of  the  holy  Car- 
melite Order  ;  and  I  invest 
thee  and  make  thee  a  par- 
taker in  all  the  spiritual 
goods  of  the  same  Order. 
In  the  name  of  the  Father, 
•b  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Ameh. 


3tt0truction  on  tbe  Sacraments  in 

General, 


^Y  Sacrament  is  meant  an  outward  sign 
of  inward  grace,  or  a  sacred  and  mys- 
terious sign  and  ceremony  ordained 
by  Christ  to  convey  grace  to  our  souls. 
The  Sacraments  may  be  compared 
to  channels  which  convey  water  from 
a  fountain-head,  and  the  soul  to  a  ves- 
sel which  one  carries  to  these  channels 
to  be  filled.  The  fountain,  abound- 
ing with  water,  courses  through  the 
channels  and  fills  every  vessel  which 
is  applied  thereto,  as  far  as  it  can  hold  ;  the  larger  the  ves- 
sel, the  greater  the  quantity  of  water  it  will  contain.  So 
the  larger  the  capacity  of  the  soul  (which  capacity  de- 
pends upon  the  soul's  dispositions),  the  greater  the  por- 
tion of  grace  which  it  receives  through  the  heavenly 
channels  of  the  Sacraments.  But  the  conditions  re- 
quired in  the  receiver  are  by  no  means  productive  of 
the  efficacy  of  the  Sacraments.  Take  the  example 
of  light  and  heat :  fire  is  not  lacking  in  burning  power 
because  it  cannot  act  on  incombustible  materials  ;  nor 
are  the  windows  of  a  room  the  cause  of  light,  though 
necessary  to  give  it  admission. 

The  Church  has  never  instituted,  and  could  not 
institute,  any  Sacrament — this  is  a  power  reserved  to 
God  Himself.     He  alone  is  the   Fountain   of  Grace  ; 

390 


The  Sacraments  in  General.  391 

He  alone  can  appoint  the  channels  by  which  that 
grace  is  conveyed  to  our  souls.  Since,  therefore,  as 
a  fact,  He  has  appointed  those  channels — and  no  oth- 
ers— which  we  call  Sacraments,  by  those  only  can  we 
ordinarily  obtain  that  special  grace.  Hence  it  follows 
that  no  power  on  earth  can  change  what  was  ordained 
by  Jesus  Christ  in  the  outward  forms  of  the  Sacraments, 
without  destroying  them  entirely  ;  for  if  any  change  is 
made  in  what  He  ordained,  it  is  no  longer  the  same 
form  to  which  grace  is  annexed,  and  consequently 
ceases  to  be  a  Sacrament. 

The  Passion  of  Christ  is  the  rich  and  exhaustless 
source  from  which  the  grace  of  every  Sacrament  is  de- 
rived ;  for  each  grace  was  purchased  for  us  at  the  price 
of  our  Divine  Redeemer's  Blood. 

There  are  seven  Sacraments  :  Baptism,  Confirma- 
tion, Penance,  Holy  Eucharist,  Extreme  Unc- 
tion, Holy  Orders,  and  Matrimony. 

Special  Instructions  on  each  Sacrament  will  be  found 
in  their  proper  places.  Of  these  Sacraments,  some 
give  sanctifying  grace,  and  others  increase  it  in  our 
souls.  Those  that  give  sanctifying  grace  are  Baptism 
and  Penance  ;  they  are  called  Sacraments  of  the  Dead, 
because  they  take  away  sin.  which  is  the  death  of  the 
soul,  and  give  grace,  which  is  its  life.  Those  that  in- 
crease sanctifying  grace  in  the  soul  are  Confirmation, 
Holy  Eucharist,  Extreme  Unction,  Holy  Orders,  and 
Matrimony  ;  these  are  called  Sacraments  of  the  Liv- 
ing, because  those  who  receive  them  worthily  are  al~ 
ready  living  the  life  of  grace.  They  should  be  received, 
therefore,  in  a  state  of  grace ;  any  one  receiving  the 
Sacraments  of  the  Living  in  mortal  sin  incurs  the  ad- 
ditional guilt  of  Sacrilege.      The  Sacraments  of  Bap- 


392 


The  Sacraments  in  General. 


ttsm,  Confirmation,  and  Holy  Orders  imprint  what  is 
called  a  character  upon  the  soul — a  spiritual  mark 
which  remains  for  ever — and  hence  they  can  be  re- 
ceived but  once. 

Besides  the  sanctifying  grace  common  to  all  the 
Sacraments,  God  has  annexed  to  each  a  particular 
Sacramental  grace,  which  is  a  special  help  to  enable 
us  to  perform  the  duties  and  attain  the  end  for  which 
each  vSacrament  was  instituted — e.g.,  I.  Shortly  after 
we  come  into  the  world  we  are  made  the  children  of 
God  by  Baptism.  2.  As  we  grow  up  we  are  fortified 
for  the  combats  against  our  spiritual  enemies  which 
we  have  to  undergo,  and  are  made  soldiers  of  Christ, 
by  Confirmation.  3.  The  Holy  Eucharist  is  the 
daily  bread  which  feeds  and  nourishes  our  souls  to 
everlasting  life.  4.  If  unhappily  we  fall  in  the  spiritual 
conflict,  Penance  is  the  remedy  which  restores  life  to 
the  soul.  5.  In  Matrimony  special  graces  are  pro- 
vided to  sanctify  and  assuage  the  cares  of  the  married 
state.  6.  Holy  Orders  keeps  up  the  succession  of 
pastors  in  the  Church,  and  enables  them  to  faithfully 
discharge  their  sacred  functions.  7.  When  the  Chris- 
tian soul  is  on  the  verge  of  Eternity,  it  is  strengthened 
and  comfoited  by  the  refreshing  graces  of  Extreme 
Unction,  so  that  the  Christian  warrior  may  not  be 
vanquished  at  the  last. 


Zbe  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 


EXPLANATION  OF  THE  CEREMONIES. 


HE  ceremonies  used  by  the  Church  in  the 
administration  of  Baptism  are  very  ancient. 
St.  Basil  mentions  many  of  them,  which,  he 
says,  are  of  Apostolical  tradition  ;  as  the  con- 
secration of  the  water,  and  of  the  oil  used  in 
If  o  the  anointings,  the  renunciation  of  Satan  and 
his  works,  and  the  profession  of  iaith.  St. 
Aug-ustine  mentions  the  sign  of  the  Cross, 
the  imposition  of  hands,  and  the  custom  of 
giving  salt  to  the  catechumens.  St.  Ambrose 
speaks  of  the  ceremony  of  touching  the  ears 
and  nostrils  with  spittle,  with  the  words,  Be 
opened. 

These  ceremonies  have  a  twofold  significa- 
tion. They  are  outward  signs  of  that  which 
the  Holy  Spirit  operates  inwardly  in  the  souls  of  those  that  re- 
ceive the  Sacrament ;  and  they  also  admonish  them  of  that  which 
they  ought  to  do,  and  represent  to  them  the  obligations  they  con- 
tract. 

The  Priest  is  vested  in  a  white  surplice,  as  denoting  innocence, 
and  successively  uses  two  stoles,  one  violet,  the  other  white.  The 
violet  color  signifies  the  unhappy  state  to  which  sin  has  re- 
duced mankind.  After  the  exorcisms  the  Priest  puts  on  the 
white  stole,  as  the  symbol  of  the  innocence  conferred  by  the  Sac- 
rament. 

393 


394  The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

Addressing  himself  to  the  godfather  and  godmother,  he  asks 
the  name  by  which  the  child  is  to  be  called.  A  name  is  given, 
says  St.  Charles  Borromeo,  to  show  that  the  person  is  dedicated 
to  the  service  of  Jesus  Christ.  This  name,  the  Council  of  Trent 
teaches,  should  be  that  of  some  Saint,  in  order  that  by  bearing 
the  same  name  the  person  may  be  excited  to  imitate  his  virtues 
and  sanctity  ;  and  that,  while  endeavoring  to  imitate  him,  he  may 
invoke  him  and  pray  to  him,  in  the  confident  hope  that  he  will  be 
his  patron  and  advocate,  for  the  safety  of  his  body  and  the  salva- 
tion of  his  soul. 

The  wretched  state  to  which  sin  has  reduced  the  human  race  is 
still  further  intimated  by  the  Priest's  breathing  three  times  on  the 
person  to  be  baptized,  which  is  done  to  drive  away  the  devil,  as 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  who  is  the  Spirit  or  breath  of  God.  It  also  ex- 
presses the  contempt  which  Christians  have  of  him,  and  the  ease 
with  which  he  may  be  put  to  flight,  like  a  straw  with  a  puff  of 
wind. 

After  having  put  to  flight  the  tyrant  who  holds  in  captivity 
every  one  that  cometh  into  the  world,  the  Priest  imprints  on  the 
person  to  be  baptized  the  seal  of  a  very  different  Master.  He 
signs  him  with  the  sign  of  the  Cross  on  the  forehead  and  on  the 
breast,  that  Christ,  who  was  crucified  for  our  sins,  may  take  pos- 
session of  him — on  the  forehead,  to  signify  that  a  Christian  must 
never  be  ashamed  to  make  open  profession  of  the  faith  of  his 
crucified  Saviour ;  and  on  the  breast,  to  signify  that  the  love  of 
Jesus  Christ,  and  a  readiness  to  obey  all  His  divine  command- 
ments and  to  share  in  His  sufferings,  ought  constantly  to  reside 
in  his  heart. 

The  Priest,  as  God's  representative,  then  lays  his  hand  on  the 
head  of  the  person  to  be  baptized,  to  denote  possession  in  the 
name  of  the  Almighty. 

He  then  blesses  the  salt,  to  purify  it  from  the  malignant  influ- 
ences of  the  evil  spirit ;  and  puts  a  few  grains  of  this  salt,  thus 
blessed,  into  the  mouth  of  the  person  to  be  baptized.  The  salt 
is  the  symbol  of  wisdom,  as  when  St.  Paul  says  (Col.  iv.  6)  :  Let 
your  speech  be  always  with  grace  seasoned  with  salt.  Salt  is  also  a 
preservative  against  corruption.  This  ceremony,  then,  signifies 
that  the  person  baptized  must  make  known  to  the  world  the 
sweet  savor  of  the  law  of  God,  by  the  good  example  of  a  virtuous 
and  holy  conversation  ;  and  show  by  all  his  works  that  it  is  the 
doctrine  of  Christ  that  preserves  the  soul  from  corruption,  and 
establishes  a  firm  hope  of  the  resurrection  of  the  body. 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism.  395 

Having  thus  communicated  to  the  person  to  be  baptized  the 
wisdom  of  Christ  and  the  relish  for  divine  things,  the  Priest  per- 
emptorily commands  the  wicked  spirit  to  depart,  and  never  at- 
tempt to  deprive  him  of  this  precious  gift,  in  the  solemn  words  of 
the  ancient  exorcism  ;  then  making  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  he  says  : 
And  this  sign  of  the  holy  Cross  which  we  place  upon  his  forehead. 
do  thou,  accursed  devil,  never  dare  to  violate. 

After  this  the  Priest  lays  the  end  of  his  stole,  the  symbol  of  his 
authority,  upon  the  person  to  be  baptized,  and  introduces  him 
into  the  church.  Being  come  therein,  the  Priest,  jointly  with  the 
person  to  be  baptized,  or,  if  it  be  an  infant,  with  the  godfather 
and  godmother,  resites  aloud  the  Eord's  Prayer  and  the  Apostles' 
Creed.  He  then  again  exorcises  the  unclean  spirit,  and  com- 
mands him  to  depart  in  the  name  and  by  the  power  of  the  most 
blessed  Trinity. 

The  next  is  a  ceremony  deeply  significative.  We  read  in  the 
Gospel  (Mark  vii.  32-35)  that  our  Lord  cured  one  that  was  deaf 
and  dumb  b\'  touching  his  tongue  and  his  ears  with  spittle, 
saying:  Ephpheta — "Be  opened."  Man,  in  his  natural  state,  is 
spiritually  both  deaf  and  dumb.  Therefore  the  Church,  the 
Spouse  of  Jesus  Christ  and  the  depository  of  His  power,  follows 
His  example  ;  and  the  Priest  of  the  Church,  taking  spittle  from 
his  mouth,  touches  therewith  the  ears  and  the  nostrils  of  the  per- 
son to  be  baptized,  repeating  the  same  miraculous  word,  as  if  to 
signify  the  necessity  of  having  the  senses  of  the  soul  open  to  the 
truth  and  grace  of  God. 

Then  follows  the  solemn  renunciation  of  Satan  and  of  his 
works  and  pomps.  After  which  the  Priest  anoints  the  person  to 
be  baptized  on  the  breast  and  between  the  shoulders,  making  the 
sign  of  the  Cross.  This  outward  unction  represents  the  inward 
anointing  of  the  soul  by  divine  grace,  which,  like  a  sacred  oil, 
penetrates  our  hearts,  heals  the  wounds  of  our  souls,  and  fortifies 
them  against  our  passions  and  concupiscences.  The  anointing 
of  the  breast  signifies  the  necessity  of  fortifying  the  heart  with 
heavenly  courage,  that  we  may  act  manfully  and  do  our  duty  in 
all  things.  The  anointing  between  the  shoulders  signifies  the 
necessity  of  the  like  grace,  in  order  to  bear  and  support  all  the 
adversities  and  crosses  of  this  mortal  life.  The  oil  is  a  symbol 
also  of  the  sweetness  of  the  yoke  of  Christ. 

The  moment  having  arrived  at  which  another  human  being  is 
to  become  the  child  of  God  and  a  member  of  the  mystical  body 
of  Christ,  the  Priest,  to  denote  that  sorrow  is  about  to  be  changed 


396  The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

into  joy,  changes  his  stole,  and  instead  of  the  violet  puts  on  a 
white  one. 

Then  follows  the  Profession  of  Faith,  after  which  the  Sacrament 
of  regeneration  is  thus  administered  :  While  the  godfather  and 
godmother  both  hold  or  touch  their  godchild,  the  Priest  pours  the 
baptismal  water  on  the  child's  head  three  times,  in  the  form  of  a 
Cross,  repeating  the  sacramental  words  in  such  manner  that  the 
three  pourings  of  the  water  concur  with  the  pronouncing  of  the 
three  names  of  the  Divine  Persons.  The  water  is  poured  three 
times,  while  the  words  are  pronounced  but  once,  to  show  that  the 
Three  Persons  unite  in  the  regeneration  of  man  in  holy  Baptism. 
The  godparents  hold  or  touch  their  godchild,  to  signify  that  they 
answer  for  him,  or  that  they  engage  to  put  him  in  mind  of  his 
vow  and  promise. 

Then  the  Priest  anoints  the  person  baptized  on  the  crown  of  the 
head,  in  the  form  of  a  Cross,  with  holy  chrism,  compounded  of 
oil  and  balsam.  This  ceremony  is  of  Apostolical  tradition,  and 
signifies  :  ist.  That  the  person  baptized  is  solemnly  consecrated 
to  the  service  of  God,  and  made  a  living  temple  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  2d.  That  by  Baptism  he  is  made  partaker  with  Christ, 
the  great  Anointed  of  God,  and  has  a  share  in  His  unction  and 
grace.  3d.  That  he  is  anointed  to  be  king,  priest,  and  prophet ; 
and  therefore  that,  as  king,  he  must  have  dominion  over  his 
passions  ;  as  priest,  he  must  offer  himself  unceasingly  to  God  as 
a  living  sacrifice  for  an  odor  of  sweetness ;  as  prophet,  he  must 
declare  by  his  life  the  rewards  of  the  world  to  come. 

After  the  anointing,  the  Priest  puts  upon  the  head  of  the  bap- 
tized a  white  linen  cloth,  now  used  instead  of  the  white  garment 
with  which  the  new  Christian  used  anciently  to  be  clothed  in 
Baptism,  to  signify  the  purity  and  innocence  which  we  receive 
in  Baptism,  and  which  we  must  take  care  to  preserve  till 
death. 

Lastly,  the  Priest  puts  a  lighted  candle  into  the  hand  of  the  per- 
son baptized,  or  of  the  godfather ;  which  ceremony  is  derived 
from  the  parable  of  the  virgins  (Matt,  xxv.),  who  taking  their 
lamps  went  forth  to  meet  the  bridegroom  ;  and  is  intended  to  re- 
mind the  person  baptized  that,  being  now  a  child  of  light,  he 
must  walk  as  a  child  of  light,  and  keep  the  lamp  of  faith  ever 
burning  with  the  oil  of  charity  and  good  works,  for  the  glory  of 
God  and  the  edification  of  his  neighbor;  so  that  whenever  the 
Lord  shall  come  he  may  be  found  prepared,  and  may  go  in  with 
Him  into  the  eternal  life  of  His  heavenly  kingdom. 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 


397 


THE   BAPTISM   OF  INFANTS. 


By  special  permission  of  the  Hoey  See,  this 
Form  is  used  in  the  United  States  for  the 
Baptism  of  Adults  ai,so. 

(Note. — The  italicized  words,  or  endings  of  words,  occurring 
in  the  text,  ar^  those  which  must  be  varied  according  to  sex  or 
number.) 


Sacerdos. 

QUID  pelis  ab 
Bcclesia  Dei  ? 


Resp.  Fidem. 
kS.  Fides   quid 
tibi   praestat? 

R.  Vitam  saternam. 
•S*.  Si  igitur  vis  ad  vitam 
ingredi,     serva      mandata. 


Priest. 

WHAT  dost 
thou  ask  of  the 
Church  of  God  ? 
Sponsor.  Faith. 

P.  What  doth 


faith  bring  thee  to  ? 
S.  Life  everlasting. 
P.    If,     therefore,     thou 

wilt  enter  into  life,  keep 
Diliges  Dominum  Deum  the  commandments.  Thou 
tuum  ex  toto  corde  tuo,  et  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy 
ex  tota  anima  tua,  et  ex  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
tota  mente  tua,  et  proxi-  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and 
mum  tuum  sicut  teipsum.      with  all  thy  mind,  and  thy 

neighbor  as  thvself. 


The  Priest  then  gently  breathes  thrice  upon  the  face  of  the  infant, 

and  says  once  : 

11    ab    eoy    immunde  v^vEPART    from     him, 

spiritus,    et    da    lo-  A^    thou  unclean  spirit, 

cum  Spiritui  Sancto,  Para-  and  give  place  to  the  Holy 

clito.  Ghost  the  Paraclete. 


et 


5? 


39&  The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

After  that  he  makes  with  his  thumb  the  sign  of  the  Cross  upon  the 
forehead  and  upon  the  breast  of  the  infant,  sayijig  : 

Accipe  sigiium  cruris  Receive  the  sign  of  the 
tarn  in  fronte,  •b  quam  Cross  both  upon  the  fore- 
in  corde ;  Hh  vSunie  fidein  head  •*•  and  also  upon  the 
ccelestium  praeceptorum,  heart ;  *b  take  unto  thyself 
et  talis  esto  moribus,  ut  the  faith  of  the  heavenly 
teinplum  Dei  jam  esse  pos-  precepts,  and  be  in  thy 
sis.  manners    such    that    now 

thou  may  est  be  the  temple 

of  God. 

Orernus.  Let  us  pray. 

RBCBS  nostras,  quae-  |^|X  ER  CI  FULLY  hear 
sumus,  Domine,  cle-  N^>  our  prayers,  O 
menter  exaudi  ;  et  hunc  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee ; 
electum  tttum,  N.,  crucis  and  with  Thy  perpetual 
Dominicae  impressione  sig-  power  guard  this  Thine 
natum,  perpetua  virtute  elect,  N.,  signed  with  the 
custodi :  ut  magnitudinis  seal  of  the  Cross  of  the 
gloriae  tuae  rudimenta  ser-  Lord  :  that,  being  faith- 
yslhs,  per  custodiam  man-  ful  to  these  ordinances  of 
datorum  tuorum,  ad  re-  Thy  great  majesty,  he  may, 
generation  is  gloriam  per-  by  keeping  Thy  command- 
venire  meretftur.  Per  merits,  deserve  to  attain 
Christum  Dominum  nos-  the  glory  of  regeneration, 
trum.  Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

He  then  lays  his  hand  upon  the  infanVs  head,  and  says  : 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

OMNIPOTENS,      sem-     ^TJ'LMIGHTY,       ever- 
piterue  Deus,  Pater    <%JP*-*     lasting    God,    Fa- 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism.  399 

Doniini   nostri  Jesu  Chris-  ther    of    our    Lord    Jesus 

ti,  respicere  dignare  super  Christ,      look      graciously 

hunc  famulum  tuiim,  N.,  down  upon  this  Thy  ser- 

quem   ad   rudimenta    fidei  vant,  N.,  whom  Thou  hast 

vocare  dignatus  es:  omiiem  graciously  called  unto  the 

Ccecitateni  cordis  ab  eo  ex-  beginnings    of   the   faith  : 

pelle :  disrunipe  oniues  la-  drive    out    from    him    all 

queos  Satanse,  quibus  fue-  blindness  of  heart :   break 

rat    colligate  ;    aperi    ei,  all  the  toils  of  Satan  where- 

Doniine,    januam    pietatis  with  he  was  held  :  open  un- 

tuse,    ut    signo    sapientise  to  him,  O  Lord,  the  gate  of 

tuae  imbutz^,  omnium  cu-  Thy  loving-kindness,  that, 

piditatum  foetoribus  car eat,  being  impressed  with  the 

et  ad  suavem  odorem  prse-  sign   of   Thy    wisdom,    he 

ceptorum     tuoruin     \sztiis  may  be  free  from  the  foul- 

tibi    iu    Ecclesia    tua    de-  ness  of  all  wicked  desires, 

serviat,   et  proficia/  de  die  and  in  the   sweet  odor  of 

in     diem.       Per     eumdem  Thy  precepts  may  joyfully 

Christum    Dominum    nos-  serve  Thee  in  Thv  Church, 

trum.  and  grow  in  grace  from  day 

to  day.    Through  the  same 
Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

The  Priest  then  blesses  the  salt,  which,  after  it  has  been  once  blessed, 
may  serve  for  the  same  purpose  on  other  occasions. 

THE  BLESSING   OF  THE  SALT. 

^qTXORCIZO     te,    crea-  «-j*       EXORCISE      thee, 

^-A     tura    salis,     in     no-  «-«-»     creature  of  salt,  in  the 

mine   Dei    Patris  4*  omni-  name  of  God,  the  Father  *fa 

potentis,    et    in    charitate  Almighty,  and  in  the  love  of 

Domini  nostri  Jesu  Hh  Chris-  our   Lord  Jesus   *Z*  Christ, 

ti,  et  in  virtute  Spiritus  Hh  and  in   the    power  of  the 


4oo  Thk  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

Sancti.      Exorcizo   te    per  Holy  -^  Ghost.     I  exorcise 

Deum  *h  vivum,  per  Deuiu  thee  by  the  living  •£■  God, 

•£•  verum,  per  Deum  •!«  sane-  by  the  true  4"  God,  by  the 

turn,    per   Deum  *Z*  qui   te  all-holy    *i*   God,     by    the 

ad  tutelam  huiuani  generis  God  *i*  who   hath    created 

procreavit,  et  populo  veni-  thee  for  a  preservation  of 

enti    ad    credulitatem    per  the  human  race,  and  hath 

servos  suos  cousecrari  prae-  appointed  thee  to  be  conse- 

cepit,   ut  in  nomine  sane-  crated  by  His  servants  for 

tae  Trinitatis  efficiaris  salu-  the    people    coming    unto 

tare   sacramentum    ad    ef-  faith,  that  in  the  name  of 

fugandum  inimicum.    Pro-  the  Holy  Trinity  thou  may- 

iude  rogamus  te,   Domine  est  become  a  saving  sacra- 

Deus  noster,  ut  hanc  crea-  ment  to  put  the  enemy  to 

turam    salis    sanctificando  flight.     Wherefore  we  pray 

•k  sanctifices,     et    benedi-  Thee,    O    Lord    our    God, 

cendo  *Z*  benedicas,  ut   fiat  that    sanctifying    ^   Thou 

omnibus  accipientibus  per-  mayest  sanctify  this  crea- 

fecta  medicina,  permanens  ture  of  salt,  and  blessing  *f* 

in  visceribus  eorum,  in  no-  Thou  mayest  bless  it,  that 

mine  ejusdem  Domini  nos-  unto  all  who  receive  it  it 

tri  Jesu  Christi,  qui  ventu-  may  become  a  perfect  cure, 

rus   est   judicare   vivos    et  abiding  in  their  hearts,  in 

mortuos,   et  saeculurn    per  the  name  of  the  same  our 

ignein.  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  shall 

come  to  judge   the  living 
and  the  dead,  and  the  world 

R.  Amen.  by  fire.     R.  Amen. 


He  then  puts  a  little  of  the  blessed  salt  into  the  mouth  of  the  infant, 

saying : 

N.,  accipe  sal  sapientke  ;        N.,   receive   the  salt   of 


D 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism.  401 

propitiatio  sit  tibi  in  vitani  wisdom  ;  may  it  be  to  thee 

aeternam.  a   propitiation    unto    ever- 

R.  Amen.  lasting  life.     R.  Amen. 

►S.  Pax  tecum.  P.  Peace  be  with  thee. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

BUS   patrum  nostro-  f~\   GOD  of  our  fathers, 

rum,   Deus   univer-  V-/     O  God   the  Author 

sae    conditor     veritatis,    te  of  all  truth,  vouchsafe,  we 

supplices      exoramus,      ut  humbly  beseech    thee,   to 

hunc   famul///;j  tuuni,  N.,  look  graciously  down  upon 

respicere     digneris     propi-  this  Thy  servant,  N. ,  and  as 

tius,  et  hoc  primuni  pabu-  he  tastes  this  first  nutriment 

lum  salis  gustant^;;z,   non  of  salt,  suffer  him  no  longer 

diutius   esurire    permittas,  to  hunger  for  want  of  hea- 

quo  minus   cibo  explerttur  veuly  food,  to  the  end  that 

ccelesti,  quatenus  sit  sem-  he  may  be  always  fervent 

per    spiritu     ferveus,     spe  in  spirit,  rejoicing  in  hope, 

gaude;/5,    tuo   semper    no-  always  serving  Thy  name, 

mini      servie;/s.        Perdue  Lead  him,  O  Lord,  we  be- 

eum,  Domine,  quaesumus,  seech  Thee,  to  the  laver  of 

ad  novae  regenerationis  la-  the  new  regeneration,  that, 

vacrum,    et   cum   fidelibus  together  with  Thy  faithful, 

tuis      prornissionum     tua-  he  may   deserve   to  attain 

rum  aeterna  praemia    con-  the  everlasting  rewards  of 

sequi  meretf  tur.    Per  Chris-  Thy    promises.      Through 

turn  Dominum  nostrum.  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

£S"XORCIZO  te,  immun-  ^  EXORCISE  thee,  thou 

^-4     de  spiritus,  in  nomi-  A-*     unclean  spirit,  in  the 

ne  Patris,  4*  et  Filii,  *fc  et  name  of  the  Father,  Hh  and 


4o2  The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 


Spiritus  *b  Sancti,  ut  exeas  of  the  Son,  4*  and  of  the 
el  recedas  ab  hoc  famultf  Holy  4*  Ghost,  that  thou  go 
Dui,  N.  Ipse  eniin  tibi  im-  forth  and  depart  from  this 
perat,  maledicte  damnate,  servant  of  God,  N.  ;  for  He 
qui  pedibus  super  mare  am-  Himself  commands  thee, 
bulavit,  et  Petro  mergenti  accursed  outcast,  He  who 
dexteram  porrexit.  walked  upon  the  sea,  and 

stretched  forth  to  sinking 
Peter  His  right  hand. 
Brgo,  maledicte  diabole,  Therefore,  accursed  devil, 
recognosce  sententiam  tu-  acknowledge  thy  sentence, 
am,  et  da  honorem  Deo  and  give  honor  unto  the 
vivo  et  vero,  da  honorem  true  and  living  God  ;  give 
Jesu  Christo  Filio  ejus,  et  honor  unto  Jesus  Christ, 
Spiritui  Sancto,  et  recede  His  Son,  and  unto  the 
ab  hoc  famuli  Dei,  N. ,  Holy  Ghost ;  and  depart 
quia  istum  sibi  Deus,  et  Do-  from  this  servant  of  God, 
minus  noster  Jesus  Christus  N.,  because  him  hath  God 
ad  suam  sauctam  gratiam,  and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
et  benedictionem,  fontem-  vouchsafed  to  call  unto  His 
que  baptismatis  vocare  dig-  holy  grace,  and  blessing, 
natus  est.  and  the  font  of  Baptism. 


Here  he  makes  with  his  thumb  the  sign  of  the  Cross  upon  the  in- 
fant's forehead,  saying  : 

Et  hoc   signum    sanctae  And  this  sign  of  the  holy 

crucis   'h   quod   nos  fronti  Cross,    *i*  which  we  place 

ejus  damus,  tu,  maledicte  upon  his  forehead,  do  thou, 

diabole,    nunquam    audeas  accursed  devil,  never  dare 

violare.  Per  eumdem  Chris-  to    violate.     Through    the 

turn  Dominum  nostrum.  same  Christ  our  Lord. 

1?.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 


403 


Immediately  laying  his  hand  upon  the  infant's  head,  he  says 


JX 


Or  emus. 

ETBRNAM  ac  jus- 
tissiruam  pietatern 
tuam  deprecor,  Domine 
sancte,  Pater  orrmipotens, 
aeterne  Deus,  Auctor  lumi- 
nis  et  veritatis,  super  hunc 
famulum  tuumf  N.,  ut  dig- 
neris  ilium  illuminare  lu- 
mine  intelligentiae  tuse  : 
munda  eum,  et  sanctifica  : 
da  ei  scientiam  veram,  ut 
dignus  gratia  baptismi  tui 
effects,  tenea^  firmani 
spem,  consilium  rectum, 
doctrinam  sanctam.  Per 
Christum  Dominum  nos- 
trum. 
R.  Amen. 


Let  us  pray. 

OHOIvY  Lord,  Father 
Almighty,  Eternal 
God,  Author  of  light  and 
truth,  I  implore  Thine  ever- 
lasting and  most  just  good- 
ness upon  this  Thy  serva?it, 
N.,  that  Thou  wouldst 
vouchsafe  to  enlighten  him 
with  the  light  of  Thy 
wisdom  :  cleanse  him  and 
sanctify  him :  give  unto 
him  true  knowledge,  that, 
being  made  worthy  of  the 
grace  of  Thy  Baptism,  he 
may  hold  firm  hope,  right 
counsel,  holy  doctrine. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


After  this  the  Priest  lays  the  end  of  his  stole  upon  the  infant,  and 
admits  him  into  the  church,  saying  ; 


I 


NGRED^T?^    in    tern-  £N*NTER  thou  into  the 

plum  Dei,  ut  habeas  ^3(     temple  of  God,  that 

partem  cum  Christo  in  vi-  thou  may  est  have  part  with 

tarn  seternam.  Christ  unto  life  everlasting. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


404 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 


When  they  have  entered  the  church,  the  Priest,  as  he  proceeds  to  the 
font,  says  in  a  loud  voice  along  with  the  sponsors  : 


CREDO  in  Deum,  Pa- 
trem  omnipoteutein, 
Creatorem  coeli  et  terne. 
Et  in  Jesum  Christum,  Fi- 
lium  ejus  unicum,  Domi- 
num  nostrum  :  qui  concep- 
tus  est  de  Spiritu  vSancto  ; 
natus  ex  Maria  virgine ; 
passus  sub  Pontio  Pilato, 
crucifixus,  mortuus,  et  se- 
pultus  :  descendit  ad  in- 
feros ;  tertia  die  resurrexit 
a  mortuis ;  ascendit  ad 
coelos,  sedet  ad  dexteram 
Dei  Patris  omnipotentis  ; 
inde  venturus  est  judicare 
vivos  et  mortuos.  Credo 
in  Spiritum  Sanctum ; 
sanctam  Ecclesiam  Catho- 
licam  ;  Sanctorum  commu- 
nionem  ;  remissionem  pec- 
catorum  ;  carnis  resurrec- 
tionem  ;  vitam  aeternam. 
Amen. 


I  BELIEVE  in  God,  the 
Father  Almighty,  Cre- 
ator of  heaven  and  earth  ; 
and  in  Jesus  Christ,  His 
only  Son,  our  Lord  :  who 
was  conceived  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary,  suffered  under  Pon- 
tius Pilate,  was  crucified  ; 
died,  and  was  buried.  He 
descended  into  hell  ;  the 
third  day  He  arose  again 
from  the  dead  ;  He  ascend- 
ed into  Heaven,  sitteth  at 
the  right  hand  of  God  the 
Father  Almighty  ;  from 
thence  He  shall  come  to 
judge  the  living  and  the 
dead.  I  believe  in  the 
Holy  Ghost,  the  Holy 
Catholic  Church,  the  com- 
munion of  Saints,  the  for- 
giveness of  sins,  the  resur- 
rection of  the  body,  and 
the  life  everlasting.   Amen. 


OUR     FATHER,    who 
art  in   heaven,  hal- 


"T^ATER  NOSTER,  qui 

r-* —      es  in  ccelis,  sancti- 

ficetur  nomen   tuum  :   ad-    lowed  be  Thy  name  :  Thy 

veniat  reguum  tuum  :  fiat   kingdom  come  :  Thy  will 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism.  403 


voluntas  tua,  sicut  in  coelo,  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is  in 

et   in   terra.      Panem  nos-  Heaven.     Give  us  this  day 

trum  quotidianum   da   no-  our  daily  bread  :   and  for- 

bis  hodie  :  et  diinitte  nobis  give   us   our   trespasses   as 

debita  nostra  sicut  et  nos  we  forgive  those  who  tres- 

dimittimus  debitoribus  nos-  pass  against  us.     And  lead 

tris.     Et  ne  nos  inducas  in  us    not    into    temptation  ; 

tentationetn;  sed  libera  nos  but   deliver  us   from   evil. 

a  malo.     Amen.  Amen. 

And  then,  before  he  reaches  the  baptistery,  he  says  : 
THE  EXORCISM. 

f^fXORCIZO  te,    omnis  ^EXORCISE thee, every 

V^\       spiritus    immunde,  *-^->     unclean  spirit,  in  the 

in    nomine    Dei   Patris   4*  name  of  God  the  Father  •%• 

omnipotentis,    et    in     no-  Almighty,  and  in  the  name 

mine    Jesu    Christi,     Filii  of  Jesus  Christ,  His  Son,  *b 

ejus,  ^  Domini  et  Judicis  our  Lord  and  Judge,  and  in 

nostri,  et  in  virtute  Spiri-  the  power  of  the  Holy   *b 

tus  •£•  Sancti,  ut  discedas  ab  Ghost,    that    thou    depart 

hoc  plasma/^  Dei,  N.,  quod  from  this  creature  of  God, 

Dominus   noster    ad    tern-  N.,  which  our   Lord  hath 

plum  sanctum  suum  vocare  deigned  to   call   unto   His 

dignatus   est,  ut   fiat  tern-  holy  temple,  that  it  may  be 

plum  Dei  vivi,  et  Spiritus  made  the  temple7  of  the  liv- 

Sauctus  habitet  in  eo.    Per  ing  God,  and  that  the  Holy 

eumdem   Christum    Domi-  Ghost  may  dwell  therein. 

num   nostrum,   qui  ventu-  Through  the   same  Christ 

rus    est  judicare   vivos   et  our  Lord,  who   shall  come 

mortuos,    et  soeculum   per  to    judge   the   living    and 

ignem.  the  dead,  and  the  world  by 

fire. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


406  Thk  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

Then  the  Priest  wets  his  thumb  with  spittle  from  his  mouth,  and 
touches  the  ears  and  nostrils  of  the  infant.  And  in  touching  first 
tlie  rig  Jit  ear  and  then  the  left,  he  says  : 

£S"PHPHETA,  quod  est,    £N"PHPHETA,  that  is  to 
^~\     Adaperire.  ^-\     say,  Be  opened. 

Then  he  touches  the  nostrils,  saying  : 

In  odorein  suavitatis.  For  a  savor  of  sweetness. 

A  nd  he  adds  : 

Tu  autem  effugare,  dia-  And  do  thou,  O  devil, 
bole  ;  appropinquabit  eniin  begone  !  for  the  judgment 
judicium  Dei.  of  God  is  at  hand. 

He  then  interrogates  the  person  to  be  baptized,  by  name,  saying  : 

N.,  abrenuntias  Satanae  ?        N.,  dost    thou  renounce 

Satan  ? 

R.  Abrenuntio.  Sponsor.  I  do  renounce 

him. 

5.  Et  omnibus  operibus       P.  And  all  his  works  ? 
ejus  ? 

R.  Abrenuntio.  R.  I  do  renounce  them. 

5.  Et    omnibus    pompis       P.  And  all  his  pomps  ? 
ejus  ? 

R.  Abrenuntio.  R.  I  do  renounce  them. 

The  Priest  then  dips  his  thumb  into  the  Oil  of  Catechumens,  and 
anoints  the  infant  upon  the  breast  and  between  the  shoulders,  in 
the  form  of  a  Cross,  saying  : 

S~*i GO  te  linio  *  oleo  sa-  *r*  ANOINT  thee  *  with 

V_4     lutis,  in  Christojesu  A~*     the  oil  of  salvation  in 

Domino  nostro,  ut  habeas  Christ  Jesus,  our  Lord,  that 

vitam  seternam.  thou  mayest  have  life  ever- 

R.  Amen.  lasting.     R.  Amen. 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism.  407 

{Hoc  lie  puts  aside  the  violet  stole,  and  puts  on  another  of  white 

color.) 
Next  with  cotton,  or  something  similar,  he  wipes  his  thumb  and  the 

places  anointed.     And  lie  interrogates  the  person  to  be  baptized 

by  name,  the  sponsor  answering : 

N.,  credis  in  Deum,   Pa-  N.,  dost  thou  believe  in 

trem  omuipotentem,  Crea-  God,  the  Father  Almighty, 

torein  coeli  et  terrae  ?  Creator     of     heaven     and 

earth  ? 

R.  Credo.  R.  I  do  believe. 

Credis  in  Jesurn  Christum,  Dost  thou  believe  in  Jesus 

Filiutn  ejusunicum,  Domi-  Christ,   His  only  Son,   our 

num    nostrum,    natum   et  Lord,   who  was   born,  and 

passum  ?  who  suffered  for  us  ? 

R.  Credo.  R,  I  do  believe. 

Credis  et  in  Spiritum  Dost  thou  also  believe  in 
Sanctum,  sanctam  Eccle-  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Holy 
siam  Catholicam,  Sancto-  Catholic  Church,  the  corn- 
rum  commuiiionem,  remis-  munion  of  Saints,  the  re- 
sionem  peccatorurn,  carnis  mission  of  sins,  the  resur- 
resurrectionem,  et  vitam  rection  of  the  body,  and 
ae  tern  am  ?  the  life  everlasting  ? 

R.  Credo.  R.  I  do  believe. 

Then,  pronouncing  the  name  of  ihepo'son  to  be  baptized,  the  Priest 

says  ; 

N. ,  vis  baptizari  ?  N.,    wilt   thou    be    bap- 

tized ? 
R.  Volo.  Sponsor.  I  will. 


Then  the  godfather  or  the  godmother,  or  both  {if  both  are  ad- 
mitted), holding  the  infant,  the  Priest  takes  the  baptismal  water 
in  a  small  vessel  or  pitcher,  and  from  it  pours  thrice  upon  the  in- 


D 


408  The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

fanVs  head,  in  the  form  of  a  Cross  ;  and  at  the  same  time,  pro- 
nouncing the  words  once  only,  distinctly  and  attentively,  he  says : 

*~f~^    EGO  te    baptizo  in  *"|^\    I  baptize  thee  in  the 

*J-G->    nomine    *b    Patris  «-*-b-,     name  *b  of  the  Fa- 

[fundat  primo~\ ,  et  Filii  *fr  ther    [he  pours    the  first 

[fundat  sccundo\  et  Spiri-  time],  and  of  the  Son  *h  [lie 

tus  Hh  Sancti  [fundat  ter-  pours  the  second  time\  and 

tio\  of  the   Holy  >b  Ghost  [he 

pours  the  third  time]. 

He  then  dips  his  thumb  in  the  holy  chrism,  and  anoints  the  infant 
upon  the  crown  of  the  head  in  the  form  of  a  Cross,  saying  : 

EUS  omnipotens,  Pa-  /T\AY    Almighty   God, 

ter    Domini    nostri  ^"^     the  Father  of  our 

Jesu  Christi,  qui  te  regene-  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  He  who 

ravit   ex    aqua    et    Spiritu  hath  regenerated   thee   by 

Sancto,    quique   dedit    tibi  water  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 

remissionem  omnium  pec-  and  given  thee  remission  of 

catorum,  ipse   te   4*   liniat  all  thy  sins,  anoint  thee  4* 

chrismate  salutis  in  eodem  with  the  chrism  of  salva- 

Christo  Jesu  Domino  nos-  4ion,    in   the  same    Christ 

tro,  in  vitam  seternani:  Jesus   our  Lord,   unto  life 

everlasting. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

S.  Pax  tibi.  P.  Peace  be  with  thee. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


Then  with  cotton,  or  something  similar,  he  wipes  his  tJiumb  and 
the  place  anointed,  and  puts  //pou  the  head  of  the  infant  a  white 
linen  cloth,  saying : 


*7"T*CCIPE  vestem   can-    *-|^) 

<yj<- *->     didam,    quam    im-    r-"—^ 


ECEIVE  this  white 
garment,         which 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism.  409 

maculatam  perferas  ante  mayest  thou  bear  without 
tribunal  Domini  nostri  stain  before  the  judgmeut- 
Jesu  Christi,  ut  habeas  vi-  seat  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
tarn  aeteruani.  Christ,    that   thou    mayest 

have  life  everlasting. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Afterward  he  gives  the  infant  or  the  godfather  a  lighted  candle, 

saying : 


'CCIPE      lampadem  ^f^)  ECEIVE  this  burning 

ardentem,  et  irre-  «-^-\>     light,  and  keep  thy 

preheusibilis   custodi   bap-  Baptism  so  as  to  be  without 

tisnium   tuum  :    serva  Dei  blame  :  keep  the  command- 

mandata,  ut  cum  Dominus  nieuts  of  God,  that  when 

venerit  ad  nuptias,   possis  the  Lord  shall  come  to  the 

occurrere  ei  una  cum  oni-  nuptials,  thou  mayest  meet 

nibus  Sanctis  in  aula   cce-  Him  together  with  all  the 

lesti,       habeasque       vitarn  saints     in     the     heavenly 

aeternam,    et   vivas  in  sae-  court,     and    mayest    have 

cula  saapulorum.  eternal    life,    and   live    for 

R.  Amen.  ever  and  ever.     R,  Amen. 

Lastly,  he  says : 


«Tp)  VADE    in    pace,    et    *-p)  G 
<-*-&■>  Dominus  sit  tecum.    A-(y-9 


GO  in  peace,  and  the 
Lord  be  with  thee. 
A"\  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


o 


A  Prayer  for  One  irately  Baptized. 

LORD  our  God,  our  true  Life,  Who  by  the  font 
of  Baptism   dost   illuminate   the   baptized  with 


4io  The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

heavenly  radiance,  Who  hast  vouchsafed  to  Thy  ser- 
vant by  Water  and  the  Holy  Ghost  remission  of  all  his 
sins,  lay  Thy  mighty  hand  upon  him,  and  protect  him 
with  the  power  of  Thy  goodness ;  preserve  him  from 
losing  the  earnest  of  glory  ;  be  pleased  to  bring  him  to 
eternal  life  and  to  the  vision  of  Thyself ;  for  Thou  art 
our  Sanctification,  and  to  Thee,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy 
Ghost,  do  we  render  praise  and  thanksgiving,  now  and 
for  ever,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


A  Renewal  of  Baptismal  Vows. 

I^TXOST  Holy  Trinity,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
M-s  One  God,  I  mourn  and  lament  my  most  sinful 
neglect  of  the  sacred  promise  and  vow  which  w7as  made 
in  my  name  at  my  Baptism.  I  lament  my  long-con- 
tinued transgressions,  my  ingratitude,  my  coldness  and 
hardness  of  heart.  O  Lord,  Who  art  the  great  Searcher 
of  hearts,  and  from  whom  no  secrets  are  hid,  in  Thy 
presence  I  do  most  freely,  fully,  and  unfeignedly,  from 
henceforth  and  for  evermore,  repent  of  and  renounce 
all  my  sins ;  I  resolve,  to  the  utmost  of  the  power  Thou 
givest  me,  to  resist  all  the  temptations  of  the  devil,  the 
world,  and  the  flesh,  so  that  I  may  never  willingly  be 
led  by  them.  I  do  firmly  believe,  and  will,  by  Thy 
help,  continue  in  the  belief  of  all  the  Articles  of  the 
Christian  Faith  ;  and  I  am  resolved,  in  all  sincerity  of 
heart,  to  keep  Thy  holy  Will  and  Commandments,  and 
to  persevere,  through  the  help  of  Thy  grace,  to  the  end 
of  my  life.  Enlighten  and  strengthen  me,  O  God,  by 
Thy  Holy  Spirit,  to  perform  this  my  vow  and  cove- 


>l-* 


The  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 


411 


nant.  Preserve  me  as  a  living  and  faithful  Member 
of  Thy  Church,  a  dutiful  and  dear  child  of  God,  and 
an  inheritor  of  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven  ;  that  through 
Thy  mercy  I  may  in  Thy  good  time  obtain  the  end  of 
my  faith,  even  the  salvation  of  my  soul.     Amen. 


Gbc  deception  of  Converta. 


The  mode  of  receiving  the  Profession  of  Faith 
of  Converts  to  the  Catholic  Church,  accord- 
ing  TO    THE    FORM    PRESCRIBED    BY    THE    SACRED 

Congregation  of  the  Holy  Office,  the  20TH 

OFjUEY,   1859. 


HEN  heretics  are  converted,  inquiry  must  first 
be  made  concerning  the  validity  of  their  former 
Baptism.  If  .therefore,  it  should  be  found,  after 
diligent  examination,  either  that  Baptism  had 
not  been  conferred  at  all,  or  else  conferred  im- 
properly, they  must  be  baptized  anew.  But  if, 
upon  investigation,  there  remains  a  reasonable 
doubt  of  the  validity  of  their  former  Baptism, 
then  it  should  be  repeated  conditionally,  after 
the  form  for  the  Baptism  of  Adults,  when  that 
is  required.  If,  on  the  other  hand,  the  former 
Baptism  was  valid,  then  the  converts  should 
simply  make  their  Abjuration  or  Profession  of 
Faith.  There  are  three  ■.cays,  therefore,  of  re- 
conciling heretics  to  the  Church  : 

I.  If  Baptism  is  conferred  absolutely,  neither  abjuration  nor  abso- 
lution follows  ;  since  all  the  past  is  wiped  away  by  the  Sacrament  of 
Regeneration. 

II.  If  Baptism  is  repeated  conditionally,  the  following  ordet  is  to  be 

412 


w» 


Reception  of  Converts.  413 

observed  :  1  st.  The  Abjuration,  or  Profession  of  Faith.  2d.  Condi- 
tional Baptism.  3d.  Sacramental  Confession  with  conditional  ab- 
solution. 

III.  When,  finally,  the  former  Baptism  is  held  to  be  valid,  the 
Abjuration  or  Profession  of  Faith  alone  is  received,  followed  by  the 
Absolution  from  Censures.  If  however,  the  convert  strongly  de- 
sires that  the  rites  which  were  omitted  in  his  former  Baptism  shall 
be  now  supplied,  the  Priest  shall  gratify  his  pious  desire.  He  ought, 
however,  in  this  case  to  use  the  form  for  Adults,  if  required,  and 
to  make  the  necessary  changes  caused  by  the  former  valid  Baptism. 

The  Priest,  vested  in  surplice  and  violet  stole,  seats  himself  at  the 
Epistle  side  of  the  Altar,  if  the  Blessed  Sacrament  is  reserved  in  the 
Tabernacle,  otherwise  before  the  middle  of  the  Altar  ;  and  before  him 
kneels  the  convert,  who,  touching  the  Book  of  Gospels  with  his  right 
hand,  makes  his  Profession  of  Faith,  as  below.  (If  he  cannot  read, 
the  Priest  slowly  reads  for  him  the  Profession,  which  he  distinctly 
pronounces  together  with  the  Priest.) 


PROFESSION  OF  FAITH. 

IN.  N.,  having  before  my  eyes  the  holy  Gospels, 
■  which  I  touch  with  my  hand,  and  knowing  that 
no  one  can  be  saved  without  that  faith  which  the  Holy, 
Catholic,  Apostolic  Roman  Church  holds,  believes,  and 
teaches,  against  which  I  grieve  that  I  have  greatly 
erred,  inasmuch  as  I  have  held  and  believed  doctrines 
opposed  to  her  teaching — 

I  now,  with  grief  and  contrition  for  my  past  errors, 
profess  that  I  believe  :he  Holy,  Catholic,  Apostolic  Ro- 
man Church  to  be  the  only  and  true  Church  established 
on  earth  by  Jesus  Christ,  to  which  I  submit  myself  wi 
my  whole  heart.  I  believe  all  the  articles  that  she  pro- 
poses to  my  belief,  and  I  reject  and  condemn  all  that 
she  rejects  and  condemns,  and  I  am  ready  to  observe 


414  Rkception  of  Converts. 

all  that  she  commands  me.  And,  especially,  I  profess 
that  I  believe  : 

One  only  God  in  three  divine  Persons,  distinct  from, 
and  equal  to,  each  other — that  is  to  say,  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

The  Catholic  doctrine  of  the  Incarnation,  Passion, 
Death,  and  Resurrection  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  and 
the  personal  union  of  the  two  Natures,  the  divine  and 
the  human  ;  the  divine  Maternity  of  the  most  holy 
Mary,  together  with  her  most  spotless  Virginity ; 

The  true,  real,  and  substantial  presence  of  the  Body 
and  Blood,  together  with  the  Soul  and  Divinity  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  most  holy  Sacrament  of  the 
Eucharist  ; 

The  seven  Sacraments  instituted  by  Jesus  Christ  for 
the  salvation  of  mankind — that  is  to  say,  Baptism, 
Confirmation,  Eucharist,  Penance,  Extreme  Unction, 
Order,  Matrimony  ; 

Purgatory,  the  Resurrection  of  the  Dead,  Everlasting 
Life  ; 

The  Primacy,  not  only  of  honor  but  also  of  juris- 
diction, of  the  Roman  Pontiff,  successor  of  St.  Peter, 
Prince  of  the  Apostles,  Vicar  of  Jesus  Christ ; 

The  veneration  of  the  Saints  and  of  their  images  ; 

The  authority  of  the  Apostolic  and  Ecclesiastical  Tra- 
ditions, and  of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  which  we  must  in- 
terpret and  understand  only  in  the  sense  which  our 
holy  mother  the  Catholic  Church  has  held  and  does 
hold; 

And  everything  else  that  has  been  defined  and  de- 
clared by  the  sacred  Canons  and  by  the  General  Coun- 
cils, and  particularly  by  the  holy  Council  of  Trent,  and 
delivered,  defined,  and  declared  by  the  General  Conn- 


Reception  of  Converts.  415 

cil  of  the  Vatican,  especially  concerning  the  Primacy 
of  the  Roman  Pontiff,  and  his  infallible  teaching  au- 
thority. 

With  a  sincere  heart,  therefore,  and  with  unfeigned 
faith,  I  detest  and  abjure  every  error,  heresy,  and  sect 
opposed  to  the  said  Holy,  'Catholic,  and  Apostolic 
Roman  Church.  So  help  me  God,  and  these  His  holy 
Gospels,  which  I  touch  with  my  hand. 

Afterwards,  the  convert  still  kneeling,  the  Priest   sitting,  says 

Psalm  50,  p.  249, 

Or  else 

Psalm  129,  p.  253. 

Then  the  Priest,  standing,  says  : 


'  ■/  'YRIB  eleison.  *-j— '  ORD,  have  mercy. 

Jl\>    P.    Christe       elei-  A-*     P.  Christ,        have 

son.  mercy. 

V.  Kyrie  eleison.    Pater  V.  Lord,    have    mercy, 

noster  (secreto).  Our  Father  (inatidibly). 

V.  Bt  ne  nos  inducas  in  V.  And  lead  us  not  into 

tentationem.  temptation. 

P.    Sed     libera     nos     a  P.  But  deliver  us  from 

malo.  evil. 

V.  Salvum   fac   servum  V.  Save  Thy  servant. 
\Mum. 

P.  Deus  meus,    speran-  P.  O  my  God,  who  put- 

tem  in  te.  teth  his  trust  in  Thee. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.    O    Lord,    hear     my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

P.  Bt  clamor  meus  ad  te  P.  And  let  my  cry  come 

veuiat.  unto  Thee. 


416  Reception  of  Converts. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.   Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


D 


Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

EUS,  cui  proprium  /^  GOD,  whose  proper- 
est  misereri  semper  v^  ty  is  always  to  have 
et  parcere  :  suscipe  depre-  mercy  and  to  spare :  gra- 
cationem  nostram,  ut  hunc  ciously  receive  our  suppli- 
famulum  tuum,  quem  ex-  cation,  that  this  Thy  scr- 
communicationis  catena  vant,  whom  the  bonds  of 
constringit,  miseratio  tuae  excommunication  do  hold 
pietatis  clementer  absol-  a  prisoner,  the  compassion 
vat.  Per  Dominum  nos-  of  Thy  loving-kindness 
trum  Jesum  Christum  Fili-  may  now  mercifully  ab- 
um  tuum,  qui  tecum  vivit  solve.  Through  our  Lord 
et  regnat  in  imitate  Spiri-  Jesus  Christ,  Thy  Son,  who 
tus  Saucti,  Deus,  per  omnia  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
specula  sseculorum.  Thee,     in     the     unity    of 

the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God, 
world  without  end. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Then  the  Priest,  sitting,  and  turned  towards  the  kneeling  convert, 
absolves  him  from  his  heresy,  saying  ; 

Y"f*  UCTORITATE  apo-  *TT>  Y   the  Apostolic    au- 

<v^U    stolica,  qua  fuugor  r-*-^      thority,     which     I 

in    hac    parte,    absolvo   te  here  do  exercise,  I  absolve 

a  vinculo  excommunicato  thee    from    the    bond    of 

onis   quam   (forsan)  incur-  excomiuunication      which 

risti,    et   restituo   te  sacro-  (perchance)  *  thou  hast  in- 

sanctis  Kcclesire  Sacramen-  curred  ;  and  I  restore  thee 

tis,  communioui  et  unitati  to  the  holy  Sacraments  of 


Reception  o*>*  Converts. 


417 


ndelium,  in  nomine  Pa-  the  Church,  and  to  the 
tris,  *k  et  Filii,  et  Spiritus  communion  and  unity  of 
Sancti.     Amen.  the  faithful,  in   the   name 

of  the  Father,  •%*  and  of 
the  vSon,  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.     Amen. 

• 

{*fn  doubt  whether  the.  penitent  has  incurred  excommunication  or 

no,  the  Priest  shall  insert  this  word  perchance.) 
Tn  fine,   the  Priest  enjoins  upon   the    new    convert  some  salutary 

Penance — e.g.,  prayers,  visits  to  churches,  and  the  like. 


Sbe  Sacrament  of  Confirmation. 


When  the  Apostles  had  heard  that  Samaria  had  received  the 
word  of  God y  they  scut  to  them  Peter  and  John,  who,  when  they  were 
come;  prayed  for  them,  that  they  might  receive  the  Holy  Spirit. 
For  as  yet  He  was  come  upon  none  of  them ;  but  they  were 
only  baptized  into  the  name  of  the.  Lord  Jesus.  Then  they  laid 
their  hands  on  themy  and  they  received  the  Holy  Spirit.— Axis 
viii.  14-17. 


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INSTRUCTIONS. 

ONFIRMATION  is  a  Sacrament  by  which  the 
faithful,  who  have  already  been  made  chil- 
dren of  God  by  their  Baptism,  receive  the 
Holy  Ghost  by  the  prayer  and  the  imposition 
of  the  hands  of  the  Bishops,  the  successors 
of  the  Apostles,  in  order  to  their  being- made 
strong  and  perfect  Christians  and  valiant  sol- 
diers of  Jesus  Christ.  It  is  called  Confirma- 
tion from  its  effect,  which  is  to  confirm  or 
strengthen  those  that  receive  it  in  the  profes- 
sion of  the  true  faith  ;  to  give  them  such 
courage  and  resolution  as  to  be  willing  rather 
to  die  than  to  turn  from  it  ;  and  to  arm  them 
in  general  against  all  their  spiritual  ene- 
mies. 

2    This  Sacrament  was  designed  and  instituted 


by  our  Lord  for  all  Christians,  and  consequently  is  a  divine  ordi- 
nance. 

3.  The  principal  effects  of  this  Sacrament  are  a  fortifying  grace 
in  order  to  strengthen  the  soul  against  all  the  visible  and  invisible 
enemies  of  the  faith  ;  and  a  certain  dedication  and  consecration  of 
the  soul  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  mark  of  which  dedication  and 
consecration  is  left  in  the  soul  as  a  character,  which  can  never  be 

effaced. 

418 


The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation.  419 

Hence  this  Sacrament  can  be  received  but  once,  and  it  would 
be  a  sacrilege  to  attempt  to  receive  it  a  second  time  ;  for  which 
reason  also  the  faithful  are  bound  to  take  extreme  care  to  come  to 
this  Sacrament  duly  disposed,  lest,  if  they  should  be  so  unhappy 
as  to  receive  it  in  mortal  sin,  they  should  receive  their  own  con- 
demnation, and  run  the  risk  of  being  deprived  for  ever  of  its 
grace. 

5.  Now,  the  dispositions  which  the  Christian  must  bring  with 
him  to  receive  worthily  the  Sacrament  of  Confirmation  are.  a 
purity  of  conscience,  at  least  from  all  mortal  sin  ;  for  which  reason 
he  ought  to  go  to  confession  before  he  is  confirmed,  for  the  Holy 
Ghost  will  not  come  to  a  soul  in  which  Satan  reigns  by  mortal 
sin  ;  secondly,  a  sincere  desire  of  giving  himself  up  to  the  Hoiy 
Ghost,  to  follow  the  influence  of  His  divine  grace,  to  be  His 
temple  forever,  and,  by  His  assistance,  to  fulfil  ail  the  obligations 
of  a  Soldier  of  Christ. 

6.  Hence  a  Christian  ought  to  prepare  himself  for  this  Sacra- 
ment by  fervent  prayer,  as  we  find  the  Apostles  prepared  them- 
selves for  the  receiving  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  All  these  itere 
persevering  with  one  mind  in  praver,  says  St.  Luke  (speaking  of 
the  ten  days  that  passed  between  the  Ascension  of  our  Lord  and 
Pentecost'.  How  happy  shall  they  be,  who  like  them  prepare 
themselves  for  the  Holy  Ghost  by  these  spiritual  exercises  ! 

7.  The  obligations  which  accompany  the  character  of  Confirma- 
tion, and  which  a  Christian  takes  upon  himself  when  he  receives 
this  Sacrament,  are,  to  bear  a  loyal  and  perpetual  allegiance  to 
the  great  King  in  whose  service  he  enlists  himself  as  a  soldier  ; 
to  be  true  to  His  standard,  the  Cross  of  Christ,  the  mark  of  which 
he  receives  on  his  forehead  ;  to  fight  His  battles  against  His  ene- 
mies, the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil ;  to  be  faithful  unto 
death  ;  and  rather  to  die  than  desert  from  the  service,  or  go  over 
to  the  enemy  by  wilful  sin — in  fine,  to  live  up  to  the  glorious 
character  of  a  Soldier  of  Christ,  and  to  maintain  that  interior 
purity  and  sanctity  which  becomes  the  Temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
by  a  life  of  prayer  and  a  life  of  love.  Where  the  character  of  our 
Confirmation,  when  we  shall  bring  it  before  the  judgment-seat  of 
Christ,  shall  be  found  to  have  been  accompanied  with  such  a 
life  as  this,  it  will  shine  most  gloriously  in  our  souls  for  all  eter- 
nity ;  but  if,  instead  of  living  up  to  it,  we  should  be  found  to 
have  been  deserters  and  rebels,  and  to  have  violated  this  sacred 
character  by  a  life  of  sin.  it  will  certainly  rise  up  in  judgment 
against  us,  it  will  condemn  us  at  the  bar  of  divine  justice,  it  will 


42o         Thk  Sacrament  of  Confirmation. 


cast  us  deeper  into  the  bottomless  pit,  and  be  a  mark  of  eternal 
ignominy  and  reproach  to  our  souls  amongst  the  damned. 


THE  CEREMONIES  EXPLAINED. 

The  Chrism  used  in  Confirmation  is  a  sacred  unguent,  com- 
posed of  oil  of  olives  and  balsam,  solemnl}-  blessed  by  the  Bishop 
on  Maundy-Thursday.  The  outward  anointing  of  the  fore- 
head with  chrism  represents  the  inward  anointing  of  the  soul, 
in  this  Sacrament,  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  The  oil,  whose  pro- 
perties are  to  strengthen  and  invigorate  the  limbs,  to  assuage 
pain,  etc.,  represents  the  like  spiritual  effects  of  the  grace  of  the 
Sacrament  in  the  soul,  penetrating  and  diffusing  itself  through- 
out all  her  powers  ;  oil  also,  being  a  smooth  and  mild  substance, 
represents  that  spirit  of  meekness  and  patience  under  the  cross 
which  is  one  principal  effect  of  Confirmation.  The  balsam  fitly 
represents  the  fortifying  grace  received  in  Confirmation,  by  which 
our  souls  are  preserved  from  corruption  after  our  sins  have  been 
destroyed  by  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism  ;  also,  being  of  a  sweet 
smell,  it  represents  the  good  odor  or  sweet  savor  of  Christian 
virtues  and  an  innocent  life,  with  which  we  are  to  edify  our 
neighbors  after  having  received  this  Sacrament. 

The  anointing  of  the  forehead  is  made  in  the  form  of  a  Cross, 
because  the  virtue  of  this  Sacrament,  as  all  other  graces,  comes 
through  the  merits  of  the  sacrifice  of  the  death  of  Jesus  Christ ; 
and  to  show  that,  being  now  confirmed  in  His  service  and  en- 
listed as  His  soldiers,  we  should  never  be  ashamed  of  our  Master, 
but  boldly  profess  ourselves  disciples  of  a  crucified  Saviour  and 
members  of  His  Church,  in  spite  of  all  the  world  may  do  against 
us,  either  by  ridicule  or  persecution. 

The  Bishop  gives  the  person  confirmed  a  gentle  stroke  on  the 
cheek,  to  teach  him  that,  being  now  a  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ,  he 
must  fight  manfully  against  all  his  enemies  ;  suffer  patiently  all 
kinds  of  affronts  and  injuries  for  his  faith  ;  and  bear  with  meek- 
ness all  crosses  and  trials,  for  the  sake  and  for  the  glory  of  his 
Lord  and  Master. 

In  giving  him  this  gentle  stroke,  the  Bishop  says,  Peace  be  with 
thee,  to  signify  that  the.  true  peace  of  God,  which,  as  St.  Paul 
says  (Philip,    iv.   7),   surpasselh  all    understanding,   is  chiefly   to 


The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation.         421 

be  found  in  suffering  patiently  for  Christ's  sake  ;  and  also  to  en- 
courage him  to  do  so  by  the  hope  of  reward,  according  to  our 
Lord's  promise  (Matt.  xi.  29)  :  Learn  of  Me,  because  I  am  nieek 
and  lowly  in  heart,  and  ye  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls. 

Persons  usually  take  a  new  name  at  Confirmation,  which  ought 
to  be  the  name  of  some  Saint,  whom  they  choose  for  their  par- 
ticular Patron. 


A  Prayer  for  One  about  to  be  Confirmed. 

^TT* LaIIGHTY  and  Eternal  God,  Who  hast  vouch- 
zJr-1-%  safed  to  regenerate  Thy  servant  in  Holy  Bap- 
tism by  water  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  perfect  the  work 
Thou  hast  begun  in  him.  Strengthen  him  with  Thy 
sevenfold  gifts  :  the  Spirit  of  Wisdom,  that  he  may  de- 
spise the  perishable  things  of  this  world,  and  love  the 
things  that  are  eternal  ;  the  Spirit  of  Understanding 
to  enlighten  him  and  give  him  a  more  perfect  know- 
ledge of  the  mysteries  of  the  Faith  ;  the  Spirit  of  Coun- 
sel, that  he  may  make  a  right  choice  in  things  belong- 
ing to  his  eternal  Salvation  ;  the  Spirit  of  Fortitude, 
that  he  may  overcome  all  temptations  ;  the  Spirit  of 
Knowledge,  that  he  may  know  Thy  Will ;  the  Spirit 
of  true  Piety,  that  he  may  be  faithful  and  devout  in 
Thy  sendee  ;  and  the  Spirit  of  Thy  holy  Fear,  that  he 
may  be  filled  with  a  loving  reverence,  and  may  fear  in 
any  way  to  displease  Thee.  Seal  him  through  Thy 
mercy  with  the  seal  of  a  disciple  of  Jesus  Christ  unto 
life  eternal ;  and  grant,  O  Lord,  that  bearing  the  Cross 
on  his  forehead,  he  may  bear  it  also  in  his  heart,  so 
that  boldly  confessing  Thee  before  men,  he  may  be 
found  worthy  to  be  one  day  reckoned  in  the  number  of 
Thine  Elect :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

( This  prayer  may  be  used  also  by  the  Candidate.) 


422        The  Sacrament  oe  Confirmation. 

The  Bishop,  wearing  over  his  rochet  an  amice,  stole,  and  cope  of 
white,  and  having  a  mitre  on  his  head,  proceeds  to  the  faldstool, 
before  the  middle  of  the  A  Itar,  or  has  it  placed  for  him  in  some  other 
convenient  place,  and  sits  thereon,  with  his  back  to  the  Altar  and 
his  face  towards  the  people,  holding  his  crosier  in  his  left  hand. 
He  washes  his  hands,  still  silling;  then,  laying  aside  his  mitre, 
he  arises,  and  standing  with  his  face  towards  the  persons  to  be 
confirmed,  and  having  his  hands  joined  before  his  breast  {the 
persons  to  be  confirmed  kneeling,  and  having  their  hands  also 
joined  before  their  breasts),  he  says  : 

^PIRITUS  Sanctus  su-  j^pwAY  the  Holy  Ghost 

}^^     perveniat  in  vos,  et  ,>■■»     descend  upon  you, 

virtus   Altissiini    custodiat  and  may  the  power  of  the 

vos  a  peccatis.  Most   High    preserve    you 

R.  Amen.  from  sins.     R.  Amen.    . 


Then,  signing  himself  with  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  from  his  forehead 

to  his  breast,  he  says  : 

V.  Adjutorium  nostrum  V.    Our  help   is   in   the 

in  nomine  Domini.  name  of  the  Lord. 

R.   Oui   fecit   cceluru   et  R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 

terrain.  ven  and  earth. 

V.  Doniine,  exaudi  ora-  V.    O    Lord,    hear    my 

tionem  nieam.  prayer. 

R.    Et   clamor   meus  ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Then,  with  hands  extended  towards  those  to  be  confirmed,  he  says  : 

Orcmns.  Let  us  pray. 

OMNIPOTENS,  sempi-     VfLMIGHTY  and 

terne  Deus,  qui  re-    <v£*-»     eternal   God,  who 


The  Sacrament  oe  Confirmation.         423 

generare  dignatus  es  hos  liast  vouchsafed  to  regen- 
famulos  tuos  ex  aqua  et  erate  these  Thy  servants 
Spiritu  Saucto,  quique  de-  by  water  aud  the  Holy 
disti  eis  remissionem  0111-  Ghost,  and  hast  given  mi- 
nium peccatorum  :  emitte  to  them  forgiveness  of  all 
in  eos  septiformem  Spiri-  their  sins  :  send  forth  from 
turn  tuum  Sanctum  Para-  heaven  upon  them  Thy 
clitum  de  ccelis.  sevenfold  Spirit,  the  Holy 

Comforter. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.    Spiritum    sapientiae  V.  The  Spirit  of  Wisdom 

et  intellectus.  aud  Understanding. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.   Spiritum   consilii   et  I '.  The  Spirit  of  Counsel 

fortitudinis.  and  Fortitude. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V,  Spiritum  scientioe  et  V.  The  Spirit  of  Know- 

pietatis.  ledge  and  Piety, 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Adimple   eos    spiritu   ti-  Fill  them  with  the  spi- 

moris  tui,  et  consigna  eos  rit  of  Thy  Fear,  and  sign 

signo  crucis  *%•  Christi,    in  them  with  the  sign  of  the 

vitam  propitiatus  aeternam.  Cross  *t?  of  Christ,   in  Thy 

Per     eumdern      Dominum  mercy,    unto   life    eternal, 

nostrum  Jesum    Christum  Through     the     same    our 

Filium    tuum,    qui    tecum  Lord    Jesus     Christ,     Thy 

vivit  et  regnat  in  unitate  Son,  who  liveth  and  reign- 

ejusdem    Spiritus    Sancti,  eth  with  Thee  in  the  unity 

Deus,    per    omnia    saecula  of  the  same  Holy  Ghost, 

saeculorum.  God,  world  without  end. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

The  Bishop,  sitting  on  the  faldstool ',  o> ,  if  the  number  of  persons  to 


424        The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation. 

be  confirmed  requires  it,  standing,  with  his  mitre  on  his  head, 
confirms  them,  arranged  in  rozvs  and  kneeling  in  order.  He  in- 
quires separately  the  name  of  each  person  to  be  confirmed,  who  is 
presented  to  him  by  the  godfather  or  godmother,  kneeling ;  and 
having  dipped  the  end  of  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand  in  Chrism, 
he  says  : 

^T\      SIGNO     te     signo    ^f^    I    sign     thee    with 
*-*-£•*      crucis,  4«  «-"-&■*     the   sign  of    the 

Cross,  4« 

Whilst  saying  these  words  he  makes  the  sign  of  the  Cross,  with  his 
thumb,  on  the  forehead  of  the  person  to  be  confirmed,  and  then 
says  : 

Et  confirnio  te  chris-  And  I  confirm  thee  with 
mate  salntis.  In  nomine  the  chrism  of  salvation. 
Patris,  4"  et  Filii,  41  et  Spiri-  In  the  name  of  the  Father,*!* 
tus  4«  vSancti.  and  of  the  Son,  4*  and  of 

the  Holy  4-  Ghost. 

Jv.  AmerL  J\.  Amen. 

Then  he  strikes  him  gently  on  the  cheek,  saying  ; 
Pax  tecum.  Peace  be  with  thee. 


When  all  have  been  confirmed,  the  Bishop  wipes  his  hands  with 
bread-crumbs,  and  washes  them  over  a  basin.  I)i  the  meantime 
the  following  Antiphon  is  sung  or  read  by  the  clergy  : 

CONFIRM  A  hoc,  Deus,  ^fONPIRM,  O  God, 
quod  operatus  es  in  V>J  that  which  Thou  hast 
nobis,  a  templo  sancto  tuo  wrought  in  us,  from  Thy 
quod  est  in  Jerusalem.  holy   temple   which   is   in 

Jerusalem. 
V.  Gloria  Patri,  etc.  R.  Glory  be  to  the  Fa- 

ther, etc. 


The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation.         425 

Then  the  Antiphon  Confirm,  O  God  is  repeated ;  after  which  the 
Bishop,  laying  aside  his  mitre,  rises  up,  and  standing  towards  the 
Altar,  with  his  hands  joined  before  his  breast,  says  : 

OSTENDE   nobis,    Do-  S~>k     LORD,    show     Thy 

mine,  inisericordiam  ^<J     mercy  upon  us. 
tuam. 

R.  Et  salutare  tuum  da       R.  And    grant   us    Thy 

nobis.  salvation. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-        V.  O    Lord,     hear    my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et   clamor   meus   ad        R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Then,  with  his  hands  still  joined  before  his  breast,  and  all  the  per- 
sons confiryned  devoutly  kneeling \  he  says : 


X) 


Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

EUS,    qui    Apostolis  /^v  GOD,  who  didst  give 

tuis    Sanctum     de-  v^r    to  Thine  Apostles  the 

disti  Spiritum,  et  per  eos,  Holy  Ghost,  and  didst  or- 

eorumque  successores,  cae-  dain  that  by  them  and  their 

teris    fldelibus    tradendum  successors    He    should    be 

esse  voluisti ;  respice  pro-  given   to   the    rest  of   the 

pitius   ad  humilitatis  nos-  faithful  ;    look    mercifully 

trae  famulatuin  ;  et  praesta,  upon    our    unworthy    ser- 

ut   eorum    corda,    quorum  vice ;    and   grant   that  the 

frontes  sacro  chrismate  de-  hearts  of  those  whose  fore- 

linivimus,    et    signo   sane-  heads    we    have    anointed 

tae  crucis  signavimus,  idem  with     holy     chrism,      and 

Spiritus  Sanctus  in  eis  su-  signed  with  the  sign  of  the 

perveniens,   templum   glo-  holy    Cross,   may,    by    the 

rise  suae  dignanter  inhabi-  same  Holy  Spirit  coming 


426        The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation. 

tando  perficiat.  Qui,  cum  down  upon  them,  and  gra- 
Patre  et  eodem  Spintu  ciously  abiding  within 
Sancto,  vivis  et  regnas  them,  be  made  the  temple 
Deus,  in  saecula  saeculo-  of  His  glory.  Who,  with 
rum.  the  Father   and   the   same 

Holy     Ghost,     livest    and 
reignest,  God,  world  with- 
R.  Amen.  out  end.     R.  Amen. 


Then  he  says : 

EHOLD,    thus    shall 
omnis  homo,  qui  ti-    c*^~*     every  man  be  bless- 
met  Dominum.  ed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 


/*"S"CCE    sic    benedicetur    *Tr> 
V->^     omnis  homo,  qui  ti-    r**-^ 


And,  turning  to  the  persons  confirmed,  he  makes  over  them  the  sign 

of  the  cross,  saying  : 

BENBDICAT    *    vos  /|\AY  the  Lord  *  bless 

Dominus  ex  Sion,  ut  «^^»     you    out   of    Sion, 

videatis     bona    Jerusalem  that  you  may  see  the  good 

omnibus  diebus    vitss  ves-  things  of  Jerusalem  all  the 

trse,  et  habeatis  vitarn  seter-  days  of  your  life,  and  may 

nam.  have  life  everlasting. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


Prayers  for  the  Seven  Gifts  of  the  Hoey 

Ghost. 

The  Spirit  of  Wisdom. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  JVisdom,  and  reveal  to 
my  soul  the  mysteries  of  Heavenly  things,  their 
exceeding  greatness,  and  power,  and  beauty.  Teach 
me  to  love  them  above  and  beyond  all  the  passing  joys 


The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation.         427 


and  satisfactions  of  earth.  Show  me  the  way  by  which 
I  may  be  able  to  attain  to  them,  and  possess  them,  and 
hold  them  hereafter,  mine  own  for  ever.     Amen. 

The  Spirit  of  Understanding. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  Understanding \  en- 
lighten my  mind,  that  I  may  perceive  and  em- 
brace all  the  mysteries  of  the  deep  things  of  God  ;  that 
in  the  end  I  may  be  found  worthy  in  Thy  light  clear- 
ly to  see  the  Eternal  Light,  and  may  come  unto  a  per- 
fect knowledge  of  Thee,  and  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son.     Amen. 

The  Spirit  of  Counsel. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  Counsel,  help  and  guide 
me  in  all  my  ways,  that  I  may  always  do  Thy 
holy  will.  Incline  my  heart  to  that  which  is  good, 
turn  it  away  from  all  that  is  evil,  and  direct  me  by  the 
straight  path  of  Thy  Commandments  to  that  goal  of 
eternal  life  for  which  I  long.     Amen. 

The  Spirit  of  Fortihide. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  Fortitude,  uphold  my 
soul  in  every  time  of  trouble  or  adversity.  Sus- 
tain all  my  efforts  after  holiness  ;  strengthen  my  weak- 
ness, give  me  courage  against  all  the  assaults  of  my 
enemies,  that  I  may  never  be  overcome,  and  separated 
from  Thee,  my  God,  my  chiefest  Good.     Amen. 

The  Spirit  of  Knowledge. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  Knowledge,  grant  that 
I  may  perceive  and  know  the  will  of  the  Father ; 
show  me  the  nothingness  of  earthly  things,  that  I  may 


428         The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation. 

know  their  vanity,  and  use  them  only  for  Thy  glory, 
and  my  own  salvation,  looking  ever  beyond  them  to 
Thee,  and  Thy  eternal  great  rewards.     Amen. 

The  Spirit  of  Piety. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  Piety,  possess  my  heart, 
incline  it  to  a  true  faith  in  Thee,  to  a  Holy  love 
of  Thee  my  God,  that  with  my  whole  soul  I  may  seek 
Thee,  and  find  Thee  my  best,  my  truest  joy.     Amen. 

The  Spirit  of  the  Fear  of  the  Lord. 

COME,  O  Blessed  Spirit  of  holy  Fear,  penetrate  my 
inmost  heart,  that  I  may  set  Thee,  my  Lord 
and  God,  before  my  face  for  ever  ;  and  shun  all  things 
that  can  offend  Thee,  so  that  I  may  be  made  worthy 
to  appear  before  the  pure  eyes  of  Thy  Divine  Majesty 
in  the  Heaven  of  Heavens,  where  Thou  livest  and 
reignest  in  the  Unity  of  the  Ever-blessed  Trinity,  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


Prayer  for  the  Twelve  Fruits  otf  the  Holy 

Ghost. 


O 


HOLY  Spirit,  Eternal  Love  of  the  Father  and  of 
the  Son,  grant  me  to  taste  the  sweetness  of  Thy 
loving-kindness  :  the  Fruit  of  Charity,  that  I  may  love 
Thee  above  all  things,  and  my  neighbor  as  myself;  the 
Fruit  of  Joy,  that  I  may  be  filled  with  a  holy  consola- 
tion ;  the  Fruit  of  Peace,  that  I  may  enjoy  inward 
tranquillity  of  soul ;  the  Fruit  of  Patience,  that  I  may 


Thk  Sacrament  of  Confirmation.         429 

not  be  discouraged  by  delay,  but  may  persevere  in 
prayer  ;  the  Fruit  of  Benignity,  that  I  may  be  kind 
and  considerate  to  all  men  ;  the  Fruit  of  Goodness, 
that  I  may  be  ever  ready  to  do  good  to  all  ;  the  Fruit 
of  Longsuffering,  that  I  may  humbly  submit  to  every- 
thing that  is  opposed  to  my  own  desires  ;  the  Fruit  of 
Mildness,  that  I  may  subdue  every  rising  of  evil  tem- 
per, and,  so  far  from  offering  the  least  injury,  may  never 
return  the  greatest  ;  the  Fruit  of  Faith,  that  I  may 
rightly  receive  the  word  of  truth,  and  walk  in  it ;  the 
Fruit  of  Modesty,  that  I  may  be  holy  in  my  thoughts, 
watchful  in  my  words,  and  grave  in  all  my  behavior  ; 
the  Fruit  of  Continency,  that  using  Thy  creatures  to 
Thy  glory  I  may  keep  my  body  in  subjection  ;  the 
Fruit  of  Chastity,  that  with  a  pure  body  and  a  clean 
heart,  I  may  adore  and  please  Thee  to  my  life's  end  ; 
so  that  having  served  Thee  faith  full  v  here  on  earth  I 
may  attain  in  Christ  Jesus  to  praise  Thee  eternally  in 
Heaven,  with  the  Father  and  the  Son,  Three  Persons, 
One  Glorious  and  Eternal  God,  to  Whom  be  glory  now 
and  ever  more.     Amen. 


On  the  Anniversary  of  Confirmation. 

HAXKS  be  unto  Thee,  O  my  God,  for  all  Thy 
infinite  goodness,  and  especially  for  that  love 
that  Thou  hast  showed  unto  me  at  my  Confirmation. 
I  give  Thee  thanks  that  Thou  didst  then  send  down 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  into  my  soul  with  all  His  gifts  and 
graces.  O  may  He  take  full  possession  of  me  for  ever  : 
may  His  divine  Unction  cause  my  face  to  shine  :  may 
His  heavenly  Wisdom  reign  in  my  heart,  His  Under- 


430 


The  Sacrament  of  Confirmation. 


standing  enlighten  my  darkness,  His  Counsel  guide 
me,  His  Fortitude  strengthen  me,  His  Knowledge 
instruct  me,  His  Piety  make  me  fervent,  His  divine 
Fear  keep  me  from  all  evil.  Drive  from  my  soul, 
O  Lord,  all  that  may  defile  it.  Give  me  grace  to  be 
Thy  faithful  soldier,  that  having  fought  the  good  fight 
of  faith,  I  may  be  brought  to  the  crown  of  everlasting 
life,  for  the  merits  of  Thy  dearly  Beloved  Son,  our 
Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen, 


«XeCCOOOOOCODCCTjuOCClCCXX 


£be  Sacrament  of  flDatiimon\>. 


I» 


INSTRUCTIONS. 


3  HE  holy  state  of  Matrimony  was  instituted  by 
Almighty  God  in  the  beginning  of  the  world, 
and  under  the  law  of  nature  had  a  particular 
blessing  annexed  to  it.  God  created  man  to 
His  ozun  image :  to  the  image  of  Cod  He  cre- 
LA^  ,^frUJ     ated  them  :  male  and  female  He  created  them. 

And  God  blessed  them,  saying,  Increase  and 
multiply,  and  fill  the  earth  [Gen.  i.  27,  28). 
Under  the  Mosaic  law  the  Al might}-  more  dis- 
tinctly announced  its  dignity  and  obligations. 
Afterwards,  under  the  Christian  law,  our  Di- 
vine Redeemer  sanctified  this  state  still  more, 
and  from  a  natural  and  civil  contract  raised 
Matrimony  to  the  dignity  of  a  Sacrament. 
And  St.  Paul  declared  it  to  be  a  representation  of  that  sacred  union 
which  Jesus  Christ  had  formed  with  His  spouse  the  Church. 
This  mystery  is  great,  but  I  say  in  Christ,  and  in  the  Church  (Ephes. 
v.32). 

Seeing,  therefore,  that  this  state  is  so  very  holy,  and  instituted 
for  such  great  and  holy  ends,  and,  moreover,  that  it  has  so  great 
a  grace  annexed  to  it  (when  the  Sacrament  of  Matrimony  is 
worthily  received)  as  to  put  the  married  couple  into  the  way  of 
being  happy  both  in  this  world  and  in  the  world  to  come,  they 
who  intend  to  enter  into  this  state  ought  to  proceed  with  the 
greatest  prudence  and  make  the  best  possible  preparation,  that 
they  may  obtain  these  precious  and  abundant  graces  from  Al- 
mighty God. 

1.  They  ought  to  enter  into  this  holy  state  with  the  pure  inten- 

431 


432  The  Sacrament  oe  Matrimony. 

tion  of  promoting  the  honor  and  glory  of  God,  and  the  sanctifica- 
tion  of  their  owr  souls. 

2.  They  ought  to  select  a  person  of  their  own  religion  ;  experi- 
ence shows  that  a  want  of  union  in  faith  between  husband  and 
wife  is  frequently  attended  with  the  worst  consequences,  both  to 
themselves  and  to  their  children.  A  Catholic  cannot,  without  spe- 
cial dispensation,  lawfully  marry  a  person  of  another  religion  ; 
and  if,  for  good  reason,  such  marriage  is  permitted,  the  Catholic 
party  cannot  enter  into  an  agreement  that  any  of  the  children 
shall  be  brought  up  in  any  other  than  the  Catholic  faith,  and  the 
non-Catholic  party  must  make  beforehand  a  positive  and  solemn 
promise,  ist,  that  no  obstacle  of  any  kind  shall  be  put  in  the  way 
of  the  practice  of  all  Catholic  duties  by  the  Catholic  party  ;  and, 
2d,  that  all  the  children  who  shall  be  born  to  them  shall  be  bap- 
tized and  brought  up  as  Catholics. 

3.  They  must  obtain  the  pardon  of  their  sins  by  worthil}7  ap- 
proaching the  Sacrament  of  Penance,  and  then  sanctify  their 
marriage  by  the  fervent  reception  of  the  Holy  Communion. 

4.  The  Marriage  should  be  celebrated  in  the  morning,  and  with 
a  Nuptial  Mass.  That  this  is  the  constant  and  universal  and 
emphatic  desire  of  Holy  Church,  the  following  quotations  from 
the  Decrees  and  from  the  Pastoral  Letter  of  the  Third  Plenary 
Council  of  Baltimore  very  clearly  show  : 

Let  those  who  have,  the  cure  of  souls  take  every  occasion  earnestly 
to  exhort  the  faithful  to  the  keeping  of  that  piotis  and  praiseworthy 
custom,  of  the  Church  whereby  Marriages  are  celebrated,  not  in  the 
night-time,  but  during  Mass,  and  accompanied  by  the  Nuptial 
Blessing.  .  .  .  This  custom  is  held  to  be  not  merely  a  commendable 
but  quite  a  necessary  one,  now  in  these  present  days,  when  the  foes 
of  religion  are  leavi)ig  nothing  untried  in  their  efforts  to  deprive, 
if  possible,  Holy  Matrimony  of  all  sanctity,  and  of  all  likeness  to  a 
Sacrament,  and  to  degrade  it  to  the  level  of  a  mere  civil  contract. 
[Decrees,  N.  125.] 

Let  them  enter  into  marriage  only  through  worthy  and  holv  mo- 
tives, with  the  blessings  of  religion,  especially  with  the  blessing  of 
the  Nuptial  Mass.     [Pastoral  Letter,  p.  87.] 

5.  They  ought  frequently  to  reflect  on  their  duties  and  obliga- 
tions as  inculcated  in  the  word  of  God. 

St.  Paul,  strongly  inculcating  these  duties  by  the  great  example 
of  Christ  and  His  Church,  says  : 

Let  women  be  subject  to  their  husbands,  as  to  the  Lord ;  because 
man  is  head  of  the  woman,  as  Christ  is  Head  of  the  Church  ;  Him- 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  433 

self  is  Saviour  of  His  body.  But  as  the  Church  is  subject  to  Christ, 
so  also  women  to  their  husbands  in  all  things.  Husbands,  love  your 
wives,  as  Christ  also  hath  loved  the  Church,  and  delivered  Himself 
up  for  it.  .  .  .  So,  also,  the  men  ought  to  love  their  wives  as  their 
own  bodies.  He  who  loveth  his  wife,  loveth  himself.  For  no  man 
ever  hated  his  own  flesh,  but  he  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it,  as 
also  Christ  the  Church.  .  .  .  For  this  cause  man  shall  leave  his 
father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  7vife,  and  they  trvo  shall 
be  one  flesh.  This  mystery  is  great,  but  I  say  in  Christy  and  in  the 
Church.  Nevertheless  let  you  also  severally  each  love  his  wife, 
as  he  loveth  himself :  and  let  the  wife  fear  her  husband  [Ephes. 
v.  22,  etc.) 


IMPEDIMENTS  TO  MARRIAGE. 


BROM  the  earliest  ages  holy  Church  has  annexed  certain 
conditions  to  the  matrimonial  contract,  which  are  called 
Impediments.  They  are  of  two  kinds:  i.  Annulling 
Impediments,  or  those  which,  without  special  dispensation, 
make  a  marriage  null  and  void  from  the  beginning ;  2.  Prohi- 
bitory Impediments,  which,  without  dispensation,  make  a  mar- 
riage unlawful  and  sinful,  though  not  invalid. 

I.  The  Annuitizing  Impediments. 

1.  Consanguinity.  This  forbids  marriage  between  third  cou- 
sins or  any  nearer  degree  of  kindred. 

2.  Affinity.  By  this  it  is  forbidden  to  marry  the  third  cousin, 
or  any  nearer  blood-relation,  of  a  deceased  husband  or  wife.  Spi- 
ritual Affinity  is  a  species  of  relationship,  contracted  by  means 
of  the  Sacraments  of  Baptism  and  Confirmation,  whereby 
parents  cannot  marry  the  sponsors  of  the  child,  or  the  person 
who  baptized  it ;  nor  can  sponsors  marry  their  godchildren. 

j.  Public  Honesty.  This  prohibits  marriage  with  a  parent, 
child,  brother,  or  sister  of  a  person  with  whom  a  valid  engagement 
to  marry  has  existed. 

4.  Crime.  Persons  (of  whom  one  at  least  must  be  already  mar- 
ried) who  are  guilty  of  homicide  or  adultery  with  a  view  to  a  sub- 
sequent marriage  cannot  marry  each  other. 


434  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 

5.  Difference  of  Worship.  This  renders  marriage  null  and  void 
between  a  baptized  and  an  unbaptized  person. 

6.  Vows.  This  makes  marriage  impossible  to  all  persons  who 
have  made  solemn  vows  by  entering  into  a  Religious  Order  ;  and 
to  all  the  Orders  of  the  Clergy,  from  Subdeacons  upward. 

7.  Clandestinity.  Wherever  the  decree  of  the  Council  of  Trent 
concerning  Matrimony  has  been  published,  marriage  between 
two  Catholics  is  not  only  unlawful  but  invalid  without  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Parish  Priest  and  two  witnesses.  This  decree  is  in 
force  in  the  following  places  in  the  United  States  :  1.  The  Prov- 
ince of  New  Orleans.  2.  The  Province  of  San  Francisco,  and 
Utah  Territory  except  the  part  lying  east  of  the  Colorado  River. 
3.  The  Province  of  Santa  Fe,  except  the  northern  part  of  Colorado 
Territory.  4.  The  Diocese  of  Vinceunes.  5.  The  city  of  St.  Louis, 
and  the  parishes  of  St.  Genevieve,  St.  Ferdinand,  and  St.  Charles 
in  the  Diocese  of  St.  Louis.  6.  The  parishes  of  Kaskaskia,  Caho- 
kia,  French  Village,  and  Prairie  du  Rocher,  in  the  Diocese  of 
Alton. 

8.  The  Bond  of  a  Previous  Marriage.  This  is  an  Impediment 
which  death  alone  can  remove.  What,  therefore,  God  hath  Joined 
together  let  not  man  put  asunder  {Matt.  xix.  6).  No  court,  no 
judge,  no  legislature,  no  power  on  earth,  can  break  the  bond 
which  unites  husband  and  Wife.  For  certain  just  causes,  espe- 
cially for  the  crime  of  adultery,  they  may  live  separately,  but  they 
are  still  married  and  cannot  marry  again.  Let  it  be  remembered 
that  no  so-called  Divorce,  no  guilt,  no  desertion,  can  ever  sever  the 
marriage  bond.  Nothing  but  a  certain  knowledge  of  the  death  of 
one  party  can  make  it  lawful  for  the  other  to  marry. 

II.  The  Prohibitory  Impediments. 

j.  A  simple  Vow  to  preserve  chastity,  to  enter  the  priesthood  or 
into  a  Religious  Order. 

2.  A  previous  valid  engagement  to  marry  any  person. 

j.  Impediments  arising  from  a  Prohibition  of  the  Church,  such 
as  (1)  the  sulemiiization  of  marriage  (in  other  words,  to  marry  with 
outward  pomp  and  festivity)  during  Advent  or  Lent.  {?.)  Mixed 
mar -riages— the  union  of  a  Catholic  with  one  wTho  is  not  a  Catho- 
lic.    (vSee  paragraph  2  in  "  Instructions  "  above.) 

4.  The  non-consent  of  parents,  when  consent  is  withheld  for 
good  and  just  reasons. 

In  addition  to  these,  there  are  a  few  other  impediments  which 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  435 

are  not  generally  likely  to  occur.  With  regard  to  all  such  mat- 
ters it  is  very  important  to  consult  the  Priest  when  arranging 
for  the  marriage. 


The  Publication  of  the  Banns. 

In  order  to  place  a  check  upon  clandestine  marriages,  to  dis- 
cover an}'  impediments  which  may  exist,  to  prevent  deceptions 
and  surprises,  to  afford  parents  and  others  interested  an  oppor- 
tunity to  interpose,  if  needful,  and  in  order  to  procure  the  prayers 
of  the  faithful  that  God  may  give  light,  grace,  and  prosperity  to 
the  contracting  parties,  the  Council  of  Trent  has  decreed  that  the 
promise  of  marriage  be  published  o/i  three  successive  Sundays  or 
Holydays,  at  the  principal  Mass,  by  the  Parish  Priest  of  the  parties 
(Sess.  24). 

This  is  a  very  important  law,  and  imposes  very  serious  obliga- 
tions. Bishops  can,  and  for  good  and  sufficient  reason  do,  dis- 
pense with  this  law.  Catholics  should  remember  that  it  is  a 
mortal  sin  to  marry  unless  such  dispensation  is  procured  or  the 
Banns  published  in  regular  form.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  if 
any  one  knows  of  an  impediment  in  the  way  of  a  proposed  mar- 
riage, he  is  in  duty  bound  to  reveal  it. 


Prayer  of  One  about  to  be  Married. 

O  GRACIOUS  Father,  who  dost  bless  us  by  Thy 
bounty,  pardon  us  by  Thy  mercy,  support  and 
guide  us  by  Thy  grace,  and  govern  us  by  Thy  provi- 
dence :  I  give  Thee  humble  and  hearty  thanks  for  all 
the  mercies  which  I  have  received  at  Thy  hands  in 
time  past.  And  now,  since  Thou  hast  called  me  to  the 
holy  estate  of  marriage,  be  pleased  to  be  with  me  in  my 
entering  into  it  and  passing  through  it,  that  it  may  not 
be  a  state  of  temptation  or  sorrow  to  me  by  occasion  of 


436  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 


my  sins  or  infirmities,  but  of  holiness  and  comfort,  of 
love  and  dutifulness,  as  Thou  hast  intended  it  to  be  to 
all  that  love  and  fear  Thy  holy  name.     Amen. 

Here  may  be  said  Psalm  121  {p.  201). 


THE  RITUAL  FOR  THE  CELEBRATION  OF 

MATRIMONY. 

The  Priest,  vested  in  a  surplice  and  white  stole  {but  vested  as  for 
Mass,  yet  without  maniple,  if  the  Nuptial  Mass  is  to  follow),  at- 
tended by  an  acolyte  holding  a  vessel  of  holy  water,  asks,  in  the 
vernacular,  in  the  hearing  of  two  or  three  witnesses,  the  man 
and  the  ivonian  separately,  as  folloivs,  concerning  their  con- 
sent. And  first  he  asks  the  Bridegroom,  who  must  stand  at  t/ie 
right  hand  of  the  Bride  : 

*~T~^\       WILT   thou    take   N.,  here   present,   for  thy 
«-"-£♦1     lawful  wife,    according  to  the   Rite  of  our 
holy  Mother  the  Church  ? 
R.  I  will. 

Then  the  Priest  asks  the  Bride  : 

N.,  wilt  thou  take  N.,  here  present,  for  thy  lawful 
husband,  according  to  the  Rite  of  our  holy  Mother  the 
Church  ? 

R.  I  will. 

The  consent  of  one  is  not  sufficient;  it  should  be  expressed  by  both, 
and  there  should  be  some  sensible  sign  thereof.  Having  obtain- 
ed this  mutual coyisent,  the  Priest  bids  the  man  and  woman  join 
their  right  hands. 


[ 


In  places  where  it  is  customary,  the  man  and  woman  pledge  them- 
selves one  to  the  other  as  follows,  repeating  these  woj'ds  after  the 
Priest : 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  437 

The  man  first  says  : 

""I"*  N.N.,  take  thee,  N.N.,  for  my  lawful  wife,  to 
<-*-*}  have  and  to  hold,  from  this  day  forward,  for 
better,  for  worse,  for  richer,  for  poorer,  in  sickness  and 
in  health,  until  death  do  us  part. 

Then  the  woman  says  after  the  Priest  : 

I,  N.N.,  take  thee,  N.N.,  for  my  lawful  husband,  to 
have  and  to  hold,  from  this  day  forward,  for  better,  for 
worse,  for  richer,  for  poorer,  in  sickness  and  in  health, 
until  death  do  us  part."] 

The  Priest  then  says  : 

iOfGO   conjungo   vos   in  *~|-'  JOIN  you  together  in 

^-\    matrimonium,  in  no-  «J-»   marriage,  in  the  name 

mine   Patris,  ■!•  et   Filii,  et  of  the  Father,  4«  and  of  the 

Spiritus  Sancti.  Son,    and    of     the     Holy 

Amen.  Ghost,     Amen. 


J£ 


He  then  sprinkles  them  with  holy  water. 
This  done,  the  Priest  blesses  the  ring,  saying ; 

DJUTORIUM     nos-  i^hUR    help   is     in    the 

trum     in    nomine  V^J     name  of  the  Lord. 
Domini. 

R.  Qui   fecit  caelum    et  R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 

terrain.  ven  and  earth. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O     Lord,     hear    my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad  te  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

veuiat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Domiuus  vobiscum.  V.    The    Lord    be   with 

you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


438  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

BHNBDIC,  *  Domiue,  "T^*  LESS,  -fr  O  Lord,  this 

annulum        hunc,  r-*—^     ring,      which      we 

quern  nos   in  tuo   nomine  bless  *b  in  Thy  name,  that 

benedicimus,'^  ut  quae  eum  she  who  shall  wear  it,  keep- 

gestaverit,   fidelitatem     in-  ing  faith  unchanged  with 

tegrarn  suo  sponso  tenens,  her  husband,  may  abide  in 

in    pace   et  voluntate   tua  peace    and    obedience     to 

permaneat,  atque    in   mu-  Thy  will,  and  ever  live  in 

tua  charitate  semper  vivat.  mutual     love.        Through 

Per     Christum    Dominum  Christ  our  Lord, 
nostrum. 

jR.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Then  the  Priest  sprinkles  the  ring  with  holy  water,  in  the  form  of  a 
cross;  and  the  Bridegroom,  having  received  the  ring  from  the 
hand  of  the  Priest,  places  it  on  the  third  finger  of  the  left  hand  of 
the  Bride. 

V In  some  places  the  Bridegroom  says  after  the  Priest : 

//11  'ITH  this  ring  I  thee  wed,  and  I  plight  unto  thee 
xXAs     my  troth.  1 

The  Priest  then  says  : 

IN  nomine  Patris,  4«   et  ^N  the  name  of  the  Fa- 

Filii,      et       Spiritus  ,-&-»     ther,    4*    and   of  the 

Sancti.  Son,    and     of    the     Holy 

Amen.  Ghost.     Amen. 

This  done,  the  Priest  adds  : 

V.  Confirma  hoc,  Deus,  V.  Confirm,  O  God,  that 
quod  operatus  es  in  no-  which  Thou  hast  wrought 
bis.        '  in  us. 


The  Sacramext  of  Matrimony.           439 

R.  A  templo  sancto  tuo  R.   From  Thy  holy  tem- 

quod  est  in  Jerusalem.  pie  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

V.  Kyrie  eleisou.  V.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

R.  Christe  eleison.  R.   Christ,  have  mercy. 

V.   Kyrie  eleison.  V.   Lord,  have  mercy. 

Pater  noster  (secreto).  Our  Father  {inaudibly). 

V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in  V.  And  lead  us  not  into 

tentationem.  temptation. 

R.  Sed     libera     nos     a  R.  But  deliver  us  from 

malo.  evil. 

V.  Salvos     fac      servos  V.  Save  Thy  servants, 
tuos, 

R.  Deus  meus,    sperau-  R.  O  my  God,  who  put 

tes  in  te.  their  trust  in  Thee. 

V.   Mitte    eis,    Domiue,  V.  Send  them    help,    O 

auxilium  de  sancto.  Lord,  from  Thy  holy  place. 

R .  Et     de     Sion     tuere  R.  And  defend  them  out 

eos.  of  Sion. 

V.    Esto    eis,     Domine,  V.  Be     unto    them,    O 

turris  fortitudinis  Lord,  a  tower  of  strength 

R.  A  facie  inimici.  R.  From  the  face  of  the 

enemy. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O    Lord,      hear    my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et   clamor   meus   ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V*  The    Lord    be    with 

you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with   thy  spirit. 

Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

KX^\  ESPICE,  quaesumus,  *T    '  OOK   down,    we   be- 

r-*--\3     Domine,  super  hos  r* — *   seech  Thee,  O  Lord, 


44o 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 


famulos  tuos,  et  institutes 
tuis,  quibus  propagation  em 
huniani  generis  ordinasti, 
benign  us  assiste,  ut  qui  te 
auctore  junguntur,  te  auxi- 
liante      serventur.  Per 

Christum  Dominurn  nos- 
trum. 

Amen. 


uDon  these  Thy  servants, 
and  graciousW  protect  this 
Thine  ordinance,  whereby 
Thou  hast  provided  for  the 
propagation  of  mankind  ; 
that  those  who  are  joined 
together  by  Thine  authori- 
ty may  be  preserved  by 
Thy  help.  Through  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


After  this,  if  the  Nuptial  Benediction  is  to  be  given,  the  Mass  is  said 
pro  Sponso  et  Sponsa,  as  below;  at  which  the  newly-married 
parties  are  present,  kneeling  at  the  Altar-rail  {or  on  faldstools, 
according  to  custom),  the  man  on  the  right,  and  the  woman  on  the 
left. 


THE    MASS    FOR    BRIDEGROOM    AND 

BRIDE. 

[For  the  Ordinary  of  the  Mass  see  p.  114.] 

The  Introit. 


v|*^vEUS  Israel  conjun gat 
r-L^  vos  :  et  ipse  sit  vo- 
biscum,  qui  misertus  est 
duobus  unicis  :  et  nunc, 
Domine,  fac  eos  plenius 
benedicere  te. 

V.  Beati  omnes  qui  ti- 
ment  Dominurn:  qui  am- 
bulant in  viis  ejus. 


CD 


AY  the  God  of  Israel 
join  you  together  : 
and  may  He  be  with  you 
who  was  merciful  to  two 
only  children  ;  and  now, 
O  Lord,  make  them  bless 
Thee  more  fully. 

V.  Blessed  are  all  they 
that  fear  the  Lord  :  that 
walk  in  His  ways. 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  441 

V.  Gloria  Patri,  etc.  V.  Glory   be   to  the  Fa- 
ther, etc. 

Deus    Israel     conjungat  May  the  God  of  Israel, 

vos,  etc.  etc. 

The  Collect. 

y^XAUDI    110s,      oinni-  f^{  RACIOUSLY  hearus, 

V_>\     potens  et  misericors  Vi^     Almighty  and  nier- 

Deus  :  ut  quod  nostro  mi-  ciful    God,    that    what    is 

nistratur  officio,  tua  bene-  performed    by    our     min- 

dictione  potius  impleatur.  istry  may    be    abundantly 

Per  Doiniuum,  etc.  filled   with   Thy    blessing. 

Through,  etc. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  v.  22-33. 

HRATRES  :  Mulieres  *r*  ET  women  be  subject 
viris  suis  subditae  «J — *  to  their  husbands, 
sint,  sicut  Domino  :  quo-  as  to  the  Lord  ;  because 
niam  vir  caput  est  mulie-  man  is  head  of  the  woman, 
ris  :  sicut  Christus  caput  as  Christ  is  Head  of  the 
est  Ecclesiae :  Ipse,  salva-  Church  :  Himself  is  Sa- 
tor  corporis  ejus.  Sed  si-  viour  of  His  body.  But  as 
cut  Ecclesia  subjecta  est  the  Church  is  subject  to 
Christo,  ita  et  mulieres  vi-  Christ,  so  also  women  to 
ris  suis  in  omnibus.  Viri,  their  husbands  in  all 
diligite  uxores  vestras,  si-  things.  Husbands,  love 
cut  et  Christus  dilexit  Ec-  your  wives,  as  Christ  also 
clesiam,  et  seipsum  tradi-  hath  loved  the  Church, 
dit  pro  ea,  ut  illam  sancti-  and  delivered  Himself  up 
ficaret,  mundans  lavacro  for  it,  that  He  might  sane- 
aquae  in  verbo  vitae,  ut  ex-  tify  it,  cleansing  it  with  the 
hiberet  ipse  sibi  gloriosam  laver  of  water  in  the  word 
Ecclesiam,   non  habentem  of  life,    that   He  Himself 


442  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimoxy. 

maculam,  aut  rugam,    aut  niight  present  to  Himseif 

aliquid   hujusmodi,  sed   ut  a    glorious    Church,      uot 

sit  saucta   et  imniaculata.  having  spot  or  wrinkle,  or 

Ita  et  viri  debent  diligere  any  such  thing,  but  that  it 

uxores    suas,    ut     corpora  niay  be  holy,  and  without 

sua.    Oui  suam  uxoreni  di-  blemish.     So  also  the  men 

ligit,  seipsum  diligit.     Ne-  ought  to  love  their  wives, 

mo  enini  uuquam  carneni  as  their  own  bodies.      He 

suam  odio  habuit :  sed  nu-  who       loveth      his     wife, 

trit,  et  fovet  earn,  sicut  et  loveth    himself.      For    no 

Christus  Bcclesiam  :    quia  man  ever  hated    his  own 

membra     sum  us    corporis  flesh,    but    he    nourisheth 

ejus,   de  carne  ejus,  et  de  and  cherisheth  it,  as  also 

ossibus  ejus.      Propter  hoc  Christ  the  Church  :  for  we 

relinquet  homo  patrem  et  are  members  of  His  body, 

matrem  suam,  et  adhaere-  of  His   flesh,    and  of  His 

bit   uxori    suae  :    et   eruut  bones.   For  this  cause  man 

duo  in  carne  una.      Sacra-  shall  leave  his  father  and 

mentum  hoc  magnum  est,  mother,  and  shall    cleave 

ego  autem  dico  in   Chris-  to     his     wife,     and     they 

to,    et    in    Ecclesia.      Ve-  two    shall    be    one    flesh, 

rumtamen    et    vos    singu-  This  mystery  is  great,  but 

li,     unusquisque     uxorem  I  say  in  Christ,  and  in  the 

suam,        sicut        seipsum  Church.     Nevertheless,  let 

diligat  :     uxor    autem     ti-  you    also     severally    each 

meat  virum  suum.  love  his  wife  as  he  loveth 

himself;    and  let  the  wife 
fear  her  husband. 

The  Gradual. 

aXOR  tua    sicut  vitis  c>*T'HYwife  shall  be  as  a 

abundans  in  lateri-  vJ     fruitful  vine  on  the 

bus  domus  tuae.  walls  of  thy  house. 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  443 

V.  Filii  tui  sicut  novellae         V.  Thy  children  as  olive 

olivarum  in  circuitu  men-  plants    round     about    thy 

sae  tuae.    Alleluia,  alleluia,  table.     Alleluia,  alleluia. 

V.  Mittat    vobis    Douii-         V.  Mav  the   Lord    send 

nus  auxilium  de  sancto,  et  you   help   from   the   sauc- 

de  vSion  tueatur    vos.     Al-  tuary,  and  defend  you  out 

leluia.  of  Siou.     Alleluia. 

After  Septuagesima,  instead  of  Alleluia  a  nd  V.  is  said  the 

Tract. 

£^j"CCE    sic   benedicetur  <-|J>EHOLD,   thus    shall 

^-\     omiiis  homo  qui  ti-  r*—^    every  man  be  bless- 

met  Dominum.  ed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

V.  Benedicat  tibi  Do  mi-         V.  May  the   Lord  bless 

nus   ex     Sion  ;    et     videas  thee  out  of  Sion  ;  andmay- 

boua    Jerusalem    omnibus  est     thou     see     the    good 

diebus-vitse  tuae.  things  of  Jerusalem  all  the 

days  of  thy  life. 

V.  Et  videas  filios  filio-         V.  And  may  est  thou  see 

rum   tuorum  :    pax    super  thy    children's     children  : 

Israel.  peace  upon  Israel. 

At  Easter-tide  the  Gradual  is  omitted,  and  in  its  place  is  said: 

Alleluia,  Alleluia.  Alleluia,  Alleluia. 

^  ITT  AT  vobis   Domi-  /T|AY    the    Lord    send 

,     nus    auxilium     de  *^*-%     you  help  from  the 

sancto  :  et  de  Sion  tueatur  sanctuary   :      and     defend 

vos.     Alleluia.  you  out  of  Sion.     Alleluia. 
V.  Benedicat   vobis    Do-         V.  May  the    Lord  bless 

minus  ex  Sion  :    qui   fecit  you  out  of  Sion  :  who  hath 

caelum  et  terram.  made  heaven  and  earth. 
.   Alleluia.  Alleluia. 


444  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 

The   Gospel,  Matt.  xix.  3-6. 

IN  illo  tempore  :  Ac-  *  J  |'T  that  time  there 
cesserunt  ad  Jesum  oX-^»  came  to  Jesus  the 
Pharisaei  teutantes  eum,  et  Pharisees,  tempting  Him, 
diceutes  :  Si  licet  homiui  and  saying  :  Is  it  lawful 
dimittere  uxorem  suam,  for  a  man  to  put  away  his 
quacumque  ex  causa  ?  Qui  wife  for  every  cause  ?  And 
respoudens,  ait  eis  :  Non  He  answered  and  said  to 
legistis,  quia  qui  fecit  ho-  them  :  Have  ye  not  read, 
minem  ab  initio,  mascu-  that  He  who  made  man 
lum  et  feminam  fecit  eos  ?  from  the  beginning,  made 
et  dixit :  Propter  hoc  di-  them  male  and  female  ? 
mittet  homo  patrem  et  ma-  and  said  :  For  this  cause 
trem,  et  adhaerebit  uxori  shall  a  man  leave  father 
suce,  et  eruut  duo  in  carne  and  mother,  and  shall 
una.  Itaque  jam  non  sunt  cleave  to  his  wife,  and  the 
duo,  sed  una  caro.  Quod  two  shall  be  one  flesh, 
ergo  Deus  conjunxit,  homo  Therefore  now  they  are  not 
non  separet.  two,  but  one  flesh.    What 

therefore  God  hath  joined 
together,  let  not  man  put 
asunder. 

The  Offertory. 

IN  te  speravi,  Domine  :  *T*-n1  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I 
dixi,  Tu  es  Deus  me-  «-■-»  put  my  trust  :  I  said, 
us  :  in  mauibus  tuis  tern-  Thou  art  my  God  :  my  lot 
pora  mea.  is  in  Thy  hands. 

The  Secret  Prayer. 

^USCIPE,     quaesuinus,  KT$\  ECEIVE,  we  beseech 

J^     Domine,    pro    sacra  A-\>     Thee,  O  Lord,   the 

connubii  lege  niunus  obla-  gift  which  we  here  offer  up 

turn:  et  cujus   largitor  es  in  behalf  of  Thy  holy  Law 


The:  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.           445 

operis,  esto  dispositor.    Per  of  Marriage  :  and  as  Thou 

Dorninum  nostrum  Jesum  art  the  Giver  of  the  work, 

Christum,     Filium    tuurti,  be  Thou  also  the  Disposer 

qui  tecum  vivit  et  regnat,  thereof.       Through       our 

etc.  Lord,  etc. 

After  the  Pater  Noster  the.  Priest,  standing  at  the  Epistle  side  of  the 
altar,  and  turning  towards  the  Bridegroom  and  Bride,  who  kneel 

before  the  altar,  says  over  them  the  following  prayers  : 

O  rem  us.  Let  us  pray. 

"Y^ROPITIARB,    Domi-  "nB  favorable,  O  Lord, 

r-" —      ne,  supplicationibus  r*Lj     unto    our   prayers, 

nostris,  et    institutis    tuis,  and      graciously      protect 

quibus  propagationem  hu-  Thine  ordinance,  whereby 

mani  generis  orclinasti,  be-  Thou  hast  provided  for  the 

nignus  assiste  ;  ut  quod  te  propagation  of  mankind ; 

auctore  jungitur,  te  auxili-  that  what  is  now  joined  to- 

ante  servetur.     Per   Domi-  gether  by  Thine  authority 

num.  nostrum  Jesum  Chris-  may  be  preserved  by  Thy 

turn,  etc.  help.      Through  our  Lord 

Jesus  Christ,  etc. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

EUS,     qui    potestate  {~\   GOD,    who    by    the 

virtutis  tuse  de  ni-  V^J     might  of  Thy  power 

hilo     cuncta     fecisti  :     qui  didst  make  all  things  out 

dispositis  universitatis  ex-  of    nothing  ;    who,    when 

ordiis,    homine   ad   imagi-  the     foundations     of    the 

nem   Dei   facto,  ideo  inse-  world  were  laid,  and  man 

parabile  mulieris  adjutori-  was  made  in  the  image  of 

urn  condidisti,  ut  femineo  God,    didst   so  ordain  the 

corpori  de  virili  dares  carne  inseparable  aid  of  woman, 

principium,    docens    quod  as  to  give  her  body  its  ori- 


x> 


446  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 

ex  uno  placuisset  institui,  gin    from    that    of    mau  : 

nuniquarn  licere  disjungi  :  teaching  thereby  that  what 

Deus,   qui   tarn    excellenti  it  had  pleased  Thee  to  fash- 

ir^sterio  conj  ugalern  copu-  ion  out  of  one  could  never 

lam  consecrasti,  ut  Christi  be   lawfully  put   asunder  : 

et   Ecclesiae   sacramentum  O  God,  who  hast  consecrat- 

praesignares      in      fcedere  ed  wedlock    to    so    excel- 

nuptiarum  :       Deus,      per  lent  a  mystery,  that  in  the 

quern  mulier  jungitur  viro,  marriage    covenant    Thou 

et  societas  principaliter  or-  wouldst  foreshow  the  mys- 

dinata  ea  beuedictioue  do-  terious  union  of  Christ  with 

natur  quae  sola  nee  per  ori-  His    Church  :    O    God,    by 

ginalis  peccati  poenam  nee  whom  woman  is  joined  to 

per  diluvii  est  ablata  sen-  man,    and  that  union,  es- 

tentiam  :  respice  propitius  tablished  in  the  beginning, 

super  hanc  famulam  tuaui,  is  gifted  with  a  blessing, 

quae      maritali      jungenda  which  alone  was  not  taken 

consortio,    tua    se    expetit  away,    either    in     punish- 

protectioue  muniri :  sit  in  ment  of  original  sin,  or  by 

ea  jugum  dilectionis  et  pa-  the  sentence  of  the  Flood  : 

cis  ;  fidelis  et  casta  nubat  look  graciously  down  upon 

in     Christo,     imitatrixque  this    Thy   handmaid,   now 

sanctarum  permaneat  femi-  about  to  be  joined  in  mar- 

narurn  :    sit   amabilis   viro  riage,  who  heartily  desires 

suo,  ut  Rachel,  sapiens,  ut  to  be  strengthened  by  Thy 

Rebecca,  lougaeva  et  fide-  protection  :    may   it  be  to 

lis,  ut  Sara :    nihil  in  ea  ex  her  a  yoke   of    love    and 

actibus      suis    ille     auctor  peace  ;  faithful  and  chaste 

pnevaricationis       usurpet ;  may  she  marry   in  Christ, 

nexa      fidei     mandatisque  and  be  a  follower  of  holy 

permaneat ;  uni  thoro  junc-  matrons;     may      she      be 

ta,  contactus  illicitos  fugi-  pleasing   to   her    husband 

at ;  muniat  innrmitatem  su-  like  Rachel,  wise  like  Re- 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  447 


am  robore  discipline  ;  sit  becca,  long-lived  and  faith- 
verecundia  gravis,  pudore  ful  like  Sarah.  In  none  of 
venerabilis,  doctrinis  cce-  her  deeds  may  tjtiat  first 
lcstibus  erudita ;  sit  fee-  author  of  transgression 
can  da  in  sobole,  sit  pro-  have  any  share  ;  may  she 
bata  et  innoceus  ;  et  ad  abide  firmly  knit  unto  the 
beatorum  requiem,  atque  faith  and  the  command- 
ad  ccelestia  regna  perve-  meuts;  joined  in  one  union, 
niat ;  ut  videaut  ambo  nli-  may  she  remain  ever  con- 
os  filiorum  suorum  usque  stant  thereto  ;  may  she 
in  tertiam  et  quartam  ge-  fortify  her  weakness  by  the 
nerationem,  et  ad  optatarn  strength  of  a  chastened 
perveniant  senectutem.  life  ;  in  shamefacedness  be 
Per  eumdem  Dominum  grave,  in  modesty  worthy 
nostrum  Jesum  Christum,  of  respect,  in  heavenly 
Filium  tuura,  qui  tecum  doctrines  learned  ;  may  she 
vivit  et  reguat  in  imitate  be  fruitful  in  offspring ; 
Spiritus  Sancti  Deus,  per  may  she  be  approved  and 
omnia  saecula  saBculorum.  blameless  ;  and  attain  un- 
R.  Amen.  to  the  rest  of  the  Blessed, 

and  unto  the  heavenly 
kingdom  ;  that  they  both  see  their  children's  chil- 
dren unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation,  and  arrive 
at  a  happy  old  age.  Through  the  same  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     R.  Amen. 

The  Communion. 

g^fCCE  sic  beuedicetur  ^^T^EHOLD,  thus  shall 
^-4.  omnis  homo,  qui  r-*--*  every  man  be  bless- 
tiinet  Dominum,  et  videas  ed  that  feareth  the  Lord  : 
filios  filiorum  tuorum  :  pax  and  mayest  thou  see  thy 
super  Israel.  children's  children  :  peace 

upon  Israel. 


448  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 


d 


The  Postcommunion. 

QILESUMUS,  omnipo-  77nrB  beseech  Thee,  O 
tens  Deus,  instituta  vJcA»  God  Almight}T,  to 
providentise  tuce  pio  favore  accompany  with  Thy  gra- 
comitare  :  ut  quos  legitima  cious  favor  what  Thy  pro- 
societate  connectis,  longae-  vidence  hath  ordained  ; 
va  pace  custodias.  Per  and  preserve  in  continual 
Dominum,  etc.  peace  those  whom    Thou 

hast  joined  in  lawful  union. 
Through  our  Lord,  etc. 

After  the  Beuedicamus  Domino,  the  Priest  turns  towards  the  Bride- 
groom and  Bride,  and  says  : 

BUS  Abraham,  Deus    /T\AY  the  God  of  Abra- 

Isaac,  et  Deus  Jacob  \"<>  ham,  the  God  of 
sit  vobiscum,  et  ipse  adim-  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Ja- 
pleat  benedictionem  suam  cob  be  with  you,  and  may 
in  vobis  ;  ut  videatis  fili-  He  fulfil  His  blessing  upon 
os  filiorum  vestrorum,  us-  you ;  that  you  may  see 
que  ad  tertiam  et  quartam  your  children's  children 
generationem  ;  et  postea  unto  the  third  and  fourth 
vitam  seternam  habeatis  generation  ;  and  ma)-  af- 
sine  fine,  adjuvaute  Do-  terwards  have  everlasting 
mino  uostro  Jesu  Christo  :  life,  without  end,  by  the 
qui  cum  Patre  et  Spiritu  help  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Sancto  vivit  etregnatDeus,  Christ,  who,  with  the  Fa- 
per  omnia  soecula  saeculo-  ther  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
rum.     Amen.  liveth   and    reigueth  God, 

world  without  end.  Amen. 

He  then  sprinktes  them  7vith  holy  water.  AfterWUi dsy  ffdwihg down 
before  the  Altar,  he  says  the  Placeat,  gives  the  Blessing,  and  ends 
the  Mass  as  usual. 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  449 

THE   MANNER   OF  ASSISTING  AT  MIXED 

MARRIAGES. 


The  Priest,  having  obtained  the  proper  Dispensation  for  the  mar- 
riage of  a  Catholic  with  a  uofi-Calholic,  should  assure  himself  that 
the  Catholic  party  shall  not  in  anywise  be  impeded  in  the  practice 
of  the  Catholic  religion  ;  that  there  shall  be  no  probable  danger  of 
perversion  ;  that  the  Catholic  party  shall  endeavor  with  all  earnest- 
ness to  bring  the  non-Catholic  spouse  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Ttuth; 
and  that  all  children  which  may  bless  the  union  shall  be  baptized 
and  brought  up  in  the  Catholic  Faith. 

The  ceremony  of  a  mixed  marriage  is  not  to  be  performed  in  a 
Church,  but  usually  in  some  convenient  room  in  the  Rectory 
{or  elsewhei  e,  by  special  permission  of  the  Ordinary).  No  sa- 
cred Vestment  may  be  used,  nor  prayer  said,  nor  blessing  given. 
The  Priest,  about  to  assist  at  such  marriage,  first  asks  the  man 
concerning  his  consefit,  as  follows  : 


n 


WILT  thou   take  N.,   here   present,   for   thy 
*  J     lawful  wife  ? 
R.  I  will. 

Then  the  Priest  asks  the  zvoman  : 


*T~\       WILT  thou  take   X.,    here  present,  for  thy 
*-*-&  ♦  f     lawful  husband  ? 
R.  I  will. 

Then,  with  right  hands  joined,  they  pledge  themselves  each  to  the 
other ;  repeating  these  words  after  the  Priest : 

The  man  first  says  : 

IN.N.,  take  thee,  X.N.,  for  my  lawful'  wife,  to  have 
J  and  to  hold,  from  this  day  forward,  for  better, 
for  worse,  for  richer,  for  poorer,  in  sickness  and  in 
health,  until  death  do  us  part. 


i 


45o  The  Sacrament-  of  Matrimony. 


Then  the  woman  says: 

IN.N.,  take  thee,  N.N.,  for  my  lawful  husband,  to 
f  have  and  to  hold,  from  this  day  forward,  for 
better,  for  worse,  for  richer,  for  poorer,  in  sickness  and 
in  health,  until  death  do  us  part. 


B 


x  /lis  done,  the  Priest  says  ; 

Y  the  authority  committed  to  me,  I  pronounce 
you  united  in  the  bonds  of  Matrimony. 


The  Bridegroom  then  places  the  Ring  on  the  third  finder  sf  the  left 
hand  of  the  Bride,  saying  after  the  Priest : 


m 


ITH  this  Ring  I  thee  wed,  and  I  plight  unto  thee 
my  troth. 


Afterwards  the  Priest  may,  at  his  discretion,  address  some  suita- 
ble remarks  to  the  married  couple :  recalling  to  their  minds  the 
indissoluble  nature  of '  t/ie  marriage  bond  ;  the  peculiar  sanctity  of 
this  estate  ;  the  harmony  and  mutual  love  which  should  prevail 
therein  ;  and  especially  the  solicitude  which  each  should  man  /fed 
to  know  the  will  of  God,  that,  by  constantly  and  faithfully  ful- 
filling the  same,  they  may  attain  unto  everlasting  salvation. 


A  Husband's  Prayer. 

O  GRACIOUS  Father,  Maker  and  Preserver  of 
heaven  and  earth,  who  in  the  beginning  didst 
institute  matrimony,  thereby  foreshadowing  the  mysti- 
cal union  of  the  Church  with  our  Saviour  Christ,  who, 
in  the  time  of  His  ministry  upon  earth,  did  honor  mar- 
riage with  His  first  miracle  :  enable  me,  I  pray  Thee,  by 
Thy  grace  to  live  in  holiness  and  purity  with  the  wife 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony.  451 


whom  Thou  hast  given  me.  Mortify  in  nie  all  vio- 
lence of  earthly  passion,  all  selfishness  and  inconside- 
rateuess  (here  name  any  besetting  sin  which  may  be  a 
hindrance  to  you),  that  I  may  love  her  as  Christ  loved 
His  Church,  cherish  and  comfort  her  as  my  own  body, 
and  have  as  great  care  for  her  happiness  as  for  my  own. 
Grant  that  we  may  live  in  peace,  without  contention  ; 
in  unity,  without  discord.  [Give  us,  O  Lord,  discreet 
hearts  and  understanding  minds,  to  bring  up  our 
children  in  Thy  faith  and  fear,  that  they  may  be  obe- 
dient to  Thee  and  to  Thy  commandments,  and  to  all 
that  Thou  requirest  of  them  in  duty  towards  their  pa- 
rents.] And  give  us,  O  Lord,  a  competency  of  estate, 
to  maintain  ourselves  and  our  family  according  to  that 
rank  and  calling  wherein  Thou  hast  placed  us,  without 
excess  or  vainglory,  in  singleness  and  pureness  of 
heart.  Grant  this  for  Jesus  Christ's  sake,  to  whom, 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  glory, 
now  and  for  ever.     Amen. 

A  Wife's  Prayer. 

O  MERCIFUL  Lord  God,  who  in  the  beginning 
didst  take  Eve  out  of  the  side  of  Adam  and  didst 
give  her  to  him  as  a  helpmate  :  give  me  grace  to  live 
worthy  of  the  honorable  estate  of  matrimony  to  which 
Thou  hast  called  me,  that  I  may  love  my  husband  with  a 
pure  and  chaste  love,  acknowledging  him  as  my  head, 
and  truly  reverencing  and  obeying  him  in  all  good 
things  ;  ihat  thereby  I  may  please  him,  and  live  with 
him  in  all  Christian  quietness.  Keep  me  from  all 
worldliness  and  vanity.  Help  me,  O  Lord,  that  I  may, 
under  him.  prudently  and  discreetly  guide  and  govern 


45'^  The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony. 


his  household.  Let  no  fault  of  mine  aggravate  any 
sins  by  which  he  may  be  especially  tempted ;  enable 
me  to  soothe  him  in  perplexity,  to  cheer  him  in  diffi- 
culty, to  refresh  him  in  weariness,  and,  as  far  as  may 
be,  to  advise  him  in  doubt.  [Give  me  understanding 
so  to  fulfil  my  part  in  the  education  of  our  children, 
that  they  may  be  our  joy  in  this  world  and  our  glory 
in  the  next.]  Grant  that  our  perfect  union  here  may 
be  the  beginning  of  the  still  more  perfect  and  blissful 
union  hereafter  in  Thy  kingdom ;  and  this  I  pray 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  to  be  said  by  Husband  or  Wife. 

O  MERCIFUL  God,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to 
send  Thy  blessing  continually  upon  us,  and  to 
make  us  thankful  for  all  that  Thou  hast  already 
vouchsafed  unto  us  ;  and  as  Thou  hast  made  us  one  in 
the  mystical  grace  of  matrimony,  grant  that  we  may 
be  also  inwardly  of  one  heart  and  of  one  inind,  paying 
due  honor  one  to  another,  united  in  love  to  Thee  and 
to  each  other  in  Thee  ;  living  together  in  peace  and 
holiness,  as  faithful  members  of  Thy  Church,  denying 
ourselves,  and  being  a  mutual  help,  comfort,  and  sup- 
port to  each  other,  all  the  days  of  our  life.  [Give  us 
grace  to  train  our  children  in  Thy  faith  and  fear.] 
Bless  us  with  health  and  strength,  if  it  be  Thy  will, 
and  with  whatever  else  Thy  good  providence  shall  see 
to  be  best  for  our  souls  and  bodies.  Fit  and  prepare 
us  day  by  day  for  our  departure  hence,  that  we  may 
together  inherit  eternal  life  in  Thy  heavenly  kingdom. 
Through  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord  and 
Saviour.     Amen. 


The  Sacrament  of  Matrimony 


453 


A  Parent's  Prayer. 

^TjXMIGHTY  God,  the  Father  and  Maker  of  us 
(^jr^  all,  who  of  Thy  blessing  and  goodness  hast 
vouchsafed  to  make  me  a  father  \or  mother]  of  chil- 
dren :  be  pleased  to  accept  my  hearty  thanksgiving  and 
devout  praise  for  the  same  ;  grant  me  Thy  heavenly 
grace  and  assistance  so  to  train  up  my  children  in  Thy 
faith,  fear,  and  love  that  as  they  advance  in  years  they 
may  grow  in  grace  and  may  hereafter  be  found  in  the 
number  of  Thine  elect.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


C^-^gtxfi/ivQ 


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£be  Bfesslna  of  Momen  after 

Cbtlobirtb. 


COMMONLY     CABLED 


THE  CHURCHING  OF  WOMEN. 


If,  according  to  a  pious  and  praiseworthy  custom,  a  woman,  after 
childbirth,  wish  to  come  to  the  Church  to  give  thanks  to  God  for 
her  safe  delivery,  and  to  ask  the  Priest's  blessing,  he,  vested  in  sur- 
plice and  white  stole,  and  attended  by  an  acolyte  carrying  the  holy- 
water  sprinkler,  will  proceed  to  the  door  of  the  Church.  While  the 
woman  kneels  there,  holding  a  lighted  candle  in  her  hand,  the 
Priest  sprinkles  her  with  holy  water,  and  then  says  : 


mmmm 


DJUTORIUM 

pij  nostrum      in 

nomine     Do- 


mini. 


UR  help  is  in 
the  name  of 
the  Lord. 


R.  Qui  fecit       R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 
'f    ccelum  et  ter-    ven  and  earth. 

>t^t '     ram- 
%|?  Ant.      Haec       Ant.  She  shall  receive. 

accipiet. 

Psalm  23. 


*TpvOMINI  est  terra,  et 
<JL^  plenitudo  ejus  :  or- 
bis  terrarum,  et  universi 
qui  habitant  in  eo. 

Quia    ipse    super  maria 


HE  earth  is  the  Lord's, 

and      the       fulness 

thereof :  the  world  and  all 

thev  that  dwell  therein. 

For  He  hath  founded  it 


454 


The  Churching  of  Women 


455 


fundavit    eum :     et    super 
flumina  praeparavit  eum. 

Quis  ascendet  iu  mcn- 
teiu  Douiiui :  aut  quis  sta- 
bit  iu  loco  sancto  ejus? 

Innocens  mauibus  et 
mundo  corde  :  qui  uou  ac- 
cepit  in  vano  animam  su- 
ara,  nee  juravit  in  dolo 
proximo  suo. 

Hie  accipiet  benedictio- 
nem  a  Domino  :  et  rniseri- 
eordiam  a  Deo  salutari  suo. 

Haec  est  generatio  qtue- 
■entium  eum  qucerentium 
faciein  Dei  Jacob. 

Attollite  portas,  princi- 
pes,  vestras,  et  elevamini, 
portae  aeternales  ;  et  introi- 
bit  Rex  glorice. 

Quis  est  iste  Rex  gloriae  ? 
Dominus  fortis  et  potens  ; 
Dominus  potens  in  praelio. 

Attollite  portas,  princi- 
pes,  vestras,  et  elevamini, 
portae  aeternales  :  et  introi- 
bit  Rex  gloriae. 


upon  the  seas  :  and  hath 
prepared  it  upon  the  rivers. 

Who  shall  ascend  into 
the  mountain  of  the  Lord  : 
or  who  shall  stand  in  His 
holy  place  ? 

He  that  hath  clean 
hands  and  a  pure  heart  : 
who  hath  not  taken  his 
soul  in  vain,  nor  sworn 
deceitfully  to  his  neighbor. 

He  shall  receive  a  bless- 
ing from  the  Lord ;  and 
mercv  from  God  his  Sa- 
viour. 

This  is  the  generation  of 
them  that  seek  Him  :  of 
them  that  seek  the  face 
of  the  God  of  Jacob. 

Lift  up  your  gates,  O  ye 
princes,  and  be  ye  lifted 
up,  O  eternal  gates  :  and 
the  King  of  Glory  shall 
enter  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of 
Glory  ?  the  Lord  strong 
and  mighty  :  the  Lord 
mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  gates,  O  ye 
princes,  and  be  ye  lifted  up, 
O  eternal  gates  :  and  the 
King  of  Glory  shall  enter 
in. 


456 


The  Churching  of  Women. 


Ouis  est  iste  Rex  glo- 
riae?  Dominus  virtutum, 
ipse  est  Rex  gloriae. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc. 

Ant.  Haec  accipiet  bene- 
dictioneni  a  Domino,  et 
miserieordiani  a  Deo  salu- 
tari  suo ;  quia  haec  est 
generatio  quaerentium  Do- 
mi  num. 


Who  is  this  King  of 
Glory  ?  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
He  is  the  King  of  Glory. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father, 
etc. 

Ant.  She  shall  receive 
a  blessing  from  the  Lord, 
and  mercy  from  God  her 
Saviour  ;  for  this  is  the 
generation  of  them  that 
seek  the  Lord. 


Then,  reaching  the  end  of  the  stole  into  the  ivoman's  hand,  the  Priest 
introduces  her  into  the  church,  saying  : 


I 


NGREDERE  in  tern-  rN'NTER  thou  into  the 
plum  Dei,  adora  Fili-  ^-A  temple  of  God, 
um  beatae  Mariae  Virginis,  adore  the  Son  of  the  Bless- 
qui  tibi  foecuuditatem  tri-  ed  Virgin  Mary,  who  giv- 
buit  prolis.  eth  thee  fruitfulness  of  off- 

spring. 

And  she,  having  entered,  kneels  before  the  Altar,  and  prays,  giving 
thanks  to  God  for  the  benefits  bestowed  upon  her  ;  and  the  Priest 
sa  vs  : 


Kvrie  eleison. 

Christe  eleison. 

Kyrie  eleison. 

Pater  noster  (seereto). 

V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in 
tentatiouem. 

R.  Sed  libera  nos  a 
malo. 

V.  Salvam  fac  ancillam 
tuam,  Domine, 


Lord,  have  mercy. 

Christ,  have  mercy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  O  Lord,  save  Thy 
handmaid, 


The  Churching  of  Women. 


457 


R.  Deus  meus,  speran- 
teni  in  te. 

V .  Mitte  ei,  Domine, 
auxilium  de  sancto. 

R.  Et  de  Siou  tuere 
earn. 

V.  Nihil  proficiat  inimi- 
cusin  ea. 

R.  Et  filius  iniquitatis 
non  appouat  nocere  ei. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora- 
tionein  ineam. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad 
te  veniat. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

Oremus. 

OMXIPOTEXS  sempi- 
terne  Deus,  qui  per 
beatae  Mariae  Virginis  par- 
turn  fidelium  parientium 
dolores  in  gaudium  vertis- 
ti  :  respice  propitius  super 
hanc  famulam  tuam,  ad 
templum  sanctum  tuum 
pro  gratiarum  actione  lae- 
tam  accedentem  :  et  praesta, 
ut  post  hanc  vitam,  ejus- 
dem  beatae  Mariae  meritis 
et  intercessione,  ad  aeternae 


R.  O  my  God,  who  put- 
teth  her  trust  in  Thee. 

V.  Send  her  help,  O 
Lord,  irom  Thy  holy  place. 

R.  A:-id  defend  her  out 
of  Sion. 

V.  Let  not  the  enemy 
prevail  against  her. 

R.  Nor  the  son  of  ini- 
quity draw  nigh  to  hurt 
her. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  Thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 


JSL 


'LMIGHTY,  Ever- 
lasting God,  who, 
through  the  Delivery  of 
the  Blessed  Virgin  Marv, 
hast  turned  the  pains  of 
the  faithful  at  childbirth 
into  joy  :  look  mercifully 
on  this  Thy  handmaid, 
who  cometh  in  gladness  to 
Thy  temple  to  offer  up 
her  thanks  :  and  grant  that 
after  this  life,  through  the 
merits  and  intercession  of 


458  The  Churching  of  Women. 

beatitudinis  gaudia  cum  the  same  Blessed  Mary, 
prole  sua  perveuire  merea-  she  may  be  found  worthy 
tur.  Per  Christum  Domi-  to  attain,  together  with  her 
nuni  nostrum.  offspring,    unto    the     joys 

of    everlasting    happiness. 

Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
/?.  Amen.  R\  Amen. 

The  Priest   then  sprinkles  her  with   holy  water  in  the  form  of  a 

a  oss,   saying: 

^I^V^-X       et      benedictio  /^HE  peace  and   bless- 

r-* —       Dei    Omnipotentis,  V^J   ing  of  God  Almighty, 

Patris,  *b  et  Filii,  etSpiritus  the  Father,  Hh  the  Son,  and 

Sancti,  descendat  super  te,  the   Holy    Ghost,  descend 

et  maneat  semper.  upon    thee,    and     remain 

Amen.  with  thee  always.     Amen. 


Thanksgiving  after  Childbirth. 

g~*(  RACIOUS  God,  by  whose  providence  we  are  made, 
>y  who  formest  us  in  secret,  who  beholdest  us  when 
w7e  are  yet  imperfect,  and  in  whose  book  all  shall 
be  written  :  I  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  accept  this 
my  acknowledgment  of  Thy  power,  and  to  receive 
this  my  most  hearty  praise  and  thanksgiving,  which  I 
now  offer  to  Thy  divine  Majesty,  for  Thy  favor  and 
goodness  towards  me.  Behold,  O  Lord,  what  Thine  own 
hands  have  fashioned  ;  and  grant  that  this  infant,  which 
Thou  hast  made  by  Thy  power,  may  be  preserved  by 
Thy  goodness,  and,  through  the  grace  of  Thy  Holy 
Baptism,  may  be  made  a  living  member  of  Thy  Church 
and  be  carefully  brought  up  to  serve  Thee  in  all  piety 
and  honesty.  Through  the  merits  of  Thy  dearly  be- 
loved Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amcfi. 


2>e\>ottons  for  the  Sicft. 


RULES  FOR  A  SICK  PERSON. 


is 


.    ■ 


i^ECETYE  your  sickness  from  the  hands  of 
your  heavenly  F5at!ier  dealing  with  you 
as  with  a  child. 

2.  L,ook  on  it  as  a  loving-  correction  for 
your  sins,  and  as  a  summons  to  prepare 
more  carefully  for  death. 

3.  Practise  the  virtues  of  patience  and 
submission  to  the  will  of  God  ;  deepen 
your  repentance  arid  offer  yourself  to  God 
to   suffer,  if  it  pleases  Him,    still  greater 


pains  ;  give  thanks  for  the  blessings  you" 


enjoy. 

4.  In  any  dangerous  illness  let  your  first 
care  be  to  send  for  a  Priest. 

5.  Engag,-  your  friends  to  give  you  time- 
ly notice  if  your  illness  be  dangerous,  and  not  to  flatter  \  on  with 
false  hopes  of  recovery. 

6.  Make  the  best  use  of  the  time  you  have  ;  admit  but  few  visit- 
ors ;  let  your  conversation  be  as  little  as  may  be  of  worldly 
matters. 

7.  Settle  your  temporal  affairs,  in  order  to  give  yourself  more 
entirely  to  spiritual  matters. 

8.  Meditate  often  on  our  Lord's  Passion. 

9.  Bear  in  mind  St.  Augustine's  words  :  However  innocent  your 
life  may  have  been,  no  Christian  ought  to  venture  to  die  in  any  other 
state  than  that  of  a  penite>it. 


o 


Prayer  in  the  Beginning  of  Sickness. 

HEAVENLY  Father,  who  in  Thy  wisdom  know- 
est  what  is  best  for  me,  glory  be  to  Thee.     Eord, 

459 


460  '  Devotions  for  the  Sick. 


if  it  seem  good  in  Thy  sight,  remove  from  me  this  sick- 
ness which  I  now  feel  seizing  upon  me,  that  I  may  em- 
ploy my  health  to  Thy  glory,  and  praise  Thy  name. 
Bnt  if  Thou  art  pleased  it  should  grow  on  me,  I 
willingly  submit  to  Thy  afflicting  hand,  for  Thou 
art  wont  to  chasten  those  whom  Thou  dost  love, 
and  Thou  hast  promised  not  to  lay  on  me  any  more 
than  Thou  wilt  enable  me  to  bear.  I  know,  O  my 
God,  that  Thou  sendest  this  sickness  on  me  for  my 
good,  even  to  humble  and  to  prove  me  ;  0  grant  that 
it  may  not  fail  to  work  that  saving  effect  in  me.  O 
Lord,  create  in  me  a  true  sorrow  for  all  my  past  sins,  a 
firm  faith  in  Thee,  and  sincere  resolutions  of  amend- 
ment for  the  time  to  come.  Deliver  me  from  all 
fretful  11  ess  and  impatience,  and  give  me  an  entire 
resignation  to  Thy  divine  w7ill  :  O  suffer  not  my  sick- 
ness to  take  away  my  senses,  and  do  Thou  continu- 
ally supply  my  thoughts  with  holy  ejaculations. 
Lord,  bless  all  the  means  that  are  used  for  my  recov- 
ery, and  restore  me  to  my  health,  if  it  be  Thy  will,  in 
Thy  good  time  ;  but  if  Thou  hast  appointed  otherwise 
forme,  Thy  blessed  Will  be  done.  O  wean  my  affec- 
tions from  all  things  of  earth,  and  fill  me  with  ardent 
desires  after  heaven  :  Lord,  lit  me  for  Thyself,  and 
then  call  me,  when  Thou  pieasest,  to  that  joy  un- 
speakable and  full  of  glory  ;  for  the  sake  of  Thine  Only 
Sou,  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord  and  Saviour.     Amen. 

A  Daii/v  Prayer. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  behold  I  receive  this  sickness, 
with  which  Thou  art  pleased  to  visit  me,  as  com- 
ing from  Thy  Fatherly  hand.  It  is  Thy  will  that  it 
should  be  thus  wTith  me.     Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as 


Devotions  for  the  Sick.  461 


it  is  in  heaven.  May  this  sickness  be  to  the  honor  of 
Thy  holy  name  and  for  the  good  of  my  soul.  For 
these  ends  I  here  offer  myself  to  Thee  with  entire  sub- 
mission ;  to  suffer  what  Thou  pleasest,  as  long  as  Thou 
pleasest,  and  in  what  manner  Thou  pleasest:  for  I  am 
Thy  creature  and  Thy  child,  who  have  most  ungrate- 
fully offended  Thee.  I  have  truly  deserved  Thy  chas- 
tisement, and  far  more  than  Thou  layest  on  me,  but, 

0  Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  Thine  indignation,  neither 
chasten  me  in  Thy  sore  displeasure.  Look  upon  my 
weakness,  and  be  merciful  unto  me,  for  Thou  knowest 
whereof  I  am  made,  Thou  rememberest  that  I  am  but 
dust  ;  deal  not  with  me  therefore  after  my  sins,  nor  re- 
ward me  according  to  mine  iniquities  ;  but  according  to 
the  multitude  of  Thy  tender  mercies  have  compassion 
upon  me.  Assist  me,  I  pray  Thee,  with  Thy  heavenly 
grace,  and  give  me  strength,  that  I  may  be  able  to  bear 
with  Christian  patience  all  the  pains,  uneasiness,  and 
trials  of  my  sickness.  Preserve  me  from  all  tempta- 
tions so  far  as  Thou  seest  lit,  and  be  Thou  my  defence 
against  all  the  assaults  of  the  enemy,  that  I  may  in  no- 
wise offend  Thee  ;  and  if  it  be  Thy  will  that  this  sick- 
ness should  be  my  last,  I  beg  of  Thee  so  to  direct  me 
by  Thy  grace  that  I  may  in  no  way  neglect  or  be  de- 
prived of  those  Sacraments  which  Thou  hast  ordained 
for  the  good  of  my  soul,  to  prepare  it  for  its  passage 
into  eternity  ;  so  that,  being  cleansed  from  all  my  sins, 

1  may  put  my  whole  trust  in  Thee,  and  love  Thee 
above  all  things  ;  and  that  finally,  through  the  merits 
of  the  Passion  and  Death  of  Thy  Son,  I  may  be  admit- 
ted into  the  company  of  the  Blessed,  there  to  praise 
Thee  for  ever,  through  the  same  jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


462  Devotions   for  thi<:  Sick. 


Acts  of  most  necessary  Virtuks   for  the  Sick. 

Act  of  Resignation. 

*~t    '  ORI),  I  accept  tjiis  sickness  from  Thy  Fatherly 

r-" — *     hands  ;  I  entirely  resign  myself  to  Thy  blessed 

will,  whether  it  be  for  life  or  death.     Not  my  will,  but 

Thine  be  done  ;  Thy  will    he   done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in 

heaven. 

Act  of  Submission. 

^s  '  ORI),  I  submit  to  all  the  pains  and  uneasiness  of 
r* — *  this  my  illness  :  my  smis  have  deserved  infinite- 
ly more.     Thou  art  just,  O  Uord,  and  Thy  judgment  is 

right. 

Act  of  ScIf-Oblatio)i. 

*T  '  ORI),  I  offer  up  to  Thee  all  that  I  now  suffer,  or 
rJ — +  may  have  to  suffer,  to  be  united  to  the  sufferings 
of  my  Saviour,  and  to  be  sanctified  by  His  Passion. 

<  let  of  Adoration. 

I  ADORE  Thee,  0  my  Gbd  and  my  AH,  as  my  First 
Beginning  and  my  Last  Ivnd  ;  I  desire  to  pay 
Thee  the  best  homage  that  I  am  able,  and  to  bow  down 
all  the  powers  of  my  soul  to  Thee. 

.Id  of  Praise. 

I~~*  ORI),  I  desire  to  praise  Thee  for  ever,  in  sickness 
-+  as  well  as  in  health;  I  desire  to  join  my  heart 
and  voice  with  the  whole  Church  of  heaven  and  earth, 
in  blessing  Thee  for  ever. 

Act  of  Thanksgiving. 

I  GIVE  Thee  thanks,  0    Lord,  from  the   bottom   of 
my  heart,  for  all  the  mercies  and  blessings  which 


Devotions  for  the  Sick.  463 


Thou  liast  bestowed  upon  me  and  on  Thy  whole 
Church  through  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son  ;  above  all,  be- 
cause Thou  hast  loved  me  from  all  eternity,  and  hast 
sent  Thy  Sou  to  redeem  me  with  His  precious  Blood. 
O  let  not  that  Blood  be  shed  for  me  in  vain. 

Act  of  Faith. 

*~g — J  ORD,  I  believe  all  those  heavenly  truths  which 
«J — *  Thou  hast  revealed,  and  which  Thy  Holy  Catho- 
lic Church  believes  and  teaches.  Thou  art  the  Sove- 
reign Truth,  who  neither  canst  deceive  nor  be  de- 
ceived.  Thou  hast  promised  Thy  Spirit  of  Truth  to 
guide  Thv  Church  into  all  truth.  In  this  Faith  I  re- 
solve,  through  Thy  grace,  both  to  live  and  die.  O 
Lord,  strengthen  and  increase  this  my  faith. 

Act  of  Hope. 

OMY  God,  all  my  hope  is  in  Thee  !  Through  Jesus 
Christ,  my  Redeemer,  through  His  Passion  and 
Death,  I  hope  for  mercy,  grace,  and  salvation  from 
Thee.  In  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  put  my  trust  :  let  me 
never  be  confounded.  O  Sweet  Jesus,  receive  me  into 
Thine  arms  in  this  day  of  my  distress  ;  hide  me  in  Thy 
Wounds,  bathe  my  soul  in  Thy  precious  Blood. 


1 


Act  of  Love. 

LOVE  Thee,  O  my  God,  with  my  whole  heart  and 
soul,  above  all  things  :  at  least  I  desire  so  to  love 
Thee.  O  come  now  and  take  full  possession  of  my 
soul,  and  teach  me  to  love  Thee  for  ever.  I  desire  to 
depart,  and  to  be  with  Christ.  O  when  will  Thy  king- 
dom come  ?  O  Lord,  when  wilt  Thou  perfectly  reign 
in  all  hearts  ?     When  shall  sin  be  no  more  ? 


464  Devotions  for  the  Sick. 

Act  of  Love  of  One's  Neighbor. 

I  DESIRE  to  love  v&y  neighbor  with  perfect  charity 
for  the  love  of  Thee.  I  forgive  from  my  heart  all 
who  have  in  any  way  offended  or  injured  me,  and  I 
ask  pardon  of  all  whom  I  have  in  any  way  offended  or 
injured. 

Act  of  Contrition. 

*Tp^AVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  Thy 
«-■— b  great  mercy  :  and  according  to  the  multitude 
of  Thy  tender  mercies  blot  out  rny  iniquity.  O  who 
will  give  water  to  my  head,  and  a  fountain  of  tears  to 
my  eyes,  that,  day  and  night,  I  may  bewail  my  sins  ? 
O  that  I  had  never  offended  so  good  a  God !  O 
that  I  had  never  sinned  !  Happy  those  souls  that  have 
always  preserved  their  baptismal  innocence  !  Lord, 
be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner  ;  Holy  Jesus,  Son  of  the 
Living  God,  have  mercy  upon  me. 

Act  of  Commendation  to  God. 

I'  COMMEND  my  soul  to  God  my  Maker,  who  cre- 
»  ated  me  from  nothing  ;  to  Jesus  Christ  my  Sa- 
viour, who  redeemed  me  with  His  Blood  ;  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  who  sanctified  me  in  baptism.  Into  Thy  hands, 
O  Lord,  I  commend  my  spirit. 

Act  of  Renunciation  of  Evil. 

I  RENOUNCE,  from  this  moment  and  for  all  eter- 
nity, the  devil  and  all  his  works  and  pomps.  I 
abhor  all  his  suggestions  and  temptations.  Suffer  not, 
O  Lord,  this  mortal  enemy  of  my  soul  to  have  any 
power  over  me,  either  now  or  at  my  last  hour.     Let 


Devotions  for  the  Sick.  465 

Thy  holy  Angels  ever  keep  me  and  defend  nie  against 
all  the  powers  of  darkness. 

HOLY  Mary,  Mother  of  God,  who  wert  present 
beneath  the  Cross  at  the  death  of  thy  beloved 
Son  Jesus,  obtain  for  me  the  grace  of  a  happy  death. 
Hail  Mary. 

Glorious  St.  Michael,  Prince  of  the  heavenly  host, 
intercede  for  me  at  the  hour  of  mv  death. 

O  holy  Guardian  Angel,  to  whose  care  God,  in  His 
mercy,  has  committed  me,  stand  by  me  at  the  last 
hour  ;  protect  me  against  all  the  powers  of  darkness  ; 
defend  me  from  all  my  enemies,  and  conduct  my  soul 
to  the  mansions  of  bliss. 

O  all  ye  blessed  Angels  and  Saints  of  God,  assist  me 
bv  your  intercession  in  the  passage  from  time  to  eter- 
nity.    Amen. 

A  Prayer  eor  Patience. 

^l^  EMEMBER,  O  most  pitying  Father,  what  this 
r-JL-Xs  frail  and  feeble  work  of  Thy  hands  can  bear 
without  fainting  ;  nothing,  indeed,  of  itself,  but  all 
things  in  Thee,  if  strengthened  bv  Thv  grace.  Where- 
fore  grant  me  strength,  that  I  may  suffer  and  endure  ; 
patience  alone  I  ask.  Lord,  give  me  this,  and  behold 
mv  heart  is  readv,  O  God,  mv  heart  is  readv  to  receive 
whatsoever  shall  be  laid  upon  me  ;  may  it  even  be  a 
consolation  to  me  that,  afflicting  me  with  pain,  Thou 
sparest  not  here,  that  Thou  mayest  spare  hereafter. 
Grant,  O  Lord,  that  in  my  patience  I  ma}-  possess  my 
soul ;  to  that  end  may  I  often  look  upon  the  Face  of 
Christ  Thy  Son,  that  as  He  hath  suffered  such  terrible 
things  in  the  flesh,  I  may  endeavor  to  be  armed  with 


466  Devotions   for  the  vSick. 


the  same  mind.  Wherefore  I  commit  my  strength  un- 
to Thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  Thou  art  my  Strength  and  my 
Refuge  ;  Thou  dost  uphold  my  life.  Behold,  O  Lord, 
now  am  I  in  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  how  long  I  shall 
be  there  Thou  knowest.  Keep  me,  Thou  who  didst 
preserve  unhurt  the  Three  Children  in  the  furnace  of 
fire,  and  bring  me  safe  out  of  this  trial  when  it  shall 
please  Thee,  as  Thou  didst  deliver  them,  that  I  also 
may  bless  Thee  with  all  Thy  creatures  for  ever.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  in  Suffering. 

OLORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  accept  my  sufferings 
which  I  desire  to  unite  with  Thine.  Sanctify 
this  affliction,  so  that  every  pang  I  feel  may  purify  my 
soul  and  bring  it  nearer  to  Thee,  to  be  made  more 
one  with  Thee  ;  grant  that  I  may  welcome  the  suffer- 
ings which  will  make  me  more  like  to  Thee. 

O  my  Lord,  stand  Thou  by  nie  with  Thy  supporting 
grace  ;  sanctify  each  pang,  sustain  my  weakness.  And 
then  order  for  me  what  Thou  pleasest.  Come  now  to 
my  help,  O  Lord,  and  so  purify  my  soul  that  I  may  be 
spared  the  last,  the  eternal  suffering  ;  let  me  fly  to  the 
embrace  of  Thy  love  for  ever. 

Lord  Jesus,  hast  Thou  not  invited  all  that  labor  and 
are  heavy  burdened  to  come  to  Thee  for  refreshment  ? 
Behold  now  Thy  servant,  afflicted  and  oppressed, 
comes  to  Thee  for  help  ;  relieve  me,  I  beseech  Thee, 
Thou  who  art  Infinite  in  mercy. 

O  Thou  who  hast  comforted  the  Martyrs  in  their  tor- 
ments, and  refreshed  them  with  heavenly  sweetness 
on  the  rack  and  in  the  fire,  renew  Thy  mercies  to 
me  Thine  unworthy  servant ;  defend  me  against  all 
temptation,  suffer  not  the  enemy  to  take  advantage  of 


Devotions   for  the  vSick.  ^67 


me,  but  grant  me  Thy  heavenly  strength,  the  fulness 
of  Thy  grace  and  peace.     Amen. 

Ejaculation. 

OLORD,  by  Thy  Cross  and  Passion  strengthen  me  ; 
Lord,  let  this   cup  pass  from  me  ;  nevertheless, 
not  my  will  but  Thine  be  done.     Amen. 


PRAYERS  FOR  A  GOOD  DEATH. « 

OLORD  JESUS,  God  of  goodness,  and  Father  of 
mercies,    I  draw  nigh  to  Thee  with  a  contrite 
and  humble  heart  ;    to  Thee  I  recommend  the  last 
hour  of  my  life,  and  that  judgment  which  awaits  me 
afterwards. 
Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
When  my  feet,  benumbed  with  death,  shall  admonish 
me  that  my  mortal  course  is  drawing  to  an  end, 
Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
When  my  hands,  cold  and  trembling,  shall  no  longer 
be  able  to  clasp  the  crucifix,  and,  against  my  will, 
shall  let  it  fall  on  my  bed  of  suffering, 
Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  vie. 
When  mine  eyes,  dim  and  troubled  at  the  approach  of 
death,   shall  fix  themselves  on  Thee,   my  last  and. 
only  support, 

Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
When  my  lips,  pale  and  trembling,  shall  pronounce 
for  the  last  time  Thine  adorable  name, 
Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
Wrhen  my  face,  pale  and  livid,  shall  inspire  the  be- 


468  Devotions  for  the  Sick. 

holders  with  pity  and  dismay  ;  when  my  hair,  bathed 
in  the  sweat  of  death,   and  stiffening  on  iny  head, 
shall  fcrbode  mine  approaching  end, 
Merciful  fesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

When  mine  ears,  soon  to  be  for  ever  shut  to  the  dis- 
course of  men,  shall  be  open  to  that  irrevocable  de- 
cree which  is  to  fix  my  doom  for  all  eternity, 
Merciful  fesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

When  my  imagination,  agitated  by  dreadful  spectres, 
shall  be  sunk  in  an  abyss  of  anguish  ;  when  my 
soul,  affrighted  with  the  sight  of  my  iniquities  and 
the  terrors  of  Thy  judgments,  shall  have  to  fight 
against  the  angel  of  darkness,  who  will  endeavor  to 
conceal  Thy  mercies  from  mine  eyes,  and  plunge  me 
into  despair, 

Merciful  fesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

When  my  poor  heart,  oppressed  with  suffering  and  ex- 
hausted by  its  continual  struggles  with  the  enemies 
of  its  salvation,  shall  feel  the  pangs  of  death, 
Merciful  fesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

When  the  last  tear,  the  forerunner  of  my  dissolution, 
shall  drop  from  mine  eyes,  receive  it  as  a  sacrifice  of 
expiation  for  my  sins  ;  grant  that  I  may  expire  the 
victim  of  penance  ;  and  then,  in  that  dreadful  mo- 
ment, 
Merciful  fesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

When  my  friends  and  relations,  surrounding  my  bed, 
shall  be  moved  with  compassion  for  me,  and  invoke 
Thy  clemency  in  my  behalf, 
Merciful  fesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

When  I  shall  have  lost  the  use  of  my  senses,  when  the 
world  shall  have  vanished  from  my  sight,  wheu  mine 
agonizing  soul  shall  feel  the  pangs  of  death, 


Devotions  for  the  Sick.  469 

Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
When  my  last  sighs  shall  force  my  soul  from  my  body, 
accept  them  as  signs  of  a  loving  impatience  to  come 
to  Thee, 
Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
When  my  soul,  trembling  on  rny  lips,  shall  bid  farewell 
to  the  world,  and  leave  my  body  lifeless,  pale,  and 
cold,  receive  this  separation  as  a  homage  which  I 
willingly  pay  to  Thy  divine  Majesty,  and  in  that  last 
moment  of  my  mortal  life, 
Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 
When  at  length  my  soul,  admitted  to  Thy  presence, 
shall  first  behold  the  splendor  of  Thy  Majesty,  reject 
it  not,  but  receive  me  into  Thy  bosom,  where  I  may 
for  ever  sing  Thy  praises  ;  and  in  that  moment  when 
eternity  shall  begin  for  me, 

Merciful  Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me. 

Lei  ms  pray. 

OGOD,  who  hast  doomed  all  men  to  die,  but  hast 
concealed  from  all  the  hour  of  their  death  : 
grant  that  I  may  pass  my  days  in  the  practice  of  holi- 
ness and  justice,  and  that  I  may  be  made  worthy  to 
quit  this  world  in  the  peace  of  a  good  conscience  and 
in  the  embrace  of  Thy  love.  Through  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen, 


/^  MARY,  conceived  without  sin,  pray  for  us  wlro 
V^  have  recourse  to  thee.  O  Refuge  of  sinners,  O 
Mother  of  those  in  their  agony,  forsake  us  not  in  the 
hour  of  our  death,  but  obtain  for  us  perfect  sorrow, 
sincere  contrition,  remission  of  our  sins,  a  worth v  re- 


47o  Devotions  for  the  Sick. 


ception  of  the  most  holy  Viaticum,  the  strengthening 
power  of  the  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction ;  that 
we  may  present  ourselves  without  fear  before  the  throne 
of  that  Judge  who  is  both  Just  and  Merciful,  our  God 
and  our  Redeemer.     Amen. 

Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  I  give  you  my  heart  and 
my  soul. 

Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  assist  me  in  my  last  agony. 

Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  may  I  breathe  forth  my  soul 
in  peace  with  you.W 


THANKSGIVING  FOR  RECOVERY. 

^"S  LORY  be  to  Thee,  O  heavenly  Father,  for  the 
^<±J  sickness  Thou  hast  in  mercy  sent  me.  Lord, 
the  stripes  Thou  didst  lay  on  me  were  the  stripes  of 
love  ;  glory  be  to  Thee.  Before  I  was  humbled  I  did 
wickedly  ;  but  now  will  I  keep  Thy  word.  It  is  good 
for  me  that  Thou  hast  humbled  me,  that  I  might  learn 
Thine  ordinances. 

Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord,  glory  be  to  Thee,  for  de- 
livering me  from  the  terrors  of  death,  and  restoring  me 
to  my  health  again  ;  glory  be  to  Thee.  I  called  upon 
the  Lord  in  my  trouble,  and  the  Lord  heard  me.  I 
shall  not  die,  but  live  and  declare  the  works  of  the 
Lord.  Bless  the  Lord,  therefore,  O  my  soul  :  as  long 
as  I  have  my  life,  which  at  first  God  gave  me,  and 
which  He  has  now  restored  to  me,  I  will  sing  praises 
unto  my  God. 

O  Lord  God,  who  hast  in  Thy  tender  mercy  pro- 
longed my  days  in  this  world,  give  me  grace  to  spend 
this   life,    which  Thou   hast    now   lengthened,  in  Thy 


Devotions  for  the  Sick.  471 

service.  O  give  me  grace  to  perforin  all  my  resolu- 
tions of  new  obedience,  and  so  to  live  in  the  filial  fear 
of  Thee  all  the  remainder  of  my  time  that  I  may  at 
last  die  at  peace  with  myself,  at  peace  with  the  whole 
world,  and  at  peace  with  Thee  ;  for  the  sake  of  Thy 
Dearly-beloved  Sou,  our  Lord  and  Saviour. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary.     Glory  be  to  the  Father. 

HE  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  *%•  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  descend  upon  me  and 
all  belonging  to  me,  and  dwell  in  my  heart  and  be  with 
me  in  my  going  out  and  coming  in,  now  and  for  ever. 
Amen. 


PRAYER  FOR  A  SICK  PERSON  BEFORE  RE- 
CEIVING HOLY  VIATICUM. 

O  FATHER  of  mercies,  and  God  of  all  consolation, 
behold  I  Thy  creature,  made  after  Thine  Image 
and  redeemed  bv  the  Blood  of  Thv  Onlv-besrotten  Sou, 
appear  before  Thee  my  Creator  ;  by  whom  and  for 
whom  I  was  created,  by  whose  grace  I  have  hitherto 
lived  ;  unto  whom  henceforth,  so  long  as  Thou  seest 
good,  I  would  wish  to  live  ;  for  whom,  and  in  whom,  I 
desire  to  die  ;  I  humbly  adore  Thee,  whom  mv  soul 
desireth  and  longeth  for  ;  I  cry  to  Thee,  whom  alone  I 
love  above  all  things,  O  Thou  my  Rest,  my  Hope,  my 
Love,  my  Desire,  my  heart's  only  Good. 

O  most  loving  Father,  although  I  am  the  least  of  all 
Thy  children,  yea,  unworthy  to  be  called  Thy  child, 
because  I  have  not  honored  Thee  as  a  Father,  vet  I 
come  to  Thee  with  full  confidence,  and  throw  myself 


472  Devotions  for  the  Sick. 


upon  the  breast  and  into  the  arms  of  Thy  most  sweet 
love  and  mercy,  grieving  from  my  inmost  soul  that  I 
have  ever  forsaken  Thee,  my  God,  the  Fountain  of  all 
good ;  that  I  have  departed  from  Thee,  my  most  loving 
Father  ;  and  have  forgotten  Thee,  who,  as  though 
there  were  none  else  to  care  for,  every  moment  remem- 
berest  me.  O  that  I  had  never  offended  Thee,  my 
God  and  my  all  ;  accept  at  least  this  the  ardent  wish  and 
desire  of  my  inmost  heart  ;  look  Thou  upon  me,  and 
be  merciful  unto  me  now  in  the  time  of  pity  ;  Thou 
kuowest,  O  Lord,  that  I  love  Thee,  or  desire  to  love 
Thee,  more  than  myself,  more  than  all  that  claims  or 
can  claim  my  love.  I  know  whom  I  have  believed, 
and  that  Thou  art  able  to  keep  that  which  I  have  com- 
mitted to  Thee  :  I  know,  too,  that  a  contrite  and  hum- 
ble heart,  O  God,  Thou  wilt  not  despise. 

I  hope,  O  Lord,  that  Thou  wilt  never  cast  me  away 
from  Thy  Presence,  Thou  who  dost  so  lovingly  invite 
us  to  Thyself,  saying,  Come  unto  Me,  all  ye  that  labor 
and  are  heavy-burdened,  and  I  will  refresh  you.  Be- 
hold, I  come,  O  Lord  ;  Thou  that  castest  not  out  any 
that  come  to  Thee,  receive  me  according  to  Thy  word, 
and  I  shall  live,  and  let  me  not  be  disappointed  of  my 
hope. 

I  give  Thee  infinite  thanks  because  Thou  hast  vouch- 
safed to  think  of  me  so  lovingly  from  all  eternity,  for  cre- 
ating me  in  time  after  Thine  Image,  and,  when  the  ful- 
ness of  time  was  come,  for  redeeming  me  by  the  Blood 
of  Thine  Only-begotten  Son,  for  sparing  me  so  often 
when  sinning,  and  calling  me  so  often  out  of  the  dark- 
ness of  sin  into  Thy  marvellous  light. 

What  reward  shall  I  give  unto  Thee,  Lord  Jesus,  for 
Thy  toilsome  Life  and  most  bitter  Death,  for  vouchsaf- 


Dkvotioxs   for  the  Sick.  473 

ing  so  often  to  feed  me  with  Thy  Body  and  Thy  Blood? 
What  return  shall  I  make  unto  Thee  for  all  the  benefits 
Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  me,  O  beloved  Spouse  of  my 
soul  ?  The  deep  of  my  nothingness  and  my  misery 
calleth  on  the  deep  of  Thy  goodness  and  Thy  boundless 
love,  because  of  Thy  wounds  :  in  them  is  all  my  hope 
and  my  confidence :  through  them,  and  the  boundless 
ocean  of  Thy  love  that  flows  from  them,  I  come  in 
confidence  to  Thee,  wretched  though  I  am,  and  poor 
and  naked  ;  for  Thou  art  rich  towards  all,  and  my 
goods  are  as  nothing  unto  Thee.  I  will  take  cheerfully 
at  Thy  hand  the  cup  of  salvation  which  Thou  givest 
me  to  drink,  bitter  though  it  be,  and  I  will  drink  it 
with  Thee,  who  didst  drain  it  first  for  me  when  Thou 
didst  so  earnestly  thirst  for  my  salvation.  I  will  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  offer  to  Thee  the  sac- 
rifice of  thanksgiving.  O  that  in  return  for  this  I 
could  embrace  Thee  with  all  the  love  of  the  heavenly 
company,  Angels  and  Saints,  and,  above  all,  of  Blessed 
Mary,  Thine  Immaculate  Mother  ;  and  that,  with  the 
voices  and  affections  of  all  Thy  creatures,  I  could  praise 
and  magnify  Thy  name. 

Accept,  Lord,  my  heart  as  a  burnt  offering  ;  I  give 
it  all  to  Thee  ;  I  give  Thee  mine  eyes,  to  see  Thee 
alone  and  all  things  in  Thee  :  mine  ears,  to  hear  Thy 
Word  :  my  mouth,  my  lips  and  tongue,  to  be  filled 
with  Thy  praise,  and  to  sing  of  Thy  glory  and  of  Thy 
greatness  all  the  day  long :  my  hands,  to  be  stretched 
forth  in  prayer  to  Thee  in  heaven,  or  in  alms  to  the 
poor,  and  to  do  Thy  will  :  my  feet,  to  be  led  into  the 
way  of  peace  :  all  my  members,  that  they  may  say, 
Lord,  who  is  like  unto  Thee?  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my 
soul,    and   let  all  that    is  within    me  bless    His     holy 


474 


Devotions   for  the  Sick. 


iiarne  :  bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all 
His  benefits.  I  now  freely  surrender  all  these  earthly 
things,  for  in  Thee  alone  I  have  all  things :  I  re- 
nounce myself,  for  I  am  Thine  :  I  live,  yet  not  I,  but 
Thou,  Christ  Jesus,  livest  in  me.  I  love  Thee  with 
all  my  heart,  with  all  my  mind,  with  all  my  soul,  and 
with  all  my  strength.     Amen. 


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HE  Viaticum  is  the  Holy  Eucharist  administered 
with  the  intention  of  preparing  the  sick  for 
death.  This  blessed  Sacrament  is  indeed  the 
bread  of  life,  of  which  every  good  Christian 
frequently  partakes  during  health  ;  but  when 
the  soul  is  about  to  pass  from  the  body  there 
arises  a  new  and  peculiar  obligation  of  receiv- 
ing it.  This  obligation  is  founded  on  the  abun- 
dant graces  which  this  holy  Sacrament,  above 
all  the  rest,  is  capable  of  imparting,  and  which 
are  at  that  time  so  necessary.  It  is  the  safe- 
guard that  must  preserve  the  soul  on  its  jour- 
ney to  heaven;  it  is  the  pledge  of  immortal 
glory.  He  who  eateth  tliis  bread  shall  live  for 
ever  (St.  John  vi.  59)  And  so  urgent  is  the  obligation  of  receiv- 
ing it  at  the  approach  of  death,  that  the  Church  dispenses  with 
her  rule  in  behalf  of  those  who  are  dangerously  sick,  and  al- 
lows them  to  communicate  after  having  broken  their  fast.  The 
sick  person  will  therefore  use  his  best  endeavor  to  make  a  worthy 
preparation  for  this  blessed  Sacrament. 

Before  the  Priest  arrives  the  following  things  should  be  made 
ready  in  the  sick-room  :  (1)  a  table,  covered  with  a  clean,  white 
cloth  ;  and  upon  it  (2)  at  least  one  candlestick,  holding  a  blessed 
candle  lighted  ;  (3)  a  Crucifix  ;  (4)  two  small  glasses,  one  containing 
holy  water,  and  the  other  pure  fresh  water  (for  the  ablution  after 
Communion)  ;  and  (4)  a  tablespoon  (with  which  the  Priest  ad- 
ministers the  ablution  to  the  sick  person). 

The  Priest  bearing  the  Blessed  Sacrament  should  be  met  at  the 
door  by  some  one  holding  a  lighted  candle,  who  should  go  before 
him  to  the  place  prepared.  All  should  then  retire,  while  the  con- 
fession of  the  sick  person  is  being  heard,  and  return  immediately 
thereafter  to  assist  at  the  giving  of  the  Holy  Communion  :  re- 
maining kneeling  and  spending  the  time  in  prayer. 

475 


476  The  HoivY  Viaticum. 

The  Priest^  on  entering  the  sick  person' s  room  with  tJie  Blessed 

Sacrament,  says : 


'TT^AX  huic  clomui.  ^T^J 


BACB    be    unto    this 
house. 

R.  Bt  omnibus  habitan-        A^.    And    unto   all    who 
tibus  in  ea.  dwell  therein. 


Then,  placing  the  Holy  Sacrament,  with  the  corporal,  on  a  table, 
when  the  candles  have  been  lighted  he  adores  upon  his  knees,  all 
present  doing  likewise ;  after  which  he  takes  holy  water,  and 
sprinkles  the  sick  person  and  t/ie  bed,  saying  : 

VtTSPBRGES  me,   Do-  ^J^HOU     shalt    sprinkle 

<yJ<-^>,     mine,  hyssopo,   et  V^J     me,    O    Lord,    with 

mundabor  :      lavabis     me,  hyssop,    and    I     shall    be 

et     super     nivem    dealba-  cleansed :  Thou  shalt  wash 

bor.  me,  and  I   shall  be  made 

whiter  than  snow. 

Miserere  mei,  Deus,   se-  Have   mercy   upon    me, 

cundum    maguam    miseri-  O  God,   according  to  Thy 

cordiam  tuam.  great  mercy. 

Gloria  Patri,  et  Filio,  et  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

Spiritui  Saucto.     Sicuterat  and  to  the  Sou,  and  to  the 

in    principio,   et  nunc,    et  Holy  Ghost.     As  it  was  in 

semper,    et  in    sascula  sic-  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 

culorum.  ever  shall  be,  world  with- 

Anieu.  out  end.     Amen. 

Then  is  repealed  the  Antiphon,  Thou  shalt  sprinkle  me,  etc.    After- 
wards : 

v7T^DJTTORIUM      nos-  i^tTR     belP    is    in    the 

rSr-*~*     trum    in     nomine  V>^      name  cf  the  Lord. 
Domini. 

R.  Qui   fecit   caelum   et  R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 

terram.  veu  and  earth. 


The  Holy  Viaticum.  477 


V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.    O    Lord,    hear    my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et   clamor   meus   ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

/^tfXAUDI  nos,  Domine  *Tp£  EAR  us,  O  Holy  Lord, 

^-A     sancte,  Pater  ornni-  <-**— G     Father     Almighty,, 

potens,    aeterne    Deus ;    et  Everlasting       God  ;      and 

mittere    digneris    sanctum  vouchsafe     to     send     Thy 

Angelum  tuuin   de   ccelis,  holy  Angel  from  heaven,, 

qui  custodiat,   foveat,  pro-  to     guard,     cherish,     pro- 

tegat,    visitet,     atque     de-  tect,  visit,    and  defend  all 

fendat    omnes    habitantes  those   that   dwell    in    this 

in    hoc     habitaculo.      Per  house.    Through  Christ  our 

Christum    Domiuum    nos-  Lord, 

trurn.     R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


The  Priest  then  approaches  the  sick  person,  to  learn  if  he  be  properly 
disposed  to  receive  the  Holy  Viaticum,  and  whether  he  wishes  to 
make  a  confession  of  any  sin.  If  so,  he  hears  the  confession  and 
gives  absolution.  {The  confession  should,  however,  have  been 
made  beforehand,  unless  necessity  demanded  otherwise.)  Then, 
the  Confiteor  having  been  recited  by  the  sick  person,  or  by  another 
in  his  name,  the  Priest  says : 

ISEREATURtuiom-  g^AY    Almighty     God 

nipotens    Deus,    et  N"«>     have   mercy    upon 

dimissis  peccatis  tuis,  per-  thee,  and  forgive  thee  thy 

ducat  te  ad  vitam  aetemam.  sins,   and  bring  thee  unto 

R.  Amen.  life  everlasting.    R.  Allien, 


478                     The  Holy  Viaticum. 

INDULGENTI AM,      *  iTTX  AY  the  Almighty  and 

absolutionem,    et   re-  «^"^    Merciful  Lord  grant 

missionem  peccatoruin  tu-  thee  pardon,  4*  absolution, 

oruin  tribuat  tibi  omnipo-  and  remission  of  thy  sins, 
tens   et   misericors    Domi- 

nus.     R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


Tkeny  making  a  genuflection,  he  takes  the  Blessed  Sacrament  from 
the  Pyx,  and,  raising  it,  shows  it  to  the  sick  person ,  saying  : 

^S'CCE  Agnus  Dei,  eece  *-*£%  EHOLD  the  Lamb  of 
^-A  qui  tollit  peccata  «-»1?  God,  behold  Him 
muudi.  who  taketh  away  the  sins 

of  the  world. 


And  thrice  in  the  accustomed  manner  : 

^■pvOMINB,  uon  sum  *TT"' ORD,  I  am  not 
A^-J  dignus  ut  intres  sub  «-■ — *  worthy  that  Thou 
tectum  meum ;  sed  tantum  shouldst  enter  under  my 
die  verbo,  et  sauabitur  aui-  roof  ;  but  only  say  the 
ma  mea.  word,  and  rny   soul    shall 

be  healed. 


And  the  stck  person  should  at  least  once,  in  a  low  tone,  say  the  same 
words  together  with  the  Priest ;  then  the  Priest,  giving  the  Holy 
Eucharist  to  the  sick  person,  says  : 

Vj'CCIPE,   frater,    Vi-  *T^>  ECEIVE,       brother, 

rjt-*^      aticum       corporis  <-*— \s  the  Viaticum  of  the 

Domini  nostri  Jesu  Christi,  Body    of    our    Lord  Jesus 

qui   te   custodial   ab   hoste  Christ ;    may  He   preserve 

maligno,    et     perducat    in  thee  from  the  wicked  ene- 

vitam  ceternam.  my,  and  bring   thee  unto 

Amen.  life  everlasting.     Amen. 


The  Holy  Viaticum.  479 

r But  if  Communion  is  not  given  in  the  way  of  Viaticum,  he  :ays 

the  ordinary  words  : 

Corpus     Domini     nostri  The   Body   of  our   Lord 

Jesu  Christi  custodiat  ani-  Jesus  Christ   preserve   thy 

mani  tuam  iu  vitam  aeter-  soul  unto  life  everlasting, 

nam.     Amen.  Amen,  j 


If  death  be  imminent  and  there  be  danger  in  delay,  then  all  the  other 
prayers  are  partly  or  wholly  omitted ;  and,  the  Confiteor  being 
said,  the  Viaticum  is  administered  at  once. 

The  Priest  then  washes  his  fingers  in  silence,  and  the  ablution  is 
given  to  the  sick  person  ;  after  which  the  Priest  says  : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


r> 


Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

QMINE    sancte,    Pa-  /~>k    HOLY  Lord,  Father 

ter         omnipotens,  ^-S     Almighty,     Eternal 

aeterne    Deus,    te    lideliter  God,  we  earnestly  beseech 

deprecamur,    ut   accipienti  Thee  that  the  most  sacred 

fratri  nostra  sacrosanctum  Body   of    our    Lord    Jesus 

Corpus  Doaiini  nostri  Jesu  Christ,  Thy  Son,  which  our 

Christi  Filii  tui,    tarn  cor-  brother  hath  now  received, 

pori,    quam    animoe   prosit  may  be  to  him   an  eternal 

ad  remedium  sempiternum.  remedy  both  of  body   and 

Qui  tecum  vivit  et  reguat  soul.      WJ10      liveth      and 

in  imitate  Spiritns  vSancti,  reigneth  with  Thee,  in  the 

Deus,    per    omnia    sarcula  unity  of  the  Holy   Ghost, 

saeculorum.  one    God,    world    without 

end. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


4$o  The  Holy  Viaticum. 


After  this  prayer,  if  any  particle  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament  remains, 
the  Priest  genuflects,  rises,  and,  taking  the  Blessed  Sacrament  in 
its  receptacle,  he  makes  with  It  the  sign  of  the  Cross  over  the  sick 
person,  in  silence.  If  no  particle  remains,  the  Priest  blesses  with 
his  hand,  hi  the  usual  manner. 


Prayer  after  Communicating. 

W  LORY  be  to  Thee,  O  Christ,  Who  hast  vouchsafed 
ViJ  to  visit  and  refresh  my  poor  soul  with  Thy  sweet- 
ness. Now,  O  Lord,  lettest  Thou  Thy  Servant  depart 
in  peace,  according  to  Thy  word  ;  for  mine  eyes  have 
seen  Thy  Salvation.  I  hold  Thee  now,  my  Love  and 
Sweetness,  and  will  not  let  Thee  go  :  I  gladly  bid  fare- 
well to  the  world  and  all  therein  ;  and  now  I  come 
with  joy,  my  God,  to  Thee.  Henceforth  nothing,  O 
good  Jesus,  shall  part  me  from  Thee  :  I  am  joined  to 
Thee,  O  Christ ;  I  will  live  in  Thee  and  die  in  Thee, 
and  if  Thou  wilt,  abide  in  Thee  for  ever.  Now  I  live, 
yet  not  I,  but  Christ  liveth  in  me.  I  am  weary  of  my 
life  ;  I  desire  to  depart  and  to  be  with  Christ  ;  to  me,  to 
live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain.  I  will  fear  no  evil  as 
I  walk  through  the  Valley  of  the  Shadow  of  Death,  for 
Thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  :  as  the  hart  panteth  after 
the  water-springs,  so  panteth  my  soul  after  Thee,  O 
God  ;  my  soul  hath  thirsted  after  the  strong  Living 
God  ;  when  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  the  Face  of 
God  ?  Bless  me,  most  Loving  Jesus,  and  let  me  now 
depart  in  peace,  for  I  am  Thine  ;  and  I  will  never  let 
Thee  go  for  ever.  O  that  I  were  now  joined  to  Thee  in 
a  blessed  union  for  ever  !  O  that  I  were  wholly  taken 
up,  wholly  absorbed  and  buried  in  Thee  !  0  that 
my  soul,  resting  sweetly  in  Thy  Arms,  were  altogether 


The  Holy  Viaticum. 


481 


taken  up  in  Thee,  and  blissfully  enjoyed  Thee,  my 
loving  God  !  What  more  have  I  to  do  with  the  world, 
my  most  loving  Jesus  ?  Behold,  there  is  none  upon 
earth  that  I  desire  beside  Thee.  Into  Thy  hands,  Lord 
Jesus,  I  commend  my  spirit.  Receive  me,  my  Love 
and  Sweetness,  that  it  ma}-  be  well  with  me  for  ever, 
and  that  I  may  gently  lay  me  down  in  peace  in  Thee, 
and  take  my  rest.     Amen, 


c3 


Zhe  Sacrament  of  Extreme 

IHnctiom 


UR  L,ord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  in  His  ten- 
der solicitude  for  those  whom  He  has  re- 
deemed by  His  precious  Blood,  has  been 
pleased  to  institute  another  Sacrament  to 
help  us  at  that  most  important  hour  on 
which  eternity  depends — the  hour  of  death. 
This  Sacrament  is  called  Extreme  Unction, 
or  the  L,ast  Anointing. 

Of  this  Sacrament  St.  James  the  Apostle 
thus  speaks  :  Is  any  man  sick  among  you  f 
Let  him  call  in  the  priests  of  the  Church, 
and  let  them  pray  over  him,  anointing  him 
with  oil  in  tlie  name  of  the  Lord:  and  the 
prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the  sick  man  and 
the  Lord  will  raise  liini  up:  and  if  he  be  in 
sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven  him  (v.  14,  15).  These  words  show  the 
great  and  salutary  graces  bestowed  by  this  Sacrament. 

The  Priest,  in  administering  this  Sacrament,  anoints  the  five 
principal  senses  of  the  body— the  eyes,  the  ears,  the  nostrils, 
the  lips,  the  hands— and  the  feet,  because  these  may  have  been 
employed,  during  life,  in  offending  God.  At  each  anointing 
he  pronounces  these  words  :  Through  this  holy  unction,  and 
of  His  most  tender  mercy,  may  t/ie  Lord  pardon  thee  u  halsoeversins 
thou  hast  committed  by  sight,  hearing,  etc. 

The  sick  person  should  endeavor  to  prepare  himself  to  receive 
this  Sacrament  by  acts  of  sincere  contrition  for  all  his  sins,  by 
great  confidence  in  the  tender  mercies  of  his  Redeemer,  and  by  a 
perfect  resignation  of  himself  to  the  holy  will  of  God. 

482 


The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction.      483 

A  Prayer  before  Extreme  Unction. 

OLORD,  Who  hast  mercifully  provided  remedies 
for  all  our  necessities  ;  grant  me  Thy  grace  so  to 
use  them  that  my  soul  may  receive  all  those  good 
effects  which  Thou  didst  intend  in  their  institution.  I 
desire  now  to  be  anointed,  as  Thou  hast  commanded  by 
Thine  Apostle.  Grant,  I  beseech  Thee,  that  by  this 
holy  Unction,  and  the  prayers  of  the  Church,  I  may 
partake  of  that  spirit  with  which  Christ  suffered  on 
the  Cross,  for  Thy  glory,  and  for  the  destruction  of  sin. 
Give  me  true  patience  to  support  all  the  pains  and 
trouble  of  my  sickness  ;  give  me  an  inward  strength  to 
resist  all  the  temptations  of  the  enemy  ;  give  me  grace 
for  the  pardon  of  all  my  failings  ;  give  me  that  true 
light,  by  which  I  may  be  conducted  through  the  sha- 
dow of  death  to  eternal  happiness  ;  and  if  my  health 
be  expedient  for  Thy  glory,  let  this  be  the  means  to  re- 
store it.  Behold,  I  approach  to  this  holy  Ordinance 
with  a  firm  faith  and  confidence  in  Thy  goodness,  that 
Thou  wilt  not  forsake  me  in  this  time  of  my  distress  ; 
but  that  Thou  wilt  fortify  me  with  Thy  grace,  and  de- 
fend me  from  all  evil,  and  prepare  my  soul  for  a  happy 
eternity.     Amen. 


484   The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction. 

THE   MANNER   OF  ADMINISTERING  THE 
SACRAMENT  OF  EXTREME  UNCTION. 

On  arriving  at  the  place  where  the  sick  man  lies,  the  Priest,  with  the 
holy  oil,  ottering  the  chamber,  says  : 


^TI^AX  huic  domui.  "TS) 


,BACB    be  unto  this 
house. 

R.  Bt  omnibus  habitan-       R.  And    unto    all    who 
tibus  in  ea.  dwell  therein. 


Then,  after  placing  the  oil  on  a  table,  being  vested  in  a  surplice  and 
violet  stole,  he  offers  the  sick  man  a  crucifix  piously  to  kiss  ;  after 
which  he  sprinkles  both  the  chamber  and  the  bystanders  with  holy 
water  in  the  form  of  a  cross,  saying  the  Asperges  as  at  p.  476. 
Then  he  says  : 

VfDJUTORIUM      110s-  f\UR    help    is    in    the 

cJT^--*    trum     in    nomine  V_>p     name  of  the  Lord. 
Domini. 

R.  Qui   fecit   ccelum   et  R.  Who  hath  made  hea- 

terram.  ven  and  earth. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscnm.  V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  Bt  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Oremus.  Let  its  pray. 

•nr'NTROEAT,       Domine  *T\AY    there    enter,    O 

«J-»    Jesu  Christe,  domuni  %^A     Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

hanc  sub  nostrae  humilita-  into  this  house,  at  the  en- 

tis    ingressu,    ceterna    feli-  trance    of    our    lowliness, 

citas,     divina    prosperitas,  everlasting  happiness,  hea- 

serena      la^titia,      charitas  ven-sent  prosperity,  peace- 

fructuosa,    sanitas    sempi-  ful   gladness,  fruitful  cha- 


The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction.    485 

terna  :  effugiat  ex  hoc  loco  rity,  abiding  health  :  may 

accessus     daemonutn,     ad-  the  devils  fear  to  approach 

sint  augeli  pacis,  domuin-  this  place,  may  the  angels 

que    hanc    deserat    omnis  of  peace  be  present  there- 

maligna    discordia.     Mag-  in,    and    may    all    wicked 

nifica,  Domine,  super  nos  strife     depart     from     this 

nomen  sanctum   tuum,   et  house.     Magnify,  O  Lord, 

benedic  4*  nostrae  conver-  upon  us   Thy   holy  name, 

sationi :    sanctifica   nostrae  and  bless  rh  our  ministry  : 

humilitatis  ingressum,  qui  hallow  the  entrance  of  our 

sanctus   et   qui  pius  es,  et  lowliness,    Thou    who    art 

perrnanes    cum    Patre     et  holy    and    compassionate, 

Spiritu    Sancto   in   saecula  and   abidest  with   the  Fa- 

saeculorum.     Amen.  ther  and  the  Holy  Ghost 

world  without  end.    Amen. 

O  REMUS    et    deprece-  %r\  ET  us  pray   and   be- 

mur  Dominum  110s-  «J — ^    seech  our  Lord  Jesus 

trum  Jesum    Christum,   ut  Christ,    that    blessing    He 

benedicendo    benedicat    •£•  may   bless    *h   this    abode, 

hoc   tabernaculum,  et  om-  and  all  who  dwell  therein, 

nes  habitantes  in  eo,  et  det  and  give  unto  them  a  good 

eis  angelum  bonum  custo-  angel  for  their  keeper,  and 

dem,  et  faciat  eos  sibi  ser-  make    them    serve     Him, 

vire,      ad     considerandmn  so  as  to  behold  wondrous 

mirabilia     de     lege     sua  :  things    out    of    His    law. 

avertat  ab  eis  omnes   con-  May     He    ward   off    from 

trarias   potestates  ;    eripiat  them  all   adverse  powers  : 

eos   ab   omni  formidine  et  may  He  deliver  them  from 

ab  omni  perturbatione,  ac  all    fear  and   from  all  dis- 

sanos   in    hoc   tabernaculo  quiet,     and     vouchsafe     to 

custodire     diguetur.       Oui  keep   in  health  them  that 

cam  Patre  et  Spiritu  Sane-  dwell  in  this  house.    Who, 


486    The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction. 


to  vivit  et  regnat  Deus  in    with   the   Father   and  the 


saecnla  sa^culoruin. 


Amen. 


Or  emus. 

/^fXAUDI  nos,  Domine 
^-A.  sancte,  Pater  ornni- 
potens,  seterne  Dens,  et 
mittere  digneris  sanctum 
Angelum  tuum  de  ccelis, 
qui  custodiat,  foveat,  pro- 
tegat,  visitet  atque  defen- 
dat  omnes  habitantes  in 
hoc  habitaculo.  Per  Chris- 
turn  Dominum  nostrum. 
Amen. 


Holy  Ghost,  liveth  and 
reigneth  God  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

1-p£EAR  us,  O  Holy 
W  Lord,  Father  Al- 
mighty, Everlasting  God, 
and  vouchsafe  to  send  Thy 
holy  Angel  from  heaven, 
to  guard,  cherish,  protect, 
visit,  and  defend  all  those 
that  dwell  in  this  house. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

Amen. 


{These  prayers,  if  time  7vill  ?iot  permit,  may  be  either  wholly  or  in 

part  omitted.)  After  z^JiicJi  is  said  the  Confiteor,  etc.,  as  at  p.  35, 
(Before  the  Priest  begins  to  anoint  the  sick  person  lie  admonishes  the 

bystanders  to  pray  for  him  ;  hnd,  when  it  is  convenient  to  do  so, 
■   they  recite  for. him  the  Penitential  I'salms  (/>.  245),  with  Litanies 

or  other  prayers,  while  the  Priest  is  administering  the  Sacrament 

of  Extreme  Unction.)     Then  he  says: 

IN  nomine  Patris,  ^  et  *tt'N  the  name  of  the  Fa? 

Filii,  •k  et  Spiritus  *i*  JL>    ther,  Hhandof  thevSon, 

Sancti,    extinguatur  in   te  *h  and  of  the  Holy  *i*  Ghost, 

omnis  virtus  diaboli,  per  ini-  may  all  the  power  of  the 

positionem  manuum    nos-  devil   be    extinguished    in 

trarum    et    per    invocatio-  thee,  by  the  laying  on  of 

nem    omnium    sanctorum  our  hands,  and  by  the  invo- 

Angelornni,      Archangelo-  cation  of  all  holy  Angels, 

rum,    Patriarcharum,   Pro-  Archangels,         Patriarchs, 


The:  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Uxctiox.     487 

phetaruni,      Apostolorum,  Prophets,     Apostles,    Mar- 

Martyrurn,      Confessorurn,  tyrs,    Confessors,    Virgins, 

Virginum,   atque   oniniurn  and  of  the  whole  company 

simul  Sanctorum.     Amen,  of  the  Saints.     Amen. 


Then,  dipping  his  thumb  in  the  holy  oil,  he  anoints  the  sick  person, 
in  the  form  of  a  cross,  on  the  parts  mentioned  below,  using  tlie 
words  of  the  form  as  follows  : 

On  the  eyes. 

Y^KR     istam     sanctam  J^HROUGH    this    holy 

r-"—      unctionem      "v1      et  ^^     unction    4*    and    of 

suam  piissimam  misericor-  His    most    tender    mercy, 

diam,    indulgeat    tibi    Do-  may  the  Lord  pardon  thee 

minus     quidquid    per    vi-  whatsoever  sins  thou  hast 

sum  deliquisti.  committed  by  sight. 

Amen.  Amen. 


{With  cotton  he  wipes  the  anointed  parts.) 
On  the  ears. 


^T^BR  istam  sanctam 
r-" —  unctionem  *b  et 
suam  piissimam  misericor-- 
diam,  indulgeat  tibi  Do- 
minus  quidquid  per  audi- 
tum  deliquisti. 
Amen. 


HROUGH  this  holy 
unction  *b  and  of 
His  most  tender  mercy, 
may  the  Lord  pardon  thee 
whatsoever  sins  thou  hast 
committed  by  hearing. 
Amen. 


^T^jBR  istam  sanctam 
r* —  unctionem  *b  et 
suam  piissimam  misericor- 
diam,    indulgeat    tibi    Do- 


On  the  nostrils. 

HROUGH   this    holy 

unction    *k    and    of 

His    most    tender    mercy, 

may  the  Lord  pardon  thee 


488    The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction. 

minus  quidquid  per  odora-    whatsoever  sins  thou  hast 
turn  deliquisti.  committed  by  smell. 

Amen.  Amen. 

On  the  mouth,  the  lips  being  closed. 

'-r^ER     istam     sauctam  "^HROUGH   this    holy 

r-" —      unctionem      *b     et  V^J     unction   *h    and    of 

suani  piissimam  misericor-  His   most    tender    mercy, 

diam,    indulgeat    tibi    Do-  may  the  Lord  pardon  thee 

minus    quidquid  per   gus-  whatsoever  sins  thou  hast 

turn    et    locutionem    deli-  committed    by    taste    and 

quisti.  speech. 

Amen.  Amen. 

On  the  hands. 

^T^ER    istam     sanctam  ^^HROUGH    this   holy 

r-" —      unctionem      *b     et  ^J?     unction    4«    and    of 

suam  piissimam  misericor-  His    most    tender    mercy, 

diam,    indulgeat    tibi    Do-  may  the  Lord  pardon  thee 

minus    quidquid    per    tac-  whatsoever  sins  thou  hast 

turn  deliquisti.  committed  by  touch. 

Amen.  Amen. 

On  the  feet. 

hT^ER     istam     sanctam  "j^HROUGH   this    holy 

r& —       unctionem      *b      et  V^r      unction    <i*    and    of 

suam  piissimam  misericor-  His    most    tender    mercy, 

diam,    indulgeat    tibi    Do-  may  the  Lord  pardon  thee 

minus  quidquid   per   gres-  whatsoever  sins  thou   hast 

sum  deliquisti.  committed     by     thy     ioot- 

Amen.  steps.     Amen. 


The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Uixtion.    489 

This  done,  the  Priest  says  : 

KYRIE  eleison.  "TT"!  ORD,    have     mercy. 

Christe       eleison.  «-* — ^     Christ,  have  mercy. 

Kyrie  eleison.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

Pater  noster  (secreto).  Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

Et  ne  nos  inducas  in  ten-  And  lead    us    not    into 

tationem.  temptation. 

R.  Sed     libera     nos     a  R.  But  deliver  us  from 

malo.  evil. 

V.  Salvum   fac    scrvuvi  V.  Save  Thy  servant, 
tuum,  Domiue. 

R.  Deus   meus,    speran-  R.  O  my  God,  who  put- 

tem  in  te.  teth  his  trust  iu  Thee. 

V.  Mitte     ei,      Domine,  V.  Send    him    help,    O 

auxilium  de  sancto.  Lord,  from  Thy  holy  place. 

R.  Et     de     Sion     tuere  R.  And  defend  him  out 

eum.  of  Sion. 

V.  Esto  ei,  Domine,  tur-  V.  Be  unto  him,  O  Lord, 

ris  fortitudinis.  a  tower  of  strength. 

R.  A  facie  inimici.  R.  From  the  face  of  the 

enemy. 

V.  Nihil  proficiat  inimi-  V.  Let  not  the    enemy 

cus  in  eo.  prevail  against  him. 

R.  Et    filius    iniquitatis  R.  Nor  the   sou  of  ini- 

nou  apponat  nocere  ei.  quity   draw   nigh   to    hurt 

him. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.  O     Lord,    hear     my 

tionetn  meam.  prayer. 

R.   Et   clamor   meus  ad  R.  And  let  mv  crv  come 

te  veniat.  unto  Thee. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  J  .  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.   Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.   And  with  thy  spirit. 


49o     The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction. 

Ore  in  as.  Let  us  pray. 

•^pvOMINE  Deus,  qui  «T— '  ORD  God,  who  hast 
A^f  per  Apostolum  tuuni  <-■ — *  spokeu  by  Thine 
Jacobuni  locutus  es  :  In-  Apostle  James,  saying  :  Is 
firmatur  quis  in  vobis  ?  any  man  sick  among 
indncat  presbyteros  Eccle-  you?  Let  him  call  in  the 
six,  et  orent  super  eum,  priests  of  the  Church,  and 
ungentes  eum  oleo  in  no-  let  them  pray  over  him, 
mine  Domini,  et  oratio  anointing  him  with  oil  in 
fidei  salvabit  iufirmum,  et  the  name  of  the  Lord :  and 
alleviabit  eum  Dominus ;  the  prayer  of  faith  shall 
et  si  in  peccatis  sit,  re-  save  the  sick  man,  and  the 
mittentur  ei  :  cura,  quae-  Lord  will  raise  him  up ; 
sumus,  Redemptor  uoster,  and  if  he  be  in  sins,  they 
gratia  Sancti  Spiritus  Ian-  shall  be  forgiven  him  : 
guores  istius  infin/zz,  ejus-  cure,  we  beseech  Thee,  O 
que  sana  vulnera,  et  di-  our  Redeemer,  by  the  grace 
mitte  peccata,  atque  do-  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  ail- 
lores  cunctos  mentis  et  meuts  of  this  sick  man ; 
corporis  ab  eo  expelle,  heal  his  wounds,  and  for- 
plenamque  interius  et  ex-  give  his  sins  ;  drive  out 
terius  sanitatem  miseri-  from  him  all  pains  of  body 
corditer  redde,  ut  ope  and  mind,  and  mercifully 
misericordioe  tuue  resti-  restore  to  him  full  health, 
tut?^,  ad  pristina  re-  both  inwardly  and  out- 
paretur  ofhcia.  Qui  cum  wardly :  that,  having  re- 
Patre  et  Spiritu  Sancto  covered  by  the  help  of  Tliy 
vivis  et  regnas  Deus  in  loving-kindness,  he  maybe 
saeculasx'culorum.    Amen,  enabled    to    return    to   his 

former  duties.  Who,  with 
the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  livest  and  reignest  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction.     491 


O  remus. 

*-|^>  BSPICB,  quaesumus, 
r-l— \j  Domine,  famuluw 
ticum,  N.,  iniinnitate  sui 
corporis  fatiscenteni,  et 
auimarn  refove  quam  cre- 
asti  :  ut  castigationibus 
emendates,  se  tua  sentiat 
medicina  salvate/e.  Per 
Christum  Doruinurn  nos- 
txum. 
Arnen. 

Oremns. 

*T^OMIXE  sancte,  Pa- 
r-*— 9  ter  omnipotens,  se- 
terne  Deus,  qui  benedicti- 
onis  tuae  gratiarn  aegris  iu- 
fundendo  corporibus,  fac- 
turaui  tuam  multiplici 
pietate  custodis  :  ad  invo- 
catiouem  tui  liouiiuis  be- 
niguus  assiste,  ut  famule/?z 
tuum  ab  aegritudine  libe- 
rate m  et  sanitate  donate m 
dextera  tua  erigas,  virtute 
coiifirmes,  potestate  tue- 
aris,  atque  Ecclesice  tuae 
sanctae  cum  oumi  deside- 
rata prosperitate  restituas. 
Per  Christum  Dominum 
nostrum.     Amen. 


Let  us  pray. 

*T- JOOK  down,  O  Lord, 
<J — *  we  beseech  Thee, 
upon  Thy  servant,  N.,  lan- 
guishing through  bodily 
ailment,  and  refresh  the 
soul  which  Thou  hast  cre- 
ated, that,  being  bettered 
bv  Thv  chastisements,  he 
may  feel  himself  saved 
by  Thy  healing.  Through 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Let  as  pray. 

OHOLY  Lord,  Fa- 
ther Almighty,  Eter- 
nal God,  who,  by  shedding 
Thy  gracious  blessing  upon 
our  failing  bodies,  dost  pre- 
serve, by  Thy  manifold 
goodness,  the  work  of  Thy 
hands  :  graciously  draw 
near  at  the  invocation  of 
Thy  name,  that,  having 
freed  Thy  servant  from 
sickness,  and  bestowed 
health  upon  him,  Thou 
mayest  raise  him  up  by 
Thy  right  hand,  strength- 
en him  by  Thy  might, 
defend  him  by  Thy  power, 
and  restore  him  to  Thy 
holy     Church,      with      all 


492    The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction. 

the  prosperity  he  desires.     Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Lastly,  the  Priest  may  add  some  short  and  salutary  admonitions,  ac- 
cording to  the  condition  of  the  sick  person,  whereby  he  may  be 
strengthened  to  die  in  the  Lord,  and  to  put  to  flight  all  the  temp- 
tations of  the  Evil  One. 


A  Prayer  aeter  Extreme  Unction. 

OGOD,  by  whom  I  have  been  created,  redeemed, 
and  sanctified  ;  who  hast  preserved  me  from 
many  dangers,  both  of  soul  and  body  ;  who  hast 
nourished  me  with  the  adorable  Sacrament  of  Tin- 
Body  and  Blood,  and  granted  me  the  grace  to  receive 
the  Rites  of  Thy  Church,  in  preference  to  so  many 
others  who  are  carried  off  by  sudden  death  ;  for  these 
and  all  other  blessings  which  I  have  received  from 
Thee,  I  give  Thee  most  humble  and  heart}'  thanks. 
And  I  beseech  Blessed  Mary,  and  all  the  Saints  and 
Angels,  with  me  and  for  me,  to  give  thanks  unto  Thee 
for  all  Thy  mercies.  To  Thee  I  resign  my  heart.  Into 
Thy  hands,  O  Lord,  I  commend  my  spirit.  Receive 
me,  O  dear  Jesus,  in  Thy  mercy,  into  those  loving  arms, 
which  were  extended  on  the  Cross  for  my  Redemption, 
and  admit  me  into  the  embraces  of  Thine  infinite 
love.  I  desire  not  to  be  freed  from  my  pains,  since 
Thou  knowest  what  is  best  for  me.  Suffer  me  never 
to  murmur  ;  but  grant  me  patience  to  bear  whatever 
Thou  wilt,  and  as  long  as  Thou  will.  Should  it  be  Thy 
Will  to  inflict  greater  punishments  on  my  weak  body 
and  languishing  soul    than  those  which  1   now  suffer, 


The  Sacrament  of  Extreme  Unction.    493 

niy  heart  is  reach',  O  Lord,  to  accept  tlieni,  and  to  suf- 
fer in  whatever  manner  and  whatever  measure  may  be 
most  conformable  to  Thy  divine  Will. 

This  one  grace  I  most  humbly  beg  of  Thee,  that  I 
may  die  the  death  of  the  just,  and  be  admitted,  after 
the  sufferings  and  tribulations  of  this  transitory  and 
sinful  life,  into  the  Kingdom  of  Thy  Glory,  there  to  see 
and  enjoy  Thee  in  the  company  of  the  Blessed  for  a 
never-ending  eternity.     Amen, 


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HE  following  prayers  are  left  entirely  to  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Priest.  According  to  the  tune 
and  the  co?idition  of  the  sick  person,  they  may 
be  said  w/iole  or  in  part,  or  altogether  omitted. 

The  Priest,  entering  the  room  in  which  the  sick 
person  lies,  first  says  : 

V.  Peace  be  uuto  this  house. 

R.  And  uuto  all  who  dwell  therein. 

Then  he  sprinkles  the  sick  person  and  the  bed 
and  the  room  with  holy  water,  saying  the 
Antiphon,  Thou  shalt  sprinkle  me,  etc.,  as 
on  p.  476. 
He  then  administers  to  the  sick  person  as  circum- 
stances require.  Which  done,  or  before  lie 
leaves  ihe  sick-room,  he  may  say  over  the  sick  person  any  one  of 
the  first  four  Penitential  Psalms  (p.  245)  or  the  Psalm  Qui  habitat 
(p.  71),  adding  the  Glory  be  to  the  Father  at  the  end.    He  then  says : 

v"|  ORD,  have  mercy. 

r* — *      R.   Christ,  have  mercy. 

V.  Lord,  have  mercy.     Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from  evil. 

V.  Save  thy  servant, 

R.  0  my  God,  who  putteth  his  trust  in  Thee. 

V.  Send  him  help,  O  Lord,  from  Thy  holy  place, 

R.  And  defend  him  out  of  vSion. 

V.  Let  not  the  enemy  prevail  against  liim, 

R.  Nor  the  son  of  iniquity  draw  nigh  to  hurt  him. 

494 


The  Visitation  of  the  Sick.  495 


V.  Be  unto  him,  O  Lord,  a  tower  of  strength, 

R.  From  the  face  of  the  enemy. 

V.  The  Lord  bring  strength  unto  him 

R.  Upon  his  bed  of  pain. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer, 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you, 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,  whose  property  is  always  to  have  mercy 
and  to  spare  :  graciously  receive  our  supplica- 
tion, that  we,  and  this  Thy  servant,  whom  the  chains 
of  sin  do  hold  in  bondage,  may  by  the  compassion  of 
Thy  loving-kindness  be  mercifully  absolved. 

O  God,  the  one  only  remedy  for  human  infirmity, 
show  forth  upon  this  Thy  sick  servant  the  power  of 
Thine  aid,  that,  strengthened  by  the  might  of  Thy 
tender  mercy,  he  may  be  found  worthy  to  be  restored 
whole  unto  Thy  holy  Church. 

Grant,  O  Lord  God,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  this  Thy 
servant  may  rejoice  in  continual  health  of  body  and 
mind  ;  and,  through  the  glorious  intercession  of  Blessed 
Mary,  ever  Virgin,  be  freed  from  his  present  sorrow, 
and  enjoy  eternal  gladness.  Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 

HE  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  +  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  descend  upon  thee, 
and  remain  with  thee  always.     R.  Amen. 

He  tJien  sprinkles  the  sick  person  with  holy  water. 


496  The  Visitation  of  the  Sick. 

The  Priest  may  also  say  the  Psalms,  Gospels,  and  prayers  which  fol- 
low, according  to  the  exigency  of  the  time  and  the  wish  of  the  sick 
person. 

Psalm  6,  Domine,  ne  in  furore,  p.  2/5. 

HE  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 
V.  The  continuation  of  the  Holy  Gospel  according 
to  Matthew. 

R.  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord. 

When  the  Priest  says,  The  continuation,  etc.,  he  makes  the  sign  of 
the  Cross  in  the  usual  manjier  upon  his  forehead,  mouth,  and 
breast ;  and  also  upon  the  sick  man,  if  he  cannot  do  thus  for 
himself 

{But  if  the  sick  person  is  a  woman,  and  unable  to  make  the  Crosses 
upon  herself,  let  them  be  made  by  some  other  woman.  And  like- 
wise in  all  such  instances.) 

Matthew  viii.,  p.  6Si,  beginning  at  *. 

Let  us  pray. 

*J-rXMIGHTY  and  Eternal  God,  the  everlasting 
<va— ■-»  Health  of  them  that  believe  :  hear  us  for  Thy 
sick  servant,  N.,  for  whom  we  implore  the  aid  of  Thy 
pitying  mercy,  that,  with  his  bodily  health  restored,  he 
may  give  thanks  to  Thee  in  Thy  church.  Through 
Christ  our  Lord.     R.  Amen. 

Psalm  /5,  Conserva  me,  Domine,  p.  290. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  The  continuation  of  the  Holy  Gospel  according 
to  Mark. 

R.  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord. 

Mark  xvi. ,  p.  7/8,  ending  at  * 


The  Visitation  of  the  Sick.  497 


Let  its  pray. 

OGOD  of  the  Heavenly  Virtues,  who  from  the 
bodies  of  men  drivest  forth  all  sickness  and  all 
infirmity  by  the  power  of  Thy  word  :  draw  graciously 
nigh  unto  this  Thy  servant,  X.,  that  with  weakness  put 
to  flight,  and  health  and  strength  continually  renewed, 
he  may  ever  'bless  Thy  Holy  Name.     R.  Amen. 

Psalm  /g,  Exaudiat  te  Dominus,  p.  291. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  The  continuation  of  the  Holy  Gospel  according 
to  Luke. 

R.  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord. 

Luke  ii>. 

'yj'T  that  time  :  Jesus  rising  up  out  of  the  syna- 
(yj*- B-»  gogue,  went  into  the  house  of  Simon  :  and 
Simon's  mother-in-law  was  taken  with  a  great  fever, 
and  they  besought  Him  for  her.  And  standing  over 
her.  He  commanded  the  fever,  and  it  left  her :  and 
immediately  she  arose  and  ministered  to  them.  And 
after  sunset,  all  thev  who  had  anv  sick  with  various 
diseases  brought  them  to  Him  :  and  He  laid  His  hands 
on  every  one  of  them,  and  healed  them. 

Let  us  pray. 

OHOLY  Lord,  Father  Almighty,  Everlasting  God, 
who  by  the  inpouring  of  the  dignity  of  Thy 
power  strengthenest  the  weakness  of  man's  estate,  that 
our  bodies  and  minds  may  be  quickened  by  the  saving 
remedies  of  Thy   loving-kindness  :   graciously  incline 


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498  The  Visitation  of  the  Sicx. 

unto  this  Thy  servant,  that,  every  strait  of  bodily  in- 
firmity being  done  away,  the  grace  of  former  health 
may  in  him  be  perfectly  restored.     R.  Amen. 

Psalm  £5,  Inclina,  Domine,  p.  $oj. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.   And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  The  continuation  of  the  Holy  Gospel  according 
to  John. 

R.  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord. 

John  v. 

'T  that  time  there  was  a  feast  of  the  Jews,  and 
Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem.  Now  there  is  at 
Jerusalem  a  pool,  Probatica,  which  in  Hebrew  is  named 
Bethsaida,  having  five  porches.  In  these  lay  a  great 
multitude  of  infirm,  blind,  lame,  withered,  waiting  for 
the  stirring  of  the  water.  For  an  angel  of  the  Lord 
descended  at  certain  times  into  the  pool,  and  the  water 
was  stirred  ;  and  he  who  went  down  first  into  the  pond 
after  the  stirring  of  the  water,  was  cured  of  whatever 
disease  he  had.  And  a  certain  man  was  there,  who  had 
an  infirmity  eight-and-thirty  years.  \\  nen  Jesus  saw 
him  as  he  lay,  and  knew  that  he  had  been  so  a  long- 
time, He  saith  to  him,  Wilt  thou  be  healed  ?  The  in- 
firm man  answered  Him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when 
the  water  is  stirred,  to  put  me  into  the  pool  ;  for 
whilst  I  am  coining,  another  goeth  down  before  me. 
Jesus  saith  to  him,  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ; 
and  immediately  the  man  was  healed,  and  he  took  up 
his  bed  and  walked.  And  on  that  day  was  the  sabbath. 
The  Jews  therefore  said  to  him  who  had  been  healed, 
It  is  the  sabbath  ;  it  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  take  up 


The  Visitation  of  the  Sick.  499 

thy  bed.  He  answered  them,  He  who  healed  me,  He 
said  to  me,  Take  up  thy  bed  and  walk.  They  asked 
him  therefore  :  Who  is  that  man  who  said  to  thee, 
Take  up  thy  bed  and  walk  ?  But  he  who  was  healed 
knew  not  who  it  was  ;  for  Jesus  had  gone  aside  from 
the  crowd  standing  in  the  place.  Afterwards  Jesus 
fmdeth  him  in  the  temple,  and  saith  to  him,  Behold, 
thou  art  healed  ;  sin  no  more,  lest  something  worse 
befall  thee. 

Let  us  pray. 

*T — '  OOK  Thou  down,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  upon 
t  *  *  Thy  servant,  grievously  stricken  with  bodily  in- 
firmity ;  and  refresh  the  soul  which  Thou  hast  created, 
that,  being  bettered  by  Thy  chastisements,  he  may 
without  ceasing  feel  /117/iself  saved  by  Thy  healing. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord.     R.  Amen. 

Psalm  go,  Qui  habitat,  p.  ji. 

Let  us  pray. 

*TT* L MIGHTY,  everlasting  God,  look  graciously 
0/-J-»  down  upon  the  sickness  of  this  Thy  servant : 
and  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy  majesty  to  help 
and  defend  him.    Through  Christ  our  Lord.     R.  Amen. 

At  the  end  of  this  prayer  the  Priest  places  his  right  hand  upon  the 

head  of  the  sick  person,  and  says  : 

HEY  shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  sick,  and 
they  shall  recover.  May  Jesus,  the  Son  of  Marv, 
the  Lord  and  Redeemer  of  the  world,  through  the 
merits  and  intercession  of  His  holy  Apostles  Peter  and 
Paul,  and  all  His  Saints,  be  favorable  and  gracious  unto 
thee.     Amen. 


5oo 


The  Visitation  of  the  Sick. 


He  then  says  : 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.   And  with  thy  spirit. 

V.  The  beginning  of  the  Holy  Gospel  according  to 
John. 
R.  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord. 


John  i.,  p.  ijS. 

He  then  blesses  the  sick  person,  adding  : 

HE  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  +  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  descend  upon  thee  ancl 
remain  with  thee  always.     R.  Amen. 

He  then  sprinkles  the  sick  person  with  holy  water. 

If  there  are  many  sick  in  the  same  room,  all  the  above  prayers  ar< 
said  in  the  plural  number,  And  all  can  be  abbreviated  at  the 
will  of  the  Priest. 


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Gbe  last  Blessing  ant»  plenary 

flntmlgence. 


jS  the  hour  of  death  approaches — that  hour  on  which 
so  much  depends — the  pious  Christian  should  fer- 
vently prepare  to  receive  the  Last  Blessing  and 
Plenary  Indulgence  granted  to  those  who  are 
near  their  end.  For  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  pro- 
mised to  St.  Peter  (Matt.  xvi.  19)  the  keys  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  ;  assuring  him  that  whatever 
he  should  bind  on  earth  should  be  bound  also  in 
heaven,  and  whatever  he  should  loose  on  earth 
should  be  loosed  also  in  heaven.  By  this  power  of 
binding  and  loosing,  derived  from  St.  Peter  to 
his  successors,  and  by  them  specially  communicated  to  the  pas- 
tors of  souls,  the  latter  are  authorized  to  grant  a  Plenary  Indul- 
gence, together  with  a  solemn  Blessing,  to  all  such  *as  are  in  or 
near  their  last  agony.  But  then  the  dying  Christian  should  re- 
member well  that,  in  order  to  receive  the  benefit  of  this  Plenary 
Indulgence  and  blessing,  it  is  requisite  that  he  concur  on  his 
part,  by  renouncing  and  detesting  all  his  sins,  both  known  and 
unknown,  mortal  and  venial;  by  accepting  with  patience  and 
resignation  whatever  he  may  have  yet  to  suffer,  and  offering  up 
his  pains  and  death,  in  union  with  the  sufferings  and  death  of 
his  Redeemer,  in  satisfaction  for  his  sins. 

To  this  end  the  Church  directs  the  Priest  who  ministers  to  the 
sick  person  to  put  him  in  mind  frequently  to  invoke  the  name 
of  Jesus,  and  to  exhort  him  : 

1.  That  he  firmly  believe  all  the  articles  of  the  Faith,  and  what- 
ever the  holy  Roman  Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church  believes  and 
teaches. 

2.  That    he  conlidently  hope  that  our    Lord  Jesus  Christ,    in 

501 


532   Last  Blessing  and  Penary  Indulgence. 

His  boundless  compassion,  will  have  mercy  on  him  ■  and  that, 
by  the  merits  of  His  most  holy  Passion,  and  through  the  interces- 
sion ofthe  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  and  all  the  Saints,  he  will  obtain 
everlasting  life. 

3.  That  he  love  the  Lord  God  with  all  his  heart,  and  that  he  de- 
sire to  love  Him  more  and  more  perfectly,  with  that  love  where- 
with all  the  Saints  and  Blessed  in  heaven  love  Him. 

4.  That,  for  the  love  of  God,  he  grieve  from  the  heart  for  all 
offences  whatsoever  that  he  has  committed  against  God  and  his 
neighbor. 

5.  That,  for  the  love  of  God,  he  forgive  from  the  heart  his 
enemies,  and  all  that  have  in  any  way  injured  him  and  done  him 
wrong. 

6.  That  he  beg  forgiveness  of  those  whom  he  has  at  any  time 
offended  in  word  or  deed. 

7.  That  he  patiently  endure  all  the  pains  and  discomfort  of 
sickness,  for  God's  sake,  in  penance  for  his  sins. 

8.  That  if  God  shall  vouchsafe  to  restore  him  to  his  bodily 
health,  he  resolve  henceforth,  to  the  best  of  his  power,  to  guard 
against  sin,  and  to  keep  His  commandments. 

9.  That,  as  far  as  he  is  able,  he  should  say  such  prayers  as 
these  : 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  God,  according  to  Thy 
great  mercy. — In  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  hoped  :  let  me 
never  be  confounded. — Into  Thy  hands,  O  Lord,  I 
commend  my  spirit :  Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  0  Lord 
God  of  truth. — Come  unto  my  help,  O  God :  O  Lord, 
ma/ce  haste  to  help  me.—O  Lord,  be  Thou  unto  me  a 
God,  a  Protector. — 0  God,  be  merciful  to  me  a  sin- 
ner.— O  szueetcst  Lord  fesus  Christ,  by  the  power  of 
Thy  most  holy  Passion,  receive  me  into  the  number  of 
Thine  Elect. — O  Lord  fesus  Christ,  receive  my  spirit. 
— 0  Mary,  mother  of  grace,  mother  of  mercy,  do  thou 
protect  me  from  the  enemy,  and  receive  me  at  the  hour 
of  death. — O  holy  Angel  of  God,  assist  me  as  my 
Guardian. — O  all  ye  holy  Angels,  and  all  ye  Saints, 
intercede  for  me,  and  hasten  to  my  aid. 


Last  Blessing  and  Plenary  Indulgence.    503 

THE   FORM   OF    BESTOWING    THE   APOS- 
TOLIC   BLESSING  AND  THE  PLEN- 
ARY INDULGENCE  AT  THE 
HOUR    OF  -DEATH. 

The  Priest  having  faculties  to  bestow  this  Apostolic  Blessing  enters 

the  house,  and  says  : 

*-f^\AX  huic  domui.  '-j^^ACE   be   unto    this 

r-* —  r-* —         llOUSe. 

R.  Et  omnibus  habitan-        R.  And    unto    all    who 
tibus  in  ea.  dwell  therein. 

After  which  he  sprinkles'  the  sick  person,  the  room,  and  the  by- 
slanders,  with  holy  water  in  the  form  of  a  cross,  saying  the  As- 
perges  as  on  p.  112.  He  then  hears  the  Confession  of  the  sick  per- 
son ;  or  if  that  be  not  necessary,  bids  him  at  least  make  an  act  of 
Contrition,  and,  if  time  allows,  briefly  instructs  him  concerning 
the  efficacy  and  po  Tver  of  this  Bless  i  ?ig.  The  Priest  then  exhorts 
him  to  bear  his  sufferings  patiently,  as  an  expiation  for  the  sins 
of  the  past ;  to  offer  himself  wholly  to  God,  prepared  to  cheerfully 
accept  whatever  may  be  His  holy  wUl ;  and  to  be  ready  to  under- 
go death  itself  as  a  payment  of  the  penalty  due  to  his  sins.  Then, 
with  consoling  words,  the  Priest  bids  him  have  great  confidence 
in  God,  and  to  be  assured,  that  he  will  attain,  through  the  riches 
of  His  exceeding  bounty,  a  remission  of  temporal  punishment, 
and  the  reward  of  everlasting  life.     The  priest  then  says  : 


DJUTORIUM     nos-     /^vUR    help    is    in    the 


evJ--*-»     trum     in    nomine  Vi#     name  of  the  Lord 
Domini. 

R.  Qui   fecit   ccelum   et  R.  Who      hath       made 

terrain.  heaven  and  earth. 

Ant.     Ne    rerniniscaris,  Ant.  Remember  not,  O 

Domine,  delicta  famu/i  iiii  Lord,  the  offences  of  Thy 

neque  vindictam  sunias  de  servant,  neither  take  Thou 

peccatis  ejus.  revenge  of  his  sins. 


504     LAST  BLESSING  AND  PENARY  INDULGENCE. 


Kyrie  eleison. 

Christe  eleison. 

Kyrie  eleison. 

Pater  noster  (secretd). 

V.  Et  ne  110s  inducas  in 
tentationem. 

R.  Sed  libera  nos  a 
malo. 

V.  Salvuni  fac  serv//w 
ivaim. 

R.  Deus  mens,  speran- 
tem  in  te. 

V.  Doniine,  exandi  ora- 
tioneni  meam. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad  te 
veniat. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscnm. 

R.  Bt  cum  spiritu  tuo. 
Oremns. 

CLEMENTISSIME 
Deus,  Pater  miseri- 
cordiarum,  et  Deus  totius 
consolatiouis,  qui  nemi- 
nem  vis  perire  in  te  cre- 
dentem  atque  sperantem, 
secundum  multitudinem 
miseratiouuni  tuarum  res- 
pice  propitius  £eaxiu\um  tu- 
um  N.,  quem  tibi  vera 
fides     et     spes    Christiana 


Lord,  have  mercy. 

Christ,  have  mercy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  Save  Thy  servant. 

R.  O  my  God,  who  put- 
teth  his  trust  in  Thee. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

OMOST  gracious  God, 
Father  of  mercies 
and  God  of  all  comfort, 
who  wouldest  not  that  any 
should  perish  who  believ- 
eth  and  trusteth  in  Thee  ; 
according  to  the  multitude 
of  Thy  tender  mercies, 
look  favorably  upon  Thy 
servant  N.,  whom  the  true 
Faith  and  Hope  of  Christ 


Last  Blessing  and  Plenary  Indulgence.    505 

commendant.  Visita  cum  do  commend  unto  Thee. 
in  sakitari  tuo,  et  per  Uni-  Visit  him  in  Thy  saving 
geniti  tui  passionem  et  power  ;  and  through  the 
mortem,  omnium  ei  delic-  Passion  and  Death  of  Thine 
torum  suorum  remission-  Only-begotten,  graciously 
em  et  veniam  clementer  grant  unto  him  pardon  and 
indulge  :  ut  ejus  anima  in  remission  of  all  his  sins  ; 
hora  exitus  sui  te  judicem  that  his  soul  at  the  hour 
propitiatum  inveniat,  et  in  of  its  departure  may  find 
sanguine  ejusdem  Filii  tui  Thee  a  most  merciful 
ab  oniui  macula  abluta,  Judge  ;  and,  cleansed  from 
trausire  ad  vitam  mereatur  every  stain  in  the  Blood 
perpetuam.  Per  eumdem  of  the  same,  Thy  Son,  may 
Christum  Dominum  nos-  be  found  worthy  to  pass  to 
trum.  life  everlasting.     Through 

the  same  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Then  the  Confiteor  being;  repeated  by  an  atlendaiit  clergyman,  or  by 
the  Priest  himself ,  the  Priest  says  the  Misereatur,  etc.,  and  then 
proceeds  thus  : 


D 


OMINUS  noster  Je-  jfTV^Y  our  Lord  Jesus 
sus  Christus  Filius  JJ-4  Christ,  Son  of  the 
Dei  vivi,  qui  beato  Petro  Living  God,  who  gave  to 
Apostolo  suo  dedit  potes-  His  blessed  Apostle  Peter 
tatem  ligandi  atque  sol-  the  power  of  binding  and 
vendi  ;  per  suam  piissi-  loosing  ;  of  His  most  ten- 
mam  misericordiam  reci-  der  mercy  receive  thy  con- 
piat  coufessionem  tuam,  fession,  and  restore  unto 
et  restituat  tibi  stolam  pri-  thee  that  first  robe  which 
mam,  quam  in  baptismate  thou  didst  receive  in  Bap- 
recepisti  ;  et  ego,  facilitate  tism  ;  and  i,  by  the  power 
mini   ab   Apostolica    Stde  comniitted  to  me   by   the 


506   Last  Blessing  and  Plenary  Indulgence. 

tributa,  iudulgeiitiatn  pie-  Apostolic  See,  grant  thee 

liariam     et      remissioiiem  a  Plenary  Indulgence  and 

omnium    peccatorum    tibi  remission  of  all  thy  sins, 

concedo  :    In  nomine   Pa-  In  the  name  of  the  Father, 

tris,  **«  et  Filii,  et  Spiritus  >h  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 

Sancti.     Amen.  the  Hoi}'  Ghost.     Amen, 

^Y^ER    sacrosancta    hu-  ^^HROUGH    the    most 

r-* —       maiue    reparationis  ^J     sacred  mysteries  of 

mysteria,  remittat  tibi  om-  man's     redemption      may 

nipotens  Deus  omues  prae-  God  Almighty  remit  unto 

sentis  et  future  vitee  pee-  thee  the  pains  of  the  pres- 

nas,  paradisi  portas  aperiat,  ent    and    the    future   life, 

et    ad    gaudia  sempiterna  open  to  thee  the  gates  of 

perducat.  Paradise,  and  bring  thee  to 

Amen.  everlasting  joys.   Amen. 

BENEDICAT  te  om-  |T)AY  God  Almighty 
nipotens  Deus  ;  N^>  bless  thee  ;  the  Fa- 
Pater,  *b  et  Filius,  et  Spir-  ther,  *i*  the  Son,  and  the 
itus  Sanctus.     Amen.  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


EJACULATIONS   TO    JESUS    SUFFERING?. 

For  the  Sick  and  Dying. 

jT^  OOD  Jesus  !  Physician  of  souls  and  bodies  ;  make 
V~J  my  sickness  a  healing  medicine  to  my  soul  ; 
soothe  by  Thy  presence  each  ache  and  pain  ;  hallow 
my  suffering  by  Thine  all-holy  Suffering  ;  teach  me  to 
unite  my  sufferings  with  Thine,  to  be  hallowed  by 
Thine. 


Prayers  for  the  Sick  and  Dying.  507 

Lord,  offer  all  my  sufferings  to  Thy  Father,  as  Thou 
didst  offer  all  Thiue  Agonies  to  Him. 

O  Good  Jesus,  crucified  for  us  ;  nail  my  will  to  Thy 
Cross,  for  love  of  Thee. 

Good  Jesus,  give  me  a  deep  love  for  Thee,  that  noth- 
ing may  be  too  hard  for  me  to  bear  from  Thee. 

Good  Jesus,  Who  hast  borne  the  Cross  for  me,  what 
cross  wiliest  Thou  that  I  should  bear  for  Thee? 

Thou  knowest,  Lord,  that  I  am  all  weakness  ;  teach 
me  to  bear  my  cross.     Bear  it  for  me,  bear  it  in  me. 

Lord,  strengthen  me  to  bear  my  cross  patiently, 
humbly,  lovingly.  If  I  sink  under  it,  look  on  me  and 
raise  me  up.  Give  what  Thou  commandest,  and  com- 
mand what  Thou  wiliest.  Only  by  Thine  all-holy 
Cross  and  Passion,  sanctify  rny  cross  to  me,  and  keep 
me  Thine  for  ever. 

Good  Jesus,  nailed  motionless  by  Thy  sacred  Hands 
and  Feet  for  love  of  me  ;  keep  me  still,  motionless, 
unmoved,  unshaken,  cleaving  fast  to  Thee. 

O  Good  Jesus,  my  God,  and  my  Ail,  keep  me  ever 
near  Thee,  let  nothing  for  a  moment  separate  me  from 
Thee. 

Good  Jesus,  to  Thee  I  flee  ;  hide  me  in  Thy  sacred 
Side. 

O  Good  Jesus,  who  keepest  Thine  own  under  the 
shadow  of  Thy  wings  ;  teach  me  to  flee  to  Thee,  and 
hide  me  from  all  evil. 

O  Good  Jesus,  shelter  me  from  the  evil  one,  shed 
Thy  dew  upon  me  to  calm  my  soul,  and  dwell  in  me 
fully,  that  I  may  wholly  love  Thee. 

Good  Jesus,  Strength  of  the  weary,  Rest  of  the  Rest- 
less ;  by  the  weariness  and  unrest  of  Thy  sacred  Cross, 
come  to  me  who  am  weary  that  I  may  rest  in  Thee. 


508  Prayers  for  the  Sick  and  Dying. 


Lord,  if  Thou  increase  my  pain,  increase  also  my 
patience.     Thou  knowest  my  weakness. 

Good  Jesus,  Who  hast  borne  so  patiently  with  me ; 
make  me  wholly  patient  for  love  of  Thee. 

O  Good  Jesus,  obedient  unto  death,  even  the  death 
of  the  Cross  for  me  ;  Good  Jesus,  mocked  and  blas- 
phemed for  love  of  us ;  make  me  truly  humble  far  love 
of  Thee. 

O  Blessed  Jesus,  into  Thy  hands  I  commend  my  soul 
and  my  body,  to  live  or  to  die  as  seemeth  good  to 
Thee,  and  to  Thine  infinite  mercy  ;  for  Thou  hast  re- 
deemed me,  O  Lord,  Thou  God  of  truth  ! 

Good  Lord,  teach  me  to  judge  myself  as  Thou  judg- 
est.  Make  me  more  ashamed  of  sin  "than  of  all  be- 
sides :  yet  not  so  ashamed  as  not  quickly  to  come  to 
Thee,  O  All-merciful,  All-loving  Lord. 

Good  Jesus  !  by  Thy  Loneliness  in  the  Garden,  by 
the  Desolation  Thou  didst  will  to  come  over  Thee, 
sanctify  mine. 

Good  Jesus,  Who  alone  orderest  all  things  well,  I 
cast  myself  wholly  upon  Thine  infinite  undeserved 
love  ;  I  trust  Thee  with  my  all  ;  myself,  and  all  whom 
I  love,  and  all  which  I  desire,  my  present  and  my  fu- 
ture, my  hopes  and  my  fears,  my  time  and  my  eter- 
nity, my  joys  and  my  sorrows.  Deal  with  me  as  Thou 
wiliest,  and  knowest  best  ;  only  bind  me  safe  to  Thine 
everlasting  love. 

Good  Jesus  !  who  didst  give  Thyself  for  me,  give 
Thyself  to  me  ;  make  me  wholly  Thine,  that  I  may 
deeply  love  Thee. 

Good  Jesus!  stripped  naked,  racked,  reviled,  for- 
saken, motionless  on    the  Cross   for  love  of  me  ;   help 


Prayers  for  the  Sick  and  Dying.  509 


me  to  bear  all  pain  meekly,  in  humble  love  of  Thee. 
Strip  me,  empty  me  of  myself,  to  fill  me  with  love  of 
Thee. 

Good  Jesus,  lead  me  that  I  may  follow  Thee  ;  hold 
me  that  I  may  cliug  fast  to  Thee ;  teach  me,  that  I 
may  choose  Thee  aloue  ;  keep  me,  that  I  may  be 
Thine  for  ever. 

Jesus,  most  tender,  Thou  hast  been  very  tender  to 
me  ;  make  me  very  tender  to  all  and  of  all  who  are 
Thine,  for  the  love  of  Thy  most  tender  love. 

O  Good  Jesus,  who  hast  so  loved  us  ;  pour  Thy  love 
into  my  soul,  that  I  may  love  Thee  intensely,  and  all 
besides  in  and  for  Thee.     Amen. 


O  ETERNAL  Father  !  I  am  Thy  most  unworthy 
servant,  whom  Thou  hast  so  loved  that  Thou 
gavest  Thy  dearly-beloved  Sou  to  die  for  me.  Deal 
mercifully  with  Thy  servant  in  this  hour,  lest  that 
precious  Blood  be  shed  for  me  in  vain.  For  what 
profit  is  there  to  me  in  my  Saviour's  Blood,  if  I  go 
down  to  corruption  ? 

O  Jesus  Christ,  I  am  like  that  lost  sheep  whom  Thou 
didst  seek  so  diligently,  and  set  it  on  Thy  shoulders  to 
bring  it  home  again.  Thou  art  the  Good  Shepherd, 
who  didst  lay  down  Thy  life  for  Thy  sheep.  Oh  !  seek 
Thy  servant,  for  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  sheep  that  is 
lost.  Let  not  that  roaring  lion,  that  goeth  about  seek- 
ing whom  he  may  devour,  snatch  me  and  tear  me  from 
Thee ;  save  me  upon  the  Cross,  take  me  into  Thy 
loved  embrace  and  draw  my  soul  to  Thee  ;  receive  me, 
Good  Jesus,  of  Thy  mercy  ;  receive  my  soul  in  peace. 


5io         Prayers  for  the  Sick  and  Dying. 

Enlighten  mine  eyes,  O  Good  Jesns,  that  I  sleep  not 
in  death  ;  lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed 
against  him. 

O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Son  of  the  Living  God,  set  Thy 
Passion,  Cross,  and  Death,  between  Thy  judgment  and 
my  soul. 

O  Good  Jesus,  remember  not  my  old  sins,  but  have 
mercy  upon  me  and  that  soon,  for  I  am  come  to  great 
misery. 

O  most  sweet  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  honor  and 
virtue  of  Thy  blessed  Passion,  bid  me  be  written 
among  the  number  of  Thine  Elect. 

Enter  not  into  judgment  with  Thy  servant,  most 
compassionate  Jesus,  for  in  Thy  sight  shall  no  man 
living  be  justified. 

One  thing  have  I  asked  of  the  Lord,  this  will  I  seek 
after  :  that  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  my  life. 

Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may  give  thanks 
unto  Thy  name  :  lo,  the  just  wait  for  me  till  Thou  re- 
compense me. 

Oh  !  establish  me  according  to  Thy  word,  that  I  may 
live,  and  let  me  not  be  disappointed  of  my  hope. 
Amen. 

Prayer  for  the  Faithful  in  their  Agony. (]) 

OMOST  merciful  Jesus,  Lover  of  souls  ;  I  pray 
Thee,  by  the  agony  of  Thy  most  Sacred  Heart, 
and  by  the  sorrows  of  Thy  Immaculate  Mother,  cleanse 
in  Thine  own  Blood  the  sinners  of  the  whole  world 
who  are  now  in  their  agony  and  who  are  to  die  this 
day.     Amen. 

Heart  of  Jesus,  once  in  agony,  pity  the  dying. 


RECOMMENDATION  OF  A  DEPARTING  SOUL.       5II 


RECOMMENDATION    OF    A    DEPARTING 

SOUL. 

The  Priest,  vested  in  surplice  and  violet  stole,  enters  the  room  of  the 

dying  person,  saying  ; 


B 


AX  huic  domui.  '"ITJEACE   be   unto    this 

r* —      house. 
R.  Et  omuibus  habitau-        R.  And     unto    all    who 
tibus  in  ea.  dwell  therein. 


He  then  sprinkles  the  dying  person,  the  chamber,  and  the  bystanders, 
with  holy  water  in  the  form  of  a  cross,  saying  the  Asperges  as 
at  p.  112.  He  next  presents  a  crucifix  to  the  dying  person  to  be 
kissed,  and  exhorts  him  to  look  forward  to  everlasting  life  ;  leav- 
ing the  crucifix  before  him,  that,  beholding  it,  he  may  be  en- 
couraged to  hope  for  eternal  salvation.  TJien,  having  lighted  a 
candle,  the  Priest  kneels,  a>id  with  t)ie  bystanders  devoutly  recites 
the  Shorter  Litany,  as  follows  : 

THE  LITANY  FOR  THE  DYING. 


KY 


YRIE  eieison. 
Christe  eieison. 


*T|    1  ORD,  have  mercy. 
<-* — *     Christ,  have  mercy. 


Kyrie  eieison.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

Saucta  Maria,  Ora  pro  eo.  Holy  Alary,  Pray  for  him. 

Omnes    sancti    Angeli    et  All    ye    holy    Angels 

Archangeli,   Orate,  etc.  and  Archangels, 


Sancte  Abel, 

Omnis   chorus    Justo- 

rum, 
Sancte  Abraham, 
Sancte  Joannes    Bap- 

tista, 
Sancte  Joseph, 


Holy  Abel, 
All    ye   Choirs  of  the 
Just, 
>    Holy  Abraham, 

St.  John  the  Baptist, 


o 

o 


St.  Joseph, 


Omnes   sancti    Patriarchal    All  ye  holy  Patriarchs 
et  Prophetae,  Orate,  etc.        and  Prophets, 


5i2    Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soui,. 


Saucte  Petre, 
vSancte  Paule, 


St.  Peter, 
a    St.  Paul, 


B 


Saucte  Andrea,  %  St.  Andrew, 

Sancte  Joannes,  J    *  St.  John, 

Omiies  sancti  Apostoli    et  All  ye  holy  Apostles 

Evangelists,  Orate,  etc.        and  Evangelists, 

Omnes  sancti  Discipuli  Do-  All  ye  holy  Disciples 

mini,  Orate,  etc.  of  the  Lord, 

Omnes  sancti  Iimocentes,  All  ye  holy  Innocents, 

Orate,  etc. 

Sancte  Stephane,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Stephen, 

Sancte  Laureuti,   Ora,  etc.  St.  Lawrence, 

Omnes     sancti     Martyres,  All  ye  holy  Martyrs, 

Orate,  etc. 

Sancte  Silvester,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Sylvester, 

Saucte  Gregori,   Ora,  etc.  St.  Gregory, 

Sancte  Augustine,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Augustin, 

Omnes  sancti  Pontifices  et  All   ye   holy    Bishops 

Confessores,  Orate,  etc.  and  Confessors, 

Sancte  Benedicte,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Benedict, 

Saucte  Francisce,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Francis, 

Sancte  Camille,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Camillus, 

Sancte    Joannes    de    Deo,  St.  John  of  God, 

Ora,  etc. 

Omnes  sancti  Monachi  et  All    ye    holy    Monks 

Eremitae,  Orate,  etc.  and  Hermits, 

Sancla  Maria   Magdalena,  St.  Mary  Magdalen, 

Ora,  etc. 

Sancta  Lucia,  Ora,  etc.  St.  Lucy, 

Omnes  saucts  Virgines  et  All   ye   holy    Virgins   and 

Viduae,  Orate,  etc.  Widows,  Pray,  etc. 

Omnes   Sancti   et    Sauctoe  All     ye     holy    Saints     of 

Dei.  God, 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul.     517 

giter    interesse     decernat.  receive  thee  ;  and  unto  the 

Ignores  omne  quod  horret  bosom  of  blessed  rest  may 

in  tenebris,  quod  stridet  in  the  embrace  of  the  Patri- 

flammis,    quod    cruciat   in  archs    clasp   thee ;    gentle 

tormentis.     Cedat   tibi   te-  and   iovful  may  the  Face 

terrinius   Satanas  cum   sa-  of  Jesus  Christ  appear   to 

tellitibus  suis  :  in  adventu  thee,   and  may  He  award 

tuo  te  comitantibus  Ange-  thee  a  place  among  those 

lis  contremiscat,   atque  in  who  stand  before  Him  for 

aeteruae   noctis   chaos    im-  ever.     Grayest  thou  never 

mane    diffugiat.     Exurgat  know  aught  of  the  terror 

Deus,  et  dissipeutur  inimi-  of  darkness,  the  gnashing 

ci  ejus  ;  et  fugiant  qui  ode-  of  teeth  in  the  flames,  the 

runt    eum,    a    facie    ejus,  agonies  of  torment.     May 

Sicut  dehcit  fumus,  defici-  Satan  most  foul,  with  his 

ant ;  sicut  fluit  cera  a  facie  wicked  crew,  give  way  be- 

ignis,  sic  pereant  peccato-  foie  thee;  may  he  tremble 

res  a  facie  Dei  ;  et  justi  epu-  at  thy  coming  with  the  An- 

leutur,  et  exultent  in  con-  gels  that  attend  thee,  and 

spectu  Dei.     Confundantur  flee  away  into  the  vast  chaos 

igitur  et  erubescant  omnes  of  eternal  night.     Let  C?od 

tartareae  legiones,  et  mini-  arise,  and  let   His  enemies 

stri  Satanae  iter  tuum  im-  be  scattered  ;  and  let  them 

pedire  non  audeant.     Libe-  that  hate   Him   flee   from 

ret  te  a  cruciatu  Christus,  before  His  face.    As  smoke 

qui   pro   te   crucifixus  est.  vanisheth,  so  let  them  van- 

Liberet  te  ab  aeterna  morte  ish  away  ;  as  wax  melteth 

Christus,    qui  pro  te   mori  before  the  fire,  so  let  the 

dignatus  est.    Constituat  te  wicked  perish  at  the  pres- 

Christus,    Filius   Dei   vivi,  ence  of  God  ;  and  let  the 

intra    paradisi  sui   semper  just  feast   and  rejoice  be- 

amcena   virentia,    et   inter  fore  God.     May,  then,  all 

oves  suas  te  verus  ille  Pas-  the  legions  of  hell  be  con- 


5i8     Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul. 


tor  agnoscat.  Ille  ab  om-  founded  and  put  to  shame, 
nibus  peecatis  tuis  te  ab-  nor  may  the  ministers  of 
sol  vat  ;  atque  ad  dexteram  Satan  dare  to  hinder  thy 
suam  in  electorum  suorum  way.  May  Chris*-,  who  was 
te  sorte  constituat.  Re-  crucified  for  thee,  deliver 
demptorem  tuum  facie  ad  thee  from  torment.  May 
faciem  videas,  et  prsesens  Christ,  who  vouchsafed  to 
semper  assistens,  manifes-  die  for  thee,  deliver  thee 
tissimam  beatis  oculis  aspi-  from  everlasting  death, 
cias  veritatem.  Constitu-  May  Christ,  the  Son  of  the 
tus  igitur  inter  agmina  living  God,  place  thee  with- 
beatorum,  contemplationis  in  the  green  pastures  of 
divinae  dulcedine  potiaris  His  paradise,  and  may  He, 
in  saecula  sseculoruni.  the     true     Shepherd,     ac- 

R.  Amen.  knowledge  thee  as  one  of 

His  sheep.  May  He  ab- 
solve thee  from  all  thy  sins,  and  set  thee  at  His  right 
hand  in  the  portion  of  His  elect.  Mayest  thou  behold 
thy  Redeemer  face  to  face ;  and,  standing  ever  before 
Him,  gaze  with  blessed  eyes  on  the  Truth  made  mani- 
fest. And  set  thus  among  the  choirs  of  the  Blessed, 
mayest  thou  enjoy  the  sweetness  of  divine  contem- 
plation for  ever  more.     R.  Amen. 


^USCIPB,         Domine,    ^T^)  ] 

J^-5     servum  \yxuni  in  lo-    r-"--^ 


ECEIVE,  O  Lord, 
Thy  servant  into 
cum  sperandse  sibi  salva-  the  place  of  salvation, 
tionis   a  misericordia  tua.    which    he  hopes  for  from 

Thy  mercy. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui  ex  oiimi-  soul  of  Thy  servant  from 
bus  periculis  inferni,  et  de    all    the   dangers    of    hell, 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soui*.      519 

laqueis  pcenarum,  et  ex  and  from  the  bonds  of  its 
omnibus  tribulationibus.       punishments,  and  from  all 

tribulations. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Henoch  et  Eliam  de  Thou  didst  deliver  Henoch 
communi  morte  rnundi.  and  Elias   from   the   com- 

mon death  of  the  world. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Noe  de  diluvio. .  Thou  didst   deliver   Noah 

from  the  flood. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Abraham  de  Ur  Chal-  Thou  didst  deliver  Abra- 
daeorum.  ham  from  Ur  of  the  Chal- 

deans. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  sonl  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Job  de  passionibus  Thou  didst  deliver  Job 
suis.  from   his  sufferings. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Isaac  de  hostia,  et  de  Thou  didst  deliver  Isaac 
manu  patris   sui   Abrahse.    from   being  sacrificed    by 

the  hand  of  his  father 
Abraham. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


52o     Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul. 

Libera,  Domiue,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Loth  de  Sodomis  et  de  Thou  didst  deliver  Lot 
flam  ma  ignis.  from  Sodom  aud  from  the 

flame  of  fire. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,     Domine,      ani-        Deliver,     O     Lord,     the 
mam  servi  tin,  sicut  liber-    soul    of   Thy   servant,    as 
asti  Moysen  de  manu  Pha-    Thou  didst  deliver  Moses 
raonis  regis  iEgyptioruin.     from    the  hands   of    Pha- 
raoh,   king  of  the   Egyp- 
tians. 
R.   Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Danielem  de  lacu  leo-  Thou  didst  deliver  Daniel 
num.  from  the  lions'  den. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  tres  pueros  de  camino  Thou  didst  deliver  the 
ignis  ardentis,  et  de  rnanu  Three  Children  from  the 
regis  iniqui.  burning  fiery  furnace,  and 

from      the      hand     of      a 
wicked  king. 
R.   Amen.  A'.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul  of  Thy  servant,  as 
asti  Susanuam  de  falso  Thou  didst  deliver  Susan- 
crimine.  na  from  a  false  accusation. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,  Domine,  ani-  Deliver,  O  Lord,  the 
mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-    soul    of    Thy   servant,    as 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul.     513 


Intercedite  pro  eo. 

Propitius  esto. 
Puree  ei,  D online. 
Propitius  esto. 
Libera  eum,  Domine. 
Propitius  esto. 
Libera  eum,  Domine. 
Ab  ira  tua, 
A  pericuio  mortis, 

A  mala  morte, 
A  poenis  iuferui, 

Ab  omni  malo, 

A  potestate  diaboli, 

Per  Nativitatem  tuam, 

Per  Crucem  et  Passio- 
11  em  tuam, 

Per  Mortem  et  Sepul- 
turarn  tuam, 

Per  gloriosarn  Resur- 
rection em  tuam, 

Per  admirabilem  As- 
censionem  tuam, 

Per  gratiam  Spiritus 
Sancti  Paracliti, 

Iu  die  judicii, 

Peccatores, 

Te  rogamus  audi  nos. 


Make      intercession      for 
him. 

Be  merciful, 

Spare  him,  O  Lord. 

Be  merciful, 

O  Lord,  deliver  him. 

Be  merciful, 

O  Lord,  deliver  him. 

From  Thv  wrath, 

From  the  peril  of 
death, 

From  an  evil  death, 

From  the  pains  of 
hell, 

From  all  evil, 

From  the  power  of 
the   devil, 

Through  Thy  Birth, 

Through  Thy  Cross 
and  Passion,  [ 

Through  Thy  Death 
and  Burial, 

Through  Thy  glorious 
Resurrection, 

Through  Thine  admir- 
able Ascension, 

Through  the  grace  of 
the  Holy  Ghost  the 
Paraclete, 

In  the  day  of  judg- 
ment, 

We  sinners, 

Beseech  Thee,  hear  us. 


c 


^ 

^ 


5H    Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soui,. 


Ut  ei  parcas, 
Te  rogamus  audi  nos. 
Kyrie  eleison. 
Cliriste  eleison. 
Kyrie  eleison. 


That  Thou  spare  him, 
We  beseech  Thee,  hear  us. 
Lord,  have  mercv. 
Chtistl  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  niercy. 


Then  while  the  soul  is  in  the  agony  of  its  departure,  the  Priest  re- 
cites the  following  prayers  : 


^T^ROFICISCERB,  ani- 
c* —  ma  Christiana,  de 
hoc  muudo,  in  nomine  Dei 
Patris  omnipotentis,  qui  te 
creavit ;  in  nomine  Jesu 
Christi,  Filii  Dei  vivi,  qui 
pro  te  passus  est ;  in  no- 
mine Spiritus  Sancti,  qui 
in  te  effusus  est ;  in  nomine 
Angelorurn  et  Archangelo- 
rutn  ;  in  nomine  Throuo- 
rum  et  Dominationum  ;  in 
nomine  Priucipatuum  et 
Potestatum ;  in  nomine 
Cherubim  et  Seraphim  ; 
in  nomine  Patriarch- 
arum  et  Prophetarum  ; 
in  nomine  sanctorum 
Apostolorum  et  Evange- 
listarum  ;  in  nomine  sanc- 
torum Martyrum  et  Con- 
fessorum  ;  in  nomine  sanc- 
torum Monachorum  et 
Eremitarum  ;  in  nomine 
sauctarum     Virginum     et 


O  forth,  O  Christian 
soul,  from  this  world, 
in  the  name  of  God  the 
Father  Almighty,  who  cre- 
ated thee  ;  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ,  Son  of  the 
living  God,  who  suffered 
for  thee  ;  in  the  name  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  who  was 
poured  forth  upon  thee  ; 
in  the  name  of  the  Angels 
and  Archangels ;  in  the 
name  of  the  Thrones  and 
Dominations  ;  in  the  name 
of  the  Principalities  and 
Powers  ;  in  the  name  of 
the  Cherubim  and  Sera- 
phim ;  in  the  name  of  the 
Patriarchs  and  Prophets ; 
in  the  name  of  the  holy 
Apostles  and  Evangelists  ; 
in  the  name  of  the  holy 
Martyrs  and  Confessors  ; 
in  the  name  of  the  holy 
Monks   and    Hermits  ;    in 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soue.     515 


omnium      Sanctorum      et  the  name  of  the  holy  Yir- 

Sauctarum  Dei :    hodie  sit  gins  and  of  all  the  Saints 

in  pace  locus  tuus,  et  ha-  of  God  :  may  thy  place  be 

hitatio  tua  in  sancta  Sion.  this     day    in    peace,     and 

Per  eumdem  Christum  Do-  thine  abode  in  holy  Sion. 

minum  nostrum.  Through  the  same  Christ 

our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  1?.  Amen. 


x> 


feUS  misericors,  Deus  ^X   MERCIFUL  God,  O 

clemens,   Deus  qui  V_>/    gracious  God,  O  God, 

secundum      multitudinem  who,  according  to  the  inul- 

miserationum  tuarum  pec-  titude  of  Thy  tender  iner- 

cata  pcenitentium  deles,  et  cies,  blottest  out  the   sins 

praeteritorum        criminum  of  the   penitent,  and   gra- 

culpas    venia     remissionis  ciously  remittest  the  guilt 

evacuas ;  respice  propitius  of     past     offences ;      look 

super  hunc  famuli;;/  tuum  favorably  upon    this   Thy 

X.,  et  remissionem   omni-  servant   X.,     and   in    Thy 

um     peccatorum     suorum  mercy    hear     him    as    he 

tota  cordis  confessione  po-  craves,  with  heartfelt  con- 

sceutem  deprecatus  exaudi.  fession,   the   remission   of 

Renova  in  eo,  piisime  Pa-  all  his  sins.     Renew  with- 

ter,   quidquid   terrena   fra-  in    him,    O    most    loving 

gilitate       corruptum,     vel  Father,    whatsoever    hath 

quidquid  diabolica   fraude  been     corrupted     through 

violatum    est ;     et    unitati  human  frailty,  or  violated 

corporis     Ecclesise    mem-  through  the  deceit  of  the 

brum      redemptionis     an-  devil ;    and  associate   him 

necte.     Miserere,  Dornine,  as  a  member  redeemed  to 

gemituum,  miserere  lacry-  the  unity  of  the   body  of 

marum   ejus ;    et   non   ha-  Thy  Church.     Have   pity, 

bentem    fiduciam,    nisi   in  Lord,    on    his    groanings  ; 


5i6    Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soui,. 

tua    misericordia,   ad    tuae  have    pity    on    his    tears  ; 

sacramenturn  reconciliatio-  and  admit  himy  who  hath 

nis  admitte.    Per  Christum  no     hope     save     in     Thy 

Dominum  nostrum.  mercy,    to   the    sacrament 

of      Thy       reconciliation. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

COMMENDO  te  omni-  T7  COMMEND  thee  to  Al- 
potenti  Deo,  charis-  q)  mighty  God,  dearly 
sime  f rater,  et  ei,  cujus  es  beloved  brother,  and  com- 
creatura,  committo ;  ut  cum  mit  thee  to  Him  whose 
humanitatis  debitum  morte  creature  thou  art  ;  that, 
interveniente  persolveris,  when  thou  shalt  have  paid 
ad  Auctorem  tuuin,  qui  te  the  debt  of  humanity  by 
de  limo  terrae  formaverat,  passing  through  death, 
revertaris.  Egredienti  thou  may  est  return  to  thy 
itaque  animae  tuae  de  Maker,  who  formed  thee 
corpore,  spleudidus  Ange-  from  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
lorum  ccetus  occurrat :  ju-  When,  therefore,  thy  soul 
dex  Apostolorum  tibi  sena-  goeth  forth  from  thy  body, 
tusadveniat;  candidatorum  may  the  glorious  company 
tibi  Martyrum  triumphator  of  Angels  meet  thee  ;  may 
exercitus  obviet ;  liliata  ru-  the  council  of  the  Apostles 
tilantium  te  Confessorum  who  shall  judge  the  world 
turma  circumdet  ;  jubilan-  greet  thee  ;  may  the  tri- 
tium te  Virginum  chorus  umphant  army  of  white- 
excipiat  ;  et  beatae  quietis  rolled  Martyrs  come  out  to 
in  sinu  Patriarcharum  te  welcome  thee  ;  may  the 
complexus  astringat  ;  mitis  baud  of  shining  Confes- 
atque  festivus  Christi  Jesu  sors,  crowned  with  lilies, 
tibi  aspectus  appareat,  qui  encircle  thee  ;  may  the 
te  inter  assistentes  sibi  ju-  choir     of    joyous    Virgins 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soue.      525 

in  cruce  levari,  inter  latro-  upon,  to  be  crowned  with 
nes  deputari,  felle  et  aceto  thorns,  to  be  beaten  with 
potari,  et  lancea  vulnerari :  blows,  to  be  struck  with  a 
Tn,  Doinine,  per  has  sane-  reed,  to  have  Thy  Face 
tissimas  poenas  tuas,  quas  veiled,  to  be  stripped  of 
ego  indignus  recolo,  et  per  Thy  garments,  to  be  nailed 
sanctam  crucern  et  mortem  to  the  Cross  and  raised 
tuam,  libera  me  [vel  famu-  high  thereon,  to  be  ranked 
\um  tuiim,  X.)  a  pcenis  in-  among  thieves,  to  be 
ferni,  et  perdncere  digneris,  offered  gall  and  vinegar  to 
quo  perduxisti  latronem  te-  drink,  and  to  be  pierced 
cum  crucifixum.  Qui  cum  with  a  lance  :  Do  Thou,  O 
Patre  et  Spiritu  Sancto  vi-  Lord,  by  these  Thy  most 
vis  et  regnas  in  saecula  sae-  holy  pains,  which  I,  though 
culorum.      Amen.  unworthy,    nowr     call     to 

mind,  and  by  Thy  holy 
Cross  and  Death,  deliver  me  (or  this  Thy  servant,  X.) 
from  the  pains  of  hell,  and  vouchsafe  to  lead  me  (or 
him)  whither  Thou  didst  lead  the  good  Thief  who  was 
crucified  with  Thee.  Who,  with  the  Father  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  livest  and  reignest,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 

The  following  Psalms  may  also  be  said : 


Psalm  1 1  j. 


COXFITBMIXI  Domi- 
no quoniam  bonus  :  * 
quoniam  in  saeculum  mi- 
sericordia  ejus. 

Dicat  nunc  Israel  auo- 
niam  bonus :  *  quoniam 
in  saeculum  misericordia 
ejus. 


o 


PRAISE  the  Lord, 
for  He  is  good  :  for 
His  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

Let  Israel  now  say,  that 
He  is  good  :  that  His 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


526      Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul. 

Dicat       nunc        domus  Let  the  house  of  Aaron 

Aaron  :  *  quoniarn   in   sae-  now  say  :  that   His   mercy 

culum  misericordia  ejus.  endureth  for  ever. 

Dicant  nunc  qui  timent  Let   them   that  fear  the 

Dominum  :  *  quoniam    in  Lord   now   say :    that    His 

speculum  misericordia  ejus,  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

De  tribulatione  invocavi  [n  my  trouble   I   called 

Dominum  :  *  et  exaudivit  upon   the   Lord  :    and   the 

me  in  latitudine  Dominus.  Lord  heard  me,  and  set  me 

at  large. 

Dominus  mihi  adjutor  :  *  The  Lord  is  my  helper  : 

non     timebo    quid    faciat  I  will  not  fear  what  man 

mihi  homo.  can  do  unto  me. 

Dominus  mihi  adjutor  :  *  The  Lord  is  my  helper  : 

et  ego  despiciam  inimicos  and  I  will  look  down  upon 

meos.  mine  enemies. 

Bonum  est  confidere  in  It  is  better  to  trust  in 
Domino,  *  quam  confidere  the  Lord  :  than  to  put  con- 
in  homine.  fidence  in  man. 

Bonum    est    sperare    in  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the 

Domino,  quam  sperare  in  Lord  ;  than    to   put   confi- 

principibus.  deuce  in  princes. 

Omues     gentes     circuie-  All    nations    compassed 

runt   me  :  *  et   in  nomine  me   round   about :  and   in 

Domini,  quia  ultus  sum  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  have 

eos.  I     been     revenged     upon 

them. 

Circumdantes  circumde-  Surrounding     me,    they 

derunt  me  :  *  et  in  nomine  compassed  me  about  :  and 

Domini,  quia  ultus  sum  in  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 

eos.  have  I  been  revenged  upon 

them. 

Circumdederunt   me    si-  They  gathered  about  me 


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cut  apes,  et  exarserunt  si- 
cut  ignis  in  spiuis  :  *  et  iu 
nomine  Domini,  quia  ul- 
tus  sum  in  eos. 

Impulsus  eversus  sum  ut 
caderem  :  *  et  Doniiuus 
suscepit  nie. 

Fortitudo  mea,  et  laus 
mea  Dominus  :  *  et  factus 
est  mini  in  salutem. 

Vox  exultationis,  et  sa- 
lutis  :  *  in  tabernaculis  jus- 
torum. 

Dextera  Domini  fecit 
virtutem  :  dextera  Domini 
exaltavit  me, ~::"  dextera  Do- 
mini fecit  virtutem. 


Non  moriar,  sed  vivam  ;  * 
et  uarrabo  opera  Domini. 

Castigans  castigavit  me 
Dominus :  *  et  morti  non 
tradidit  me. 

Aperite  mini  portas  jus- 
titiae,  ingressus  in  eas  eou- 
fitebor  Domino  :  *  haec 
porta  Domini,  justi  intra- 
bunt  in  earn. 


like  bees,  and  burned  like 
fire  among  thorns :  and  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  I  have 
been  revenged  upon  them. 

I  was  sore  pressed,  and 
overthrown  that  I  might 
fall :  but  the  Lord  held  me 
up. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength 
and  my  praise  :  and  He  is 
become  my  salvation. 

The  voice  of  joy  and  sal- 
vation :  is  in  the  taber- 
nacles of  the  just. 

The  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  hath  done  mightily  ; 
the  right  hand  of  the  Lord 
hath  exalted  me  :  the  right 
hand  of  the  Lord  hath 
wrought  strength. 

I  shall  not  die,  but  live  : 
and  shall  declare  the  works 
of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  hath  chasteiied 
and  corrected  me  :  but  He 
hath  not  given  me  over 
unto  death. 

Open  unto  me  the  gates 
of  justice  ;  I  will  go  into 
them,  and  give  praise  unto 
the  Lord  :  this  is  the  gate 
of  the  Lord  :  the  just  shall 
enter  into  it. 


528     Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul, 

Confitebor  tibi  quoniam  I   will    praise  Thee,  for 

exaudisti   me  :  *  et  factus  Thou  hast  heard  me  :    and 

es  mini  in  salutern.  art   become  my  salvation. 

Lapidem,  quern  reproba-  The     stone    which     the 

verunt   aedificantes  :    *  hie  builders  rejected  :  the  same 

factus  est  in  caput  anguli.  is  become  the  head  of  the 

corner. 

A    Domino    factum    est  This  is  the  Lord's  doing  : 

istud :  *  et  est  mirabile   in  and  it  is  wonderful  in  our 

oculis  nostris.  eyes. 

Haec  est  dies,  quam  fecit  This   is   the   day   which 

Dominus  :  *  exultemus,  et  the  Lord  hath   made  :   let 

laeternur  in  ea.  us  be  glad  and  rejoice  in 

it. 

O    Domiue,    salvum   me  O    Lord,    save     me  ;    O 

fac,  O  Domine,  bene  pros-  Lord,    give   good  success  : 

perare  :    *   benedictus    qui  Blessed  be  he  that  cometh 

venit  in  nomine  Domini.  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Benediximus     vobis     de  We  have  blessed  you  out 

domo  Domini :  *  Deus  Do-  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

minus,  et  illuxit  nobis.  The  Lord  is  God,  and  He 

hath  shone  upon  us. 

Constituite  diem   solem-  Appoint    a  solemn  day, 

nem  in  condensis,  *  usque  with  shady  boughs  :    even 

ad  cornu  altaris.  unto  the  horn  of  the    al- 

f  ar. 


Lai 


Deus  meus  es  tu,  et  con-        Thou  art  my  God,  and  I 

fitebor  tibi :  *  Deus  meus  es  will  praise  Thee  :  Thou  art 

tu,  et  exaltabo  te.  my  God,  and  I  will  exalt 

Thee. 

Confitebor  tibi  quo'niam        I    will   praise   Thee,   for 

exaudisti  me,  *  et  factus  es  Thou  hast  heard  me  :  and 

mihi  in  salutern.  art  become  my  salvation. 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul.     521 

asti  David  de  manu  regis  Thou  didst  deliver   David 

Saul  et  de  rnanu  Goliae.  from    the    hand   of    King 

Saul  and  froni  the  hand 
of  Goliath. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Libera,     Doniine,      ani-  Deliver,     O     Lord,     the 

mam  servi  tui,  sicut  liber-  soul    of    Thy   servant,    as 

asti  Petrum  et  Paulum  de  Thou   didst    deliver   Peter 

carceribus.  and  Paul  out  of  prison. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

Et     sicut     beatissimam  And   as  Thou   didst  de- 

Theclam  Virgin  em  et  Mar-  liver     Thy    most     blessed 

tyrem  tuam  de  tribus  atro-  Virgin  and  Martyr,   Thec- 

cissimis  tormentis  liberas-  la,   from  three  most  cruel 

ti,  sic  liberare  digneris  ani-  torments,  so  vouchsafe  to 

mam   hujus   servi   tui,    et  deliver  the  soul  of  this  Thy 

tecum  facias  in  bonis  con-  servant,  and  make  it  to  re- 

gaudere  ccelestibus.  joice    with    Thee    in    the 

bliss  of  heaven. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

COMMENDAMUStibi,  TfiT^  commend  unto 
Doniine,  animam/a-  v5cA>  Thee,  O  Lord,  the 
muli  tui,  N.,  precarnurque  soul  of  Thy  servant,  N., 
te,  Doniine  Jesu  Christe  and  we  beseech  Thee,  O 
Salvator  mundi,  ut  propter  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Saviour 
quam  ad  terram  misericor-  of  the  world,  that  Thou 
diter  descendisti,  Patriar-  wouldst  not  refuse  to  place 
charum  tuorum  sinibus  in-  in  the  bosom  of  Thy  Pa- 
sin  uare  non  renuas.  Ag-  triarchs  a  soul  for  whose 
nosce,  Domine,  creaturam  sake  Thou  didst  mer- 
tuam,  non  a  diis  alienis  cifully  come  down  upon 
creatam,  sed  a  te  solo  Deo  earth.       Acknowledge,    O 


522       RECOMMENDATION"  OF  A  DEPARTING  SOTX. 


vivo  et  vero  :  quia  non  est  Lord,  Thy  creature,  made, 
alius  Deus  prieter  te,  et  not  by  strange  gods,  but 
non  est  secundum  opera  by  Thee,  the  only  living 
tua.  Laetifica,  Domiue,  and  true  God  :  for  there  is 
animam  ejus  in  conspectu  no  other  God  beside  Thee, 
tuo,  et  ue  memineris  ini-  and  none  that  doeth  ac- 
quitatum  ejus  antiquarum  cording  to  Thy  works. 
et  ebrietatum,  quas  susci-  Make  glad// is  soul,  O  Lord, 
tavit  furor,  sive  fervor  mali  with  Thy  presence,  andre- 
desiderii.  Licet  enim  pec-  member  not  his  old  sins, 
caverit,  tamen  Patrem,  et  and  the  excesses  which 
Filium,  et  Spiritum  Sane-  wrath  or  heat  of  evil  de- 
tum  xion  negavit,  sed  ere-  sire  may  have  aroused, 
didit,  et  zelum  Dei  in  se  For  though  he  has  sinned, 
habuit,  et  Deum,  qui  fecit  he  has  not  denied  the 
omnia,  fideliter  adoravit.        Father,  and  the   Son,  and 

the  Holy  Ghost ;  but  has 
believed,  and  has  had  a  zeal  for  God,  and  has  faith- 
fully worshipped  God,  the  Creator  of  all  things. 


•y^ELICTA    juventutis,    *T^ 
c**-J     et  ignorantias  ejus,    c-^-Xs 


EMEMBBR    not,   O 

et  ignorantias  ejus,  r-8—^     Lord,    we    beseech 

quaesumus,  ne  memineris,  Thee,  the  sins  of  his  youth 

Domine  ;     sed     secundum  nor  his  ignorances;  but,  ac- 

magnam  misericordiam  tu-  cording  to  Thy  great  mer- 

am    memor   esto   illius   in  cy,   be  mindful  of  him  in 

gloria  claritatis  tuae.     Ape-  the     brightness     of     Thy 

riantnr  ei   cceli,    collaeteu-  tdorv.     Mav    the    heavens 

tur  illi  Angeli.     In  regnum  be  opened  unto  him,  may 

tuum,  Domine,  servum  tu-  the    Angels    rejoice    with 

«wzsuscipe.    Suscipiat e urn  him.     Into  Thy  kingdom, 

sanctus   Michael,    Archan-  O    Lord,    receive  Thy  scr- 


Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul.     523 

gelus  Dei,  qui  militiae  coe-  vant.    May  Saint  Michael, 

lestis  meruit  principatum.  Archangel  of  God,  prince 

Veniant  illi  obviam  sancti  of  the   heavenly  host,   re- 

Angeli   Dei,    et   perducant  ceive  him.     May  the   holy 

eum  in  civitatem  ccelestem  Angels  of  God  come  forth 

Jerusalem.     Suscipiat  eum  to  meet  /iim}  and  lead  htm 

beatus    Petrus    Apostolus,  into     the     heavenly     city, 

cui  a  Deo- claves  regni  coe-  Jerusalem.      May     blessed 

lestis  traditse  sunt.      Adju-  Peter      the      Apostle,      to 

vet    eum    sanctus    Paul  us  whom  were  given  by  God 

Apostolus,  qui  dignus  fuit  the  keys    of  the  kingdom 

esse  vas  electiouis.     Inter-  of    heaven,     receive    hiui. 

cedit  pro  eo  sanctus  Joan-  May  St.  Paul  the  Apostle, 

nes  electus  Dei  Apostolus,  who     was     counted    wor- 

cui    revelata    sunt    secreta  thy  to  be  a  vessel  of  elec- 

ccelestia.       Oreut    pro    eo  tion,  assist  him.     May  St. 

omnes  sancti  Apostoli,  qui-  John,  the  chosen  Apostle  of 

bus  a  Domino  data  est  po-  God,  to  whom  were  re veal  - 

testas  ligandi  atque  solveu-  ed  the  secrets  of  heaven,  in- 

di.     Intercedant  pro^<?om-  tercede  for  him.     May  all 

nes   Sancti  et  Blecti   Dei,  the  holy  Apostles,  to  whom 

qui     pro     Christi    nomine  the  Lord  gave  the  power  of 

tormeuta    in     hoc    saeculo  binding  and  loosing,  pray 

sustinueruut :    ut    vinculis  for  him.   May  all  the  Saints 

caruis     exut^s,     pervenire  and  Blect  of  God,  wTho,  in 

mereatur  ad  gloriam  regni  this    world,    suffered    tor- 

ccelestis,  praestante  Domi-  ments    for    the    name    of 

no  nostro  Jesu  Christo,  qui,  Christ,  intercede  for  him  : 

cum  Patre  et  Spiritu  Sane-  that,  being  loosed  from  the 

to,  vivit  et  regnat  in  saecula  bonds  of  the  flesh,  he  may 

saeculorum.     R.  Amen.  come     to     the    glory     of 

the     heavenly     kingdom, 
through    the    grace   of   our     Lord    Jesus  Christ,  who, 


524     Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul. 

with    the    Father    and    the   Holy    Ghost,    liveth   and 
reigneth,  world  without  end. 
R.  Amen. 

Here,  if  the  so?cl  still  linger,  may  be  read  the  seventeenth  chapter 
°f  St-.  John's  Gospel,  and  the  Passion  of  our  Lord,  according  to 
St.  John. 

g 

A  Prayer  to  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

TO   BE  SAID   BY  THE   DYING  PERSON,  OR  BY  ANOTHER 

FOR   HIM.W 

V.  Adoramus  te,   Chris-  V.  We    adore    Thee,    O 

te,  et  benediciinus  tibi.  Christ,  and  we  bless  Thee. 

R.  Quia  per  sanctani  cru-  R.   Because  by  Thy  holy 

cem  tuarn  redemisti  inun-  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed 

dum.  the  world. 


x> 


BUS,  qui  pro  redemp-  /^   GOD,    who    for    the 

tione  mundi  voluis-  ^-^     redemption    of    the 

ti  nasci,   circumcidi,  a  Ju-  world   didst   vouchsafe    to 

daeis  reprobari,  a  Juda  tra-  be  born,  to  be  circumcised, 

ditore  osculo  tradi,  viuculis  to  be  rejected  by  the  Jews, 

alligari,   sicut  agnus  in  no-  to  be  betrayed  with  a  kiss 

cens  ad  victimam  duci,  at-  by  the  traitor  Judas,  to  be 

que     conspectibus    Annae,  bound  with  cords,  to  be  led 

Caiphae,  Pilati,  et  Herodis  as  an  innocent  lamb  to  the 

indecenter  offerri,  a   falsis  slaughter,  and  in  the  sight 

testibus   accusari,    flagellis  of  Annas,  Caiphas,  Pilate, 

et  opprobriis  vexari,  sputis  and    Herod,  to   be   treated 

couspui,     spinis    coronari,  with   indignity,  to    be    ac- 

col aphis     caedi,      aruudine  cused  by  false  witnesses,  to 

percuti,  facie  velari,  vesti-  be   afflicted  with   scourges 

bus  exui,  cruci  clavis  affigi,  and  reproaches,  to  be  spit 


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Confitemitii  Domino        O   praise   ye   the    Lord, 

quoniam    bonus  :    *    quo-    for  He  is  good :    for    His 
niam   in   saeculum  miseri-    mercy  endureth  for  ever, 
cordia  ejus. 

Gloria  Patri,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the  Father, 

etc. 

Psalm  if 8,  p.  39. 
Three  Devout  Prayers  useful  for  the  Dying. 

To  be  recited  with  three  Our  Fathers,  and  three  Hail  Marys  in  the 

agony  of  death.     First  is  said : 

Lord,  have  mercy.    Christ,  have  mercy.     Lord,  have 
mercy. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary. 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  by  Thy  most  sacred 
Agony  and  by  the  prayer  which  Thou  didst  pour 
forth  for  us  on  the  Mount  of  Olives,  where  Thy  sweat 
became  as  drops  of  blood  running  down  upon  the  earth, 
I  beseech  Thee  to  offer  up  the  many  drops  of  Thy 
bloody  sweat,  which  in  Thy  fearful  anguish  Thou  didst 
most  abundantly  shed  for  us,  and  graciously  to  present 
them  to  Thy  Almighty  Father,  to  be  set  against  the 
many  sins  of  this  Thy  servaiit  N.,  and  mercifully  de- 
liver hint  in  this  hour  of  his  death  from  all  the  pains 
and  sufferings  which  he  fears  he  may  justly  have  de- 
served for  his  sins.  Who  with  the  Father  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  livest  and  reignest,  God,  world  without 
end.     R.  Amen. 


53o     Recommendation  of  a  Departing  Soul. 

A  second  time  is  said: 

Lord,  have  mercy.     Christ,  have  mercy.     Lord,  have 
mercy. 

Our  Father,  Hail  Mary. 


OLORD  Jesus  Christ,  who  didst  vouchsafe  to  die 
upon  the  Cross  for  us,  I  beseech  Thee  to  offer 
up  to  Thy  Almighty  Father  all  the  bitter  pains  and 
sufferings  which  Thou  didst  endure  for  us  upon  the 
Cross,  especially  in  that  hour  when  Thy  most  holy 
Soul  quitted  Thy  most  sacred  Body  ;  and  present  them 
in  behalf  of  this  Thy  servant  N.,  and  deliver  him  in 
this  hour  of  death  from  all  the  pains  and  sufferings 
which  he  fears  he  may  justly  have  deserved  for  his  sins. 
Who  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  livest  and 
reignest  God,  world  without  end.     R.  Amen. 

A   third  time  is  said: 

Lord,  have  mercy.     Christ,  have  mercy.     Lord,  have 
mercy. 

Our  Father,  Hail  Mary; 

OLORD  Jesus  Christ,  who  by  the  mouth  of  Thy 
Prophet  hast  said :  With  everlasting  love  I 
have  loved  thee:  therefore  have  I  drawn  thee  gra- 
ciously :  I  beseech  Thee  to  offer  up  this  same  love 
which  drew  Thee  down  from  Heaven  to  earth,  there  to 
endure  all  the  bitterness  of  Thy  Passion,  and  present  it 
to  Thy  Almighty  Father  for  the  soul  of  this  Thy  ser- 
vant N.,  and  deliver  him  from  all  the  pains  and  suffer- 
ings which  he  fears  he  has  deserved  for  his  sins.  And 
save  his  soul  in  this  hour  of  his  departure.        Open 


The  Last  Agoxv.  531 

unto  him  the  gates  of  life,  and  niake  him  to  rejoice 
with  Thy  saints  in  glory  everlasting.  And  do  Thou,  O 
most  merciful  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hast  redeemed 
us  by  Thy  most  Precious  Blood,  have  mercy  on  the 
soul  of  this  Thy  servant,  and  vouchsafe  to  introduce 
him  into  the  ever  green  and  pleasant  places  of  Para- 
dise, that  he  may  live  unto  Thee  in  undivided  love, 
and  never  be  separated  from  Thee  and  Thine  Elect. 
Who  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost  ever  livest 
and  reignest  God,  world  without  end.     R.  Amen. 


THE   LAST   AGOHTY. 

When  the  soul  is  about  to  depart  fi  om  the  body,  then  more  than  ever 
ought  they  who  are  by  to  pray  earnestly  around  the  dving-  per- 
son's bed  ;  and  if  he  be  unable  to  speak,  the  Holy  Name  of  JESUS 
should  constantly  be  invoked,  and  such  words  as  the  following 
again  and  again  repeated  in  his  ear : 

INTO  Thy  hands,  O  Lord,  I  commend  my  spirit.— O 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  receive  my  spirit. — Holy  Mary, 
pray  for  me. — O  Mary,  mother  of  grace,  mother  of 
mercy,  do  thou  protect  me  from  the  enemy,  and  re- 
ceive me  at  the  hour  of  death. 

When  the  soul  has  departed,  the  following  Responsory  may  be  said  : 

BUBVEXITH       Sancti    |^OME    to     his    assist- 
Dei ;    occurrite    An-     W      ance,    ye   Saints  of 
geli  Domini,*  Suscipientes    God,   come  forth  to  meet 


532 


The  Last  Agony. 


aniinam  ejus,  *  Offerentes 
earn  iu  couspectu  Altis- 
simi. 

V.  Suscipiat  te  Chris- 
tus,  qui  vocavit  te,  et  in  si- 
num.  Abrahse  Augeli  dedu- 
cant  te. 

R.  Suscipientes,  etc. 

V.  Requiem  oeternam 
dona  ei,  Domine,  et  lux 
perpetua  luceat  ei. 

R.  Offerentes,  etc. 
V.  Kyrie  eleison. 
R.  Christe  eleison. 
V.  Kyrie  eleison. 
Pater  noster  (secreto). 
V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in 
tentationem. 

R.  vSed  libera  nos  a 
nialo. 

V.  Requiem  ae  tern  am 
dona  ei,  Domine. 

R.  Et  lux  perpetua  lu- 
ceat ei. 

V.  A  porta  inferi, 

R.  Erue,  Domine,  ani- 
mam  ejus. 

V.    Requiescat  in  pace. 
R.  Amen. 


him,  ye  Angels  of  the 
Lord  :  Receiving  his  soul  : 
Offering  it  in  the  sight  of 
the  Most  High. 

V.  May  Christ  receive 
thee,  v>iio  hath  called 
thee,  and  mav  the  Am>els 
bear  thee  into  Abraham's 
bosom. 

R.  Receiving,  etc. 

V.  Eternal  rest  grant 
unto  him,  O  Lord,  and  let 
perpetual  light  shine  upon 
him. 

R.  Offering,  etc. 

V.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

R.  Christ,  have  mercy. 

V.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  Eternal  rest  grant 
unto  him,  O  Lord. 

R.  And  let  perpetual 
light  shine  upon  him. 

V.  From  the  gate  of 
hell, 

R.  Deliver  his  soul,  O 
Lord. 

V.  May  he  rest  in  peace. 

R.  Amen. 


The  Last  Agony.  533 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora-  V.   O     Lord     hear     my 

tionem  meam.  prayer. 

R.  Et    clamor   meus  ad  R.  And  let  my  cry  come 

te  veniat.  unto  thee. 

V.  Domiuus  vobiscum.  V.    The    Lord    be  with 

you. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

IBI,     Domine,     com-  *3^  O  Thee,  O  Lord,  do  we 

mendamus  animam  V^     commend    the  soul 

fatnu//  tui\  N.,  ut  defunct-  of  Thy    servant,    N.,  that 

us    saeculo    tibi    vivat,     et  being    dead   to   the   world 

quae  per   fragilitatem    hu-  he  may  live    unto    Thee ; 

manae  conversationis  pec-  and  whatsoever  sins  he  has 

cata    commisit,    tu    venia  committed     through     the 

misericordissimae     pietatis  frailty  of  his  mortal  nature, 

absterge.        Per   Christum  do  Thou,    by  the    pardon 

Dominum   nostrum.  of  Thy  most  merciful  love, 

R.  Amen.  wash  away.     R.   Amen. 

Meanwhile,  according  to  the  custom  of  the  place,  let  the  Passing- 
Bell  be  rung,  reminding  all  who  h  :ar  it  to  pray  for  the  Christian 
soul.  TJien  let  the  body  be  decently  laid  out,  with  lighted  can- 
dles near.  Let  a  small  cross  be  placed  upon  the  breast,  between 
the  hands,  or  else  let  the  hands  themselves  be  folded  one  upon  an- 
other, in  the  form  of  a  cross.  The  body  is  sprinkled  with  holy 
luater,  and  thenceforward  until  the  time  of  burial,  let  all  iuho 
are  present  pray  for  the  repose  of  the  departed  soul. 


534       Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners. 

PBAYERS  FOR  THE  USE  OF  MOURNERS. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  who  knowest  the  weakness 
and  frailty  of  our  nature  :  We  beseech  Thee  to 
give  unto  us,  Thy  servants,  whom  Thou  hast  stricken 
with  this  sorrow,  such  measure  of  Thy  grace  as  shall 
enable  us  to  bear  it  with  humility,  resignation,  and  sub- 
mission to  Thy  divine  will.  Grant  that  no  impatient 
murmuring  or  repining  thoughts  may  find  a  place  in 
our  hearts  :  that  we  may  not  sorrow  i*S  those  who  have 
no  hope.  Let  not  our  grief  exceed  the  bounds  of  rea- 
son and  religion  ;  but  so  temper  it,  we  beseech  Thee, 
with  the  consolations  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  what- 
ever we  may  want  in  outward  consolation,  we  may  find 
in  the  inward  rest  of  perfect  submission  to  Thy  holy 
will,  and  unshaken  trust  in  Thy  loving  mercy ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


JX 


LMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  Father,  who  lov- 
est  those  whom  Thou  chastiseth,  and  turnest 
away  Thine  anger  from  us,  look  down  in  pity  upon  our 
distress  and  sorrow,  and  grant  that  the  affliction  which 
it  has  pleased  Thee  to  bring  on  us  may  be  a  means  of 
drawing  us  nearer  to  Thee.  Strengthen  us,  O  Lord, 
that  we  may  not  languish  in  fruitless  and  unavailing 
sorrow,  but  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  may 
truly  repent,  meekly  submit,  and  effectually  be  com- 
forted ;  that  we  may  obtain  that  peace  which  the  world 
cannot  give,  and  pass  the  rest  of  our  life  in  humble 
resignation  and  cheerful  obedience.  Teach  us  to  -set 
our  affections  on  things  above,  not  on  things  of 
earth  ;  on  those  joys  which  never  fade,  the  pleasures 
that  are  at  Thy  right  hand  for  evermore.     Amen. 


Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners.        535 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  Judge  of  the  living  and  the 
dead,  so  fit  and  prepare  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
by  Thy  grace,  for  that  last  account  which  we  must  one 
day  give  ;  that  when  the  time  of  our  appointed  change 
shall  come,  we  may  look  up  to  Thee  with  joy  and  com- 
fort, and  may  at  last  be  received  together  with  hint 
whom  Thou  hast  now  taken  from  us,  and  with  all  that 
are  near  and  dear  to  us,  into  that  place  of  rest  and 
peace  where  Thou  shalt  Thyself  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  all  eyes,  and  where  all  our  troubles  and  sorrows 
shall  have  an  end,  through  the  merits  and  for  the  sake 
of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Blessed  Saviour  and  Redeemer. 
Amen. 


An  Act  of  Faith.     Taken  from  Houy  Scripture. 

I  BELIEVE,  O  God,  that  my  time  is  in  Thy  hand. 
That  going  through   the  vale  of  misery,  I  luay 
draw  waters  with  joy  out  of  the  fountains  of  Salvation. 

That  they  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

That  blessed  are  thev  that  mourn,  for  thev  shall  be 
comforted. 

That  in  all  our  affliction  Christ  is  afflicted,  and  that 
the  Angel  of  His  presence  saveth  us. 

That  in  the  evening  weeping  may  have  place,  but  in 
the  morning  gladness. 

That  Christ  will  not  leave  us  orphans. 

That  as  one  whom  his  mother  caresseth,  so  will  the 
Lord  comfort  us. 

That  our  present  tribulation,  which  is  momentary 
and  light,  worketh  for  us  above  measure  exceedingly 
an  eternal  weight  of  glory. 


536   Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners. 

That  as  a  Father  hath  pity  upon  his  children,  so  hath 
the  Lord  pity  upon  us. 

That  a  sabbath  rest  remaineth  for  the  people  of 
God. 

That  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and  bindeth 
up  their  bruises. 

That  His  good  Spirit  shall  lead  us  into  the  right 
laud. 

That  the  God  of  all  consolation  comforteth  us  in  all 
our  tribulation  :  that  we  ourselves  also  may  be  able  to 
comfort  those  who  are  in  all  tribulation,  by  the  com- 
fort with  which  we  ourselves  are  comforted  by  God. 

That  she  who  is  a  widow  indeed  and  desolate,  let  her 
trust  in  God,  and  continue  in  supplications  and  pray- 
ers night  and  day. 

That  we  have  a  great  cloud  of  witnesses  above  us. 

That  in  our  Father's  House  there  are  many  man- 
sions. 

That  He  hath  there  prepared  a  place  for  us. 

That  though  we  should  walk  in  the  midst  of  the 
shadow  of  death  we  fear  no  evils,  for  He  is  with  us. 

That  God  is  our  God  unto  eternitv,  and  for  ever  and 
ever  :  He  shall  rule  us  for  evermore. 

That  death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 

That  we  ma}'  not  sorrow  as  others  who  have  no 
hope. 

That  this  corruptible  must  put  on  in  corruption,  and 
this  mortal  put  on  immortality. 

That  as  by  a  man  came  death,  so  by  a  Man  came  the 
Resurrection  of  the  dead. 

That  Christ  will  reform  our  vile  body  conformably  to 
His  glorious  Body. 

That  if  our  earthly  house,  this  tent,  be  destroyed,  we 


Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners.        537 

have  a  building  from  God,  a  house  not  built  with 
hands,  everlasting  in  the  heavens. 

That  what  is  mortal  shall  be  swallowed  up  by  life. 

That  we  shall  be  like  Christ,  because  we  shall  see 
Him  as  He  is. 

That  His  Saints  in  Paradise  shall  not  hunger  nor 
thirst  any  more  :  for  the  Lamb  that  is  in  the  midst  of 
the  Throne  will  rule  them,  and  lead  them  to  the  foun- 
tains of  the  waters  of  life. 

That  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from  our  eyes  : 
and  death  shall  be  no  more,  nor  mourning,  nor  wailing, 
nor  sorrow  shall  be  any  more,  for  the  former  things  are 
passed  away. 

That  heaven  and  earth  will  pass  away,  but  His 
words  will  not  pass  away. 

That  He  cometh  quickly,  Amen.  Come,  Lord  Jesus. 
Amen. 


o 


Prayers  ix  Great  Sorrow. 

MOST  Mighty,  most  merciful  Father,  have 
mercy  on  me  ;  have  mercy  on  me,  Good  Lord. 
O  do  Thou  bear  me  up,  succor  me,  strengthen  me  in 
my  hour  of  tribulation.  Thou  hast  smitten  me  to  the 
dust.  Thou  hast  sorely  afflicted  me  ;  my  heart  fainteth 
within  me,  I  am  brought  very  low.  I  know  not,  O 
Lord,  how  to  bear  such  sorrow  :  I  am  overwhelmed 
with  grief.  I  fly  to  Thee  for  help,  for  Thou  alone  canst 
give  me  help.  Help  me,  O  Father,  help  me,  and  that 
soon  ;  help  me  for  Thy  mercies'  sake.  Make  haste  to 
help  me  for  Thy  dear  Son's  sake,  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


538       Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  I  fall  down  before  Thee  in 
the  agony  of  my  soul.  Thou  hast  taken  my 
beloved  one  from  mine  eyes,  I  have  none  to  help  me, 
my  heart  is  desolate.  O  comfort  me,  for  I  am  very 
greatly  troubled.  Teach  me,  O  God,  in  this  awful 
hour  of  affliction,  in  this  great  bereavement,  in  this 
most  bitter  day,  to  have  patience  and  Christian  resig- 
nation. Teach  me  to  bow  meekly  to  Thy  will,  that 
my  affliction  may  not  utterly  break  me  down,  that 
I  may  be  able  to  bear  it.  Thou  knowest  my  suffer- 
ings, my  sorrows,  my  tears  ;  look  upon  me  and  suc- 
cor me.  Enable  me  to  bear  this  weight  of  trial,  for  of 
myself  I  am  unable  to  bear  it.  O  pity  me,  Good  Lord  ; 
pity  me,  most  Gracious  Father  :  for  Christ's  sake  turn 
Thou  Thy  face  towards  me,  and  mercifully  accept 
my  prayer.     A  men. 

OLORD  God,  who  correctest  those  whom  Thou 
dost  love,  teach  me  in  this  sore  trial,  this  dark 
day  of  very  heavy  chastisement,  to  know  Thy  love. 
Lord,  I  believe  that  Thou  lovest  me  ;  help  Thou  mine 
unbelief.  Teach  me  to  see  Thy  love,  though  Thou 
seemest  to  turn  Thy  Face  from  me.  Increase  Thy  love 
towards  me,  O  God,  now  that  Thou  hast  smitten  me, 
lest  I  be  consumed  ;  have  pity  upon  me,  speak  conso- 
lation to  my  soul.  Give  me  of  Thy  comfort,  for  what 
can  I  do,  whither  can  I  turn,  O  Lord?  Thou  only, 
Who  hast  afflicted,  can  comfort  me ;  I  have  none 
beside  Thee.  I  come  to  Thee  in  my  loneliness,  my 
desolation  of  heart,  my  anguish.  Hold  Thou  me  up  ; 
give  me  of  Thy  love  ;  I  kneel  at  Thy  feet,  I  cast  my- 
self down  before  Thee  ;  weeping  do  I  beseech  Thee 
to  receive  my  prayer  for  Jesus'  sake.     A»ien. 


Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners.       539 

Prayer  to  Our  Lady  of  Pity.® 

KNEELING  at  thy  holy  feet,  O  gracious  Queen 
of  Heaven  !  we  offer  thee  our  deepest  rever- 
ence. We  confess  that  thou  art  the  daughter  of  the 
Eternal  Father,  the  mother  of  the  Divine  Word,  and 
the  spouse  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  Full  of  grace,  of  vir- 
tue, and  of  heavenly  gifts,  thou  art  the  chaste  temple 
of  the  Holy  Trinity.  With  thee  are  treasured  God's 
mercies,  and  thou,  too,  dost  dispense  them.  And  since 
thy  loving  heart  is  filled  with  charity,  sweetness,  and 
tender  compassion  for  us  poor  sinners,  we  call  thee 
Mother  of  holy  Pity.  With  the  greatest  trust,  then,  do 
we  come  to  thee  in  this  our  sorrow  and  distress.  We 
be<'  that  thou  wouldst  make  us  confide  in  tliv  love,  by 
granting  us  \H Tere mention  your request"]^  if  it  be  God's 
will,  and  for  the  welfare  of  our  souls.  Cast,  then,  thine 
eyes  of  pity  upon  us  and  upon  all  our  kindred.  That 
we  may  not  perish,  shield  us  from  the  attacks  of  the 
world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil,  that  continually  assail 
us.  Remember,  O  fondest  of  mothers,  that  we  are 
thy  children,  purchased  with  the  precious  blood  of  thy 
Divine  Son.  Pray,  without  ceasing,  that  the  Adorable 
Trinity  may  give  us  the  grace  ever  to  be  victorious 
over  the  devil,  the  world,  and  our  unhallowed  passions  ; 
that  grace  by  which  the  just  grow  in  holiness,  sinners 
are  converted,  and  heresy  destroyed  ;  by  which  the  un- 
believer is  enlightened,  and  the  Jews  brought  to  the 
true  religion.  Bestow  upon  us  this  boon,  O  most  pure 
Virgin,  through  the  infinite  bounty  of  the  Most  High, 
through  the  merits  of  thy  Son,  by  the  care  with  which 
thou  didst  nourish  Him,  by  the  devotion  with  which 
thou  didst  serve  Him,  by  the  love  with  which  thou 


54o       Prayers  for  the  use  of  Mourners. 

didst  cherish.  Him,  by  thy  tears  and  anguish  endured 
in  His  holy  Passion.  Obtain  for  us  the  great  favor 
that  the  whole  world  may  be  made  one  people  and  one 
Church,  which  shall  give  thanks,  praise,  and  glory  to 
the  most  Holy  Trinity,  and  to  thee  who  art  Its  medi- 
ator. 

May  the  power  of  the  Father,  the  wisdom  of  the 
Son,  and  the  virtue  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  grant  us  this 
blessing.     Amen. 

Our  Father.     Hail  Mary. 


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[The  parts  within  brackets  refer  to  solemn  obsequies.] 

The  Priest,  being  vested  in  a  surplice  and  black  stole  (or  in  a  cope 
also),  meets  the  corpse  at  the  church  door.  Standing  at  its  feet, 
he  sprinkles  it  with  holy  mater,  and  then  says  the  Antiphon  : 


me^Gfe^Xsm 


iuiquitates 

iji:  observaveris, 

|f  Domine  ;  Do- 

I  &  mine,       quis 

sustinebit  ? 


|p|FThou,  OLord, 
wilt   mark   ini- 


mum 


quities  ;  Lord, 
who  shall  abide 
it? 


Psalm  129.     De  Profit7idis  {p.  233). 


ei,  Domine  ;  et  lux  perpe 
tua  luceat  ei 


After  each  Psalm  is  said  : 

Requiem  seternam  dona        Eternal  rest  grant  unto 

him,  O  Lord  ;  and  let  per- 
petual   light    shine    upon 
him. 
Ant.  Si   iuiquitates    ob-        Ant.  If  Thou,    O  Lord, 
servaveris,  Domine  ;  Domi-    wilt  mark  iniquities  ;  Lord, 
ne,  quis  sustinebit  ?  who  shall  abide  it  ? 

541 


542  The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 

The  body  is  then  borne  into  the  Church  ;  meanwhile  the  Priest  re- 
cites the  following 


0 


XUI/TABUNT  Domi-     y£^HE   bones   that  were 
no  ossa  huuiiliata.        V^P     humbled    shall    re- 
joice in  the  Lord. 

Psalm  50.     Miserere  (p.  249). 

Ant.  Bxultabunt  Donii-       Ant.    The    bones     that 
no  ossa  hnmiliata.  were  hnmbl.ed  shall  rejoice 

in  the  L,ord. 

Then  is  said,  the  Subveuite,  as  on  p.  sji. 

The  Bier  is  then  set  at  the  head  of  the  nave  of  the  Church,  with  the 
feet  oj 'the  corpse,  if  a  lay  person,  toivards  the  Altar,  but  with  the 
head  turned  thereto  if  a  Priest.  Lighted  candles  are  placed 
about  the  Bier,  and  forthwith  {when  it  is  to  be  said)  is  begun  the 
["Mass  for  the  Dead,  p.  571  * 


[ 


At  Solemn  Funerals,  the  Choir  chants  before  the  Mass 


THE  OFFICE  OF  THE  DEAD.® 

MATINS. 

The  Invitatory. 

HE  King,  unto  whom  all  live  :    O  come,    let   us 
worship  Him. 
R.  The  King,  nnto  whom  all  live  :   O  come,  let  ns 
worship  Him. 

*  Note. — When  neither  Office  nor  Mass  is  said,  pass  on  to  p.  581. 


The  Burial  op  the  Dead.  543 


Psalm  94. 

OCOME,  let  us  exult  in  the  Lord  ;  let  us  rejoice 
before  God  our  Saviour  ;  let  us  come  into  His 
presence  with  thanksgiving,  and  rejoice  before  Hirn 
with  psalms. 

The  King,  unto  whom  all  live  :  0  come,  let  us  wor- 
ship Him. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a  great  King  above 
all  gods  ;  for  the  Lord  doth  not  repel  His  people,  for 
in  His  hand  are  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  ;  and  the 
heights  of  the  mountains  He  beholdeth  also. 

O  come,  let  us  worship  Him. 

For  the  sea  is  His,  and  He  made  it,  and  His  hands 
formed  the  dry  laud  ;  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  fall 
down  ;  and  weep  before  the  Lord  that  made  us,  for  He 
is  the  Lord  our  God  ;  and  we  are  the  people  of  His 
pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  His  hand. 

The  King,  unto  whom  all  live  :  O  come,  let  us  wor- 
ship Him. 

To-day,  if  ye  shall  hear  His  voice,  harden  not  your 
hearts,  as  in  the  provocation,  and  in  the  day  of  temp- 
tation in  the  wilderness  ;  where  your  fathers  tempted 
Me,  proved  Me,  and  saw  My  works. 

O  come,  let  us  worship  Him. 

Forty  years  long  was  I  offended  with  that  generation, 
and  said,  They  do  always  err  in  their  heart,  and  they 
have  not  known  My  ways  :  so  I  sware  in  My  wrath 
that  they  shall  not  enter  into  My  rest. 

The  King,  unto  whom  all  live  :  O  come,  let  us  wor- 
ship Him. 

Eternal  rest  grant  unto  them,  O  Lord,  and  let  per- 
petual light  shine  upon  them. 


544  The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 

O  coine,  let  us  worship  Him. 

The  King,  unto  whom  all  live  :  O  come,  let  us  wor- 
ship Him. 

THE  FIRSX  NOCTURN.* 

Antiphon.  Direct,  O  Lord  my  God,  my  way  iu  Thy 
sight. 

Psalm  5. 

fN"  IVB  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  words  :  understand  my 
V3-J     cry. 

Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  prayer  :  O  niy  King 
and  my  God. 

For  unto  Thee  will  I  pray,  O  Lord ;  in  the  morning 
Thou  shalt  hear  my  voice. 

In  the  morning  I  will  stand  before  Thee,  and  will 
see  :  for  Thou  art  not  a  God  that  wiliest  iniquity. 

Neither  shall  the  wicked  dwell  near  Thee  :  nor  shall 
the  unjust  abide  before  Thine  eyes. 

Thou  liatest  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  :  Thou  wilt 
destroy  all  that  speak  a  lie. 

The  bloody  and  the  deceitful  man  :  the  Lord  will 
abhor. 

But  as  for  me  I  will  come  into  Thy  house  in  the 
multitude  of  Thy  mercy  :  in  Thy  fear  will  I  worship 
towards  Thy  holy  temple. 

Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  Thy  justice:  because  of  mine 
enemies  direct  my  way  in  Thy  sight. 

For  there  is  110  truth  id  their  mouth  :  their  heart  is 
vain. 

*  Note.—  When  only  one  Nocturn  of  Matins  is  said,  this  First 
Nocturn  is  usually  taken. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  545 

Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre,  they  dealt  deceit- 
fully with  their  tongues  :  judge  them,  O  God. 

Let  them  fall  from  their  devices  ;  according  to  the 
multitude  of  their  iniquities  cast  them  out  :  for  they 
have  provoked  Thee,  O  Lord. 

But  let  all  them  that  hope  in  Thee  be  glad  :  they 
shall  rejoice  for  ever,  and  Thou  shalt  dwell  in  them. 

And  all  they  that  love  Thy  name  shall  glory  in 
Thee  :  for  Thou  wilt  bless  the  just. 

O  Lord,  Thou  hast  crowned  us  :  as  with  a  shield  of 
Thy  good  will. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  Direct,  O  Lord  my  God,  my  wTay  in  Thy  sight, 

Ant.  Turn  Thee,  O  Lord,  and  deliver  my  soul ;  for 
in  death  there  is  no  one  that  is  mindful  of  Thee. 

Psalm  6,  p.  245. 

Ant.  Turn  Thee,  O  Lord,  and  deliver  my  soul ;  for 
in  death  there  is  no  one  that  is  mindful  of  Thee. 

Ant.  Lest  at  any  time  he  seize  upon  my  soul  like  a 
lion;  while  there  is  no  one  to  redeem  me,  nor  to  save. 

Psalm  7. 

OLORD  my  God,  in  Thee  have  I  put  my  trust: 
save  me  from  all  them  that  persecute  me,  and 
deliver  me. 

Lest  at  any  time  he  seize  upon  my  soul  like  a  lion  : 
wdiile  there  is  no  one  to  redeem  me,  nor  to  save. 

O  Lord  my  God,  if  I  have  done  this  thing  :  if  there 
be  iniquity  in  my  hands  : 

If  I  have  made  a  return  to  them  that  did  evils  to 


546  The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 

me  :  let  me  deservedly  fall  empty  before  mine  ene- 
mies. 

Let  the  enemy  pursue  my  soul,  and  take  it,  and 
tread  down  my  life  on  the  earth  :  and  bring  down  my 
glory  to  the  dust. 

Rise  up,  O  Lord,  in  Thine  anger  :  and  be  Thou  ex- 
alted in  the  borders  of  mine  enemies. 

And  arise,  O  Lord  my  God,  in  the  precept  which 
Thou  hast  commanded  :  and  a  congregation  of  people 
shall  surround  Thee. 

And  for  their  sakes  return  Thou  on  high  :  the  Lord 
judgeth  the  people. 

Judge  me,  O  Lord,  according  to  my  justice:  and  ac- 
cording to  mv  innocence  in  me. 

The  wickedness  of  sinners  shall  be  brought  to 
naught,  and  Thou  shalt  direct  the  just :  0  God  who 
searchest  the  hearts  and  reins. 

Just  is  my  help  from  the  Lord  :  who  saveth  the  up- 
right of  heart. 

God  is  a  just  judge,  strong  and  patient  :  is  He  angry 
every  day  ? 

Except  ye  be  converted,  He  will  brandish  His  sword: 
He  hath  bent  His  bow,  and  made  it  ready. 

And  in  it  He  hath  prepared  the  instruments  of  death: 
He  hath  made  readv  His  arrows  for  them  that  burn. 

Behold,  he  hath  been  in  travail  with  injustice:  he 
hath  conceived  sorrow,   and  brought  forth  iniquity. 

He  hath  opened  a  pit  and  dug  it  :  and  he  is  fallen 
into  the  hole  that  he  hath  made. 

His  sorrow  shall  be  turned  on  his  own  head  :  and 
his  wickedness  shall  come  down  upon  his  own  pate. 

I  will  give  glory  to  the  Lord  according  to  His  jus- 
tice: and  will  sing  to  the  name  of  the  Lord  Most  High. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  547 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  Lest  at  any  time  he  seize  npon  my  sonl  like  a 
lion  ;  while  there  is  no  one  to  redeem  me,  nor  to  save. 
V.  From  the  gate  of  hell. 
R.  Deliver  their  souls,  O  Lord. 
Our  Father  iinandibly). 

The  First  Lesson.    Job  7. 

Of  PARE  me,  O  Lord,  for  my  days  are  nothing. 
/^  What  is  a  man  that  Thou  shouldst  magnify  him  ? 
or  why  dost  Thou  set  Thy  heart  upon  him  ?  Thou  visit- 
est  him  early  in  the  morning,  and  Thou  provest  him 
suddenly.  How  long  wilt  Thou  not  spare  me,  nor  suf- 
fer me  to  swallow  down  my  spittle  ?  I  have  sinned, 
what  shall  I  do  to  Thee,  O  Keeper  of  men  ?  why  hast 
Thou  set  me  opposite  to  Thee,  and  I  am  become  bur- 
densome to  myself?  Why  dost  Thou  not  remove  my 
sin,  and  why  dost  Thou  not  take  away  mine  iniquity  ? 
Behold,  now  I  shall  sleep  in  the  dust :  and  if  Thou 
seek  me  in  the  morning,  I  shall  not  be. 

R.  I  believe  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  in  the 
last  day  I  shall  rise  from  the  earth  :  And  in  my  flesh 
I  shall  see  God  my  Saviour. 

V.  Whom  I  myself  shall  see,  and  not  another,  and 
mine  eyes  shall  behold. 

And  in  my  flesh,  etc. 

The  Second  Lesson.    Job  10. 

f\\  Y  soul  is  weary  of  my  life,  I  will  let  go  my  speech 
c**^  against  myself,  I  will  speak  in  the  bitterness 
of  mv  soul.      I  will  say  to  God  ;   Do  not  condemn  me  : 


548  The  Burial  oe  the  Dead. 

tell  me  why  Thou  judgest  me  so.  Doth  it  seem  good 
to  Thee  that  Thou  shouldst  crush  uie,  and  oppress  me, 
the  work  of  Thy  own  hands,  and  help  the  counsel  of 
the  wicked  ?  Hast  Thou  eyes  of  flesh  :  or  seest  Thou 
as  man  seeth  ?     Are  Thy  davs  as  the  days  of  man,  and 

J  J  J 

are  Thy  years  as  the  times  of  men  :  that  Thou  shouldst 
inquire  after  my  iniquity,  and  search  after  my  sin  ? 
And  Thou  knowest  that  I  have  done  no  wicked  thing, 
whereas  there  is  no  man  that  can  deliver  out  of  Thy 
hand. 

R.  Thou  who  didst  raise  the  dead  Lazarus  from  the 
grave  :  Do  Thou,  O  Lord,  grant  them  rest  and  a  place 
of  forgiveness. 

V.  Thou  who  art  to  come  to  judge  the  living  and  the 
dead,  and  the  world  by  fire. 

Do  Thou,  O  Lord,  etc. 

The  Third  Lesson.  Job  10. 
HY  hands  have  made  me,  and  fashioned  me 
wholly  round  about,  and  dost  Thou  thus  cast  me 
down  headlong  on  a  sudden  ?  Remember,  I  beseech 
Thee,  that  Thou  hast  made  me  as  the  clay,  aiid  Thou 
wilt  bring  me  into  dust  again.  Hast  Thou  not  pressed 
me  out  as  milk,  and  curdled  me  like  cheese?  Thou 
hast  clothed  me  with  skin  and  flesh  :  Thou  hast  put  me 
together  with  bones  and  sinews  :  Thou  hast  granted  me 
life  and  mercy,  and  Thy  visitation  hath  preserved  my 
spirit. 

R.  O  Lord,  when  Thou  shalt  come  to  judge  the 
earth,  where  shall  I  hide  myself  from  the  face  of  Thy 
wrath  ?      For  I  have  sinned  greatly  in  my  life. 

V.  I  dread  my  misdeeds,  and  blush  before  Thee  : 
condemn  me  not,  when  Thou  shalt  come  to  judge. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  54.9 


For  I  have  sinned  greatly  in  my  life. 

V.   Eternal  rest  grant  unto  them,   O  Lord,  and  let 
perpetual  light  shine  upon  them. 
.    For  I  have,  etc. 

Here  I^auds  (p.  562)  are  recited  when  only  the  first  Nocturn  is  said. 


THE  SECOND  XOCTURN. 

A?it.  He  hath  set  me  in  a  place  of  pasture. 

Psai^m  22. 

HE  Lord  ruleth  me,  and  I  shall  want  nothing  : 
"He  hath  set  me  in  a  place  of  pasture. 

He  hath  brought  me  to  the  waters  of  refreshment : 
He  hath  converted  my  soul. 

He  hath  led  me  011  the  paths  of  justice  :  for  His  own 
name's  sake. 

For  though  I  should  walk  in  the  midst  of  the  shadow 
of  death,  I  fear  no  evils  :  for  Thou  art  with  me. 

Thy  rod  and  Thy  staff :  they  have  comforted  me. 

Thou  hast  prepared  a  table  before  me  :  against  them 
that  afflict  me. 

Thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil  :  and  my  cup 
which  iuebriateth  me,  how  goodly  it  is  ! 

And  Thy  mercy  will  follow  me  :  all  the  days  of 
my  life. 

And  that  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
unto  length  of  days. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

A  Jit.  He  hath  set  me  in  a  place  of  pasture. 


(S) 


550  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

Ant.   Remember  not,  0  Lord,  the  sins  of  my  youth, 
and  mine  isrnorances. 


PSALM    24. 

0  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul.  In 
Thee,  O  my  God,  I  put  my  trust  ;  let  me  not  be 
ashamed. 

Neither  let  mine  enemies  laugh  at  me :  for  none  that 
wait  on  Thee  shall  be  confounded. 

Let  all  them  be  confounded  :  that  transgress  without 
cause. 

Show  me  Thy  ways,  O  Lord  :  and  teach  me  Thy 
paths. 

Direct  me  in  Thy  truth,  and  teach  me  :  for  Thou  art 
God  my  Saviour,  and  on  Thee  have  I  waited  all  the 
day  long. 

Call  to  remembrance,  O  Lord,  Thy  compassion  :  and 
Thy  mercies  which  are  of  old. 

Remember  Thou  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  and  mine 
ignorances  : 

According  to  Thy  mercy  remember  Thou  me  :  for 
Thy  goodness'  sake,  O  Lord. 

The  Lord  is  sweet  and  righteous  :  therefore  He  will 
give  a  law  to  sinners  in  the  way. 

The  meek  will  He  guide  in  judgment :  the  gentle  He 
will  teach  His  ways. 

All  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are  mercy  and  truth  :  unto 
such  as  seek  after  His  covenant  and  His  testimonies. 

For  Thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  Thou  wilt  pardon  my 
sin  :  for  it  is  great. 

Who  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord  ?  He  hath  ap- 
pointed him  a  law  in  the  way  he  hath  chosen. 


The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead.  551 

His  soul  shall  dwell  iu  good  thiugs  :  and  his  seed 
shall  inherit  the  land. 

The  Lord  is  a  support  to  them  that  fear  Him  :  and 
His  covenant  that  it  may  be  manifest  unto  them. 

Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord :  for  He  shall 
pluck  rny  feet  out  of  the  snare. 

Look  Thou  upon  me,  and  have  mercy  on  me :  for  I 
am  alone  and  poor. 

The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  multiplied  :  deliver  me 
out  of  my  necessities. 

Look  upon  my  lowliness  and  my  labor  ;  and  forgive 
me  all  my  sins. 

Consider  mine  enemies,  for  they  are  multiplied:  and 
have  hated  me  with  an  unjust  hatred. 

Keep  Thou  my  soul,  and  deliver  me  :  I  shall  not  be 
ashamed,  for  I  have  hoped  in  Thee. 

The  innocent  and  the  upright  have  cleaved  unto  me : 
because  I  have  waited  on  Thee. 

Deliver  Israel,  O  God  :  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  Remember  not,  O  Lord3  the  sins  of  my  youth, 
and  mine  ignorances. 

Ant.  I  believe  that  I  shall  see  the  good  things  of  the 
Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

Psai,m  26. 

HE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom 
shall  I  fear  ? 

The  Lord  is  the  protector  of  my  life  :  of  whom  shall 
I  be  afraid  ? 

Whilst  the  wicked  draw  near  against  me  :  to  eat  my 
flesh. 


552  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

Mine  enemies  that  trouble  me:  have  themselves  been 
weakened,  and  have  fallen. 

If  armies  in  camp  should  stand  together  against  me  : 
my  heart  shall  not  fear. 

If  battle  should  rise  up  against  me  :  in  this  will  I  be 
confident. 

One  thing  have  I  asked  of  the  Lord,  this  will  I  seek 
after  :  that  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  my  life. 

That  I  may  see  the  delight  of  the  Lord  :  and  may 
visit  His  temple. 

For  He  hath  hidden  me  in  His  tabernacle  :  in  the 
day  of  evils,  He  hath  protected  me  in  the  secret  place 
of  His  tabernacle. 

He  hath  set  me  up  upon  a  rock  :  and  now  He  hath 
lifted  up  my  head  above  mine  enemies. 

I  have  gone  round  and  have  offered  up  in  His  taber- 
nacle a  sacrifice  of  praise  :  I  will  sing  and  speak  praise 
unto  the  Lord. 

Hear,  O  Lord,  my  voice,  with  which  I  have  cried 
unto  Thee  :  have  mercv  on  me,  and  hear  me. 

My  heart  hath  said  to  Thee  :  My  face  hath  sought 
Thee  :  Thy  face,  O  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

Hide  not  Thy  face  from  me  :  turn  not  in  Thy  wrath 
from  Thy  servant. 

Be  Thou  my  helper,  forsake  me  not :  neither  despise 
me,  O  God  my  Saviour. 

For  my  father  and  my  mother  have  forsaken  me  : 
but  the  Lord  hath  taken  me  up. 

Set  me,  O  Lord,  a  law  in  Thy  wav  :  and  guide  me  in 
the  right  path,  because  of  mine  enemies. 


The  Burial  oe  the  Dead.  553 

Deliver  rne  uot  over  to  the  will  of  them  that  trouble 
me :  for  unjust  witnesses  have  risen  up  against  me,  and 
iniquity  hath  lied  to  itself. 

I  believe  that  I  shall  see  the  good  things  of  the 
Lord  in  the  laud  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  do  manfully,  and  let  thy  heart 
take  courage  :    and  wait  thou  on  the  Lord. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  I  believe  that  I  shall  see  the  good  things  of  the 
Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

V.   May  the  Lord  set  them  with  princes. 

R.  Even  with  the  princes  of  His  people. 

Our  Father  (inaudibly). 


The   Fourth  Lesson.     Job  13. 

*TT^vO  Thou  answer  me:  how  man}-  are  my  iniquities 
«J— '  and  sins  ;  make  me  know  my  crimes  and  of- 
ences.  Why  hidest  Thou  Thy  face,  and  thinkest  me 
Thy  enemy  ?  Against  a  leaf  that  is  carried  away  wdth 
the  wind  Thou  showest  Thy  power  ;  and  Thou  pursuest 
dry  stubble.  For  Thou  writest  bitter  things  against 
me,  and  consumest  me  for  the  sins  of  my  youth. 
Thou  hast  put  my  feet  in  the  stocks,  and  Thou  observ- 
est  all  my  paths,  and  considerest  the  steps  of  my  feet : 
who  am  to  be  consumed  as  rottenness,  and  as  a  gar- 
ment that  is  moth-eaten. 

R.  Remember  me,  O  God,  because  my  life  is  as  a 
breath  :    Nor  may  the  sight  of  man  behold  me. 

V.  Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  Thee,  O 
Lord  :   Lord,  hear  my  voice. 

Nor  may,  etc. 


554  The  Buriai,  of  The  Dead. 

The  Fifth  Lesson.    Job  14. 

QAN  born  of  a  woman,  living  for  a  short  time,  is 
filled  with  many  miseries.  He  cometh  forth 
like  a  flower,  and  is  destroyed,  and  fleeth  as  a  shadow, 
and  never  continueth  in  the  same  state.  And  dost 
Thon  think  it  meet  to  open  Thy  eyes  upon  such  a  one, 
and  to  bring  him  into  judgment  with  Thee  ?  Who  can 
make  him  clean  that  is  conceived  of  unclean  seed  ?  Is 
it  not  Thou  only  ?  The  days  of  man  are  short,  and  the 
number  of  his  months  is  with  Thee  :  Thou  hast  ap- 
pointed his  bounds,  which  cannot  be  passed.  Depart  a 
little  from  him,  that  he  may  rest,  until  his  wished-for 
day  come,  as  that  of  the  hireling. 

J?.  Woe  is  me,  O  Lord,  because  I  have  sinned  greatly 
in  my  life  :  what  shall  I  do,  wretch  that  I  am  ?  whither 
shall  I  fly  but  unto  Thee,  O  my  God  ?  Have  mercy  on 
me  when  Thou  comest  at  the  latter  day. 

V.  My  soul  is  sore  troubled ;  but  Thou,  O  Lord, 
succor  it. 

Have  mercy  on  me,  etc. 


tux 


The  Sixth  Lesson.    Job  14. 

'HO  will  grant  me  this,  that  Thou  mayest  protect 
me  in  hell,  and  hide  me  till  Thy  wrath  pass, 
and  appoint  me  a  time  when  Thou  wilt  remember  me  ? 
Shall  man  that  is  dead,  thinkest  Thou,  live  again  ?  all 
the  days,  in  which  I  am  now  in  warfare,  I  expect  until 
my  change  come.  Thou  wilt  call  me,  and  I  will 
answer  Thee  :  to  the  work  of  Thy  hands  Thou  wilt 
reach  out  Thy  right  hand.  Thou  indeed  hast  number- 
ed my  steps,  but  spare  my  sins. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  555 

R.  Remember  not  my  sins,  O  Lord  :  When  Thou 
shalt  come  to  judge  the  world  by  fire. 

V.  Direct,  O  Lord  my  God,  my  way  in  Thy  sight. 

When,  etc. 

V.  Eternal  rest  grant  unto  them,  O  Lord,  and  let 
perpetual  light  shine  upon  them. 

When,  etc. 

Here  L,auds  (p.  562)  are  recited  zuhen  only  the  second  Noctum  is 

said. 


THE  THIRD  NOCTURN. 

An t.  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me  ;  look  down, 
O  Lord,  to  help  me. 

Psalm  39. 


m 


'ITH  expectation  I  waited  for  the  Lord  :  and  He 
was  attentive  unto  me. 

And  He  heard  my  prayers  :  and  brought  me  out  of 
the  pit  of  misery,  and  out  of  the  miry  clay. 

He  set  my  feet  also  upon  a  rock  :  and  directed  my 
steps. 

And  He  put  a  new  song  into  my  mouth  :  even  a 
hymn  unto  our  God. 

Many  shall  see  it,  and  shall  fear  :  and  they  shall 
hope  in  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  trust  is  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord ;  and  who  hath  not  had  regard  to  vanities  and 
lying  follies. 

Many  are  Thy  wonderful  works  which  Thou  hast 
done,  O  Lord  my  God  ;  and  in  Thy  thoughts  there  is 
none  that   is  like  unto  Thee. 


556  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

I  have  declared,  and  I  have  spoken  :  they  are  multi- 
plied above  number. 

"Sacrifice  and  offering  Thou  didst  not  desire  :  but  ears 
Thou  hast  perfected  unto  me. 

Burnt-offering  and  sin-offering  Thou  didst  not  re- 
quire :   then  said  I,  Behold  I  come. 

In  the  head  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me  that  I 
should  do  Thy  will  :  O  my  God,  I  have  desired  it,  and 
Thy  law  is  in  the  midst  of  my  heart. 

I  have  declared  Thy  justice  in  the  great  congrega- 
tion :  lo,  I  will  not  restrain  my  lips  ;  O  Lord,  Thou 
knowest  it. 

I  have  not  hid  Thy  justice  within  my  heart :  I  have 
declared  Thy  truth  and  Thy  salvation. 

I  have  not  concealed  Thy  mercy  and  Thy  truth  : 
from  the  great  assembly. 

Withhold  not  Thou  Thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  O 
Lord  :  Thy  mercy  and  Thy  truth  have  always  upheld 
me. 

For  evils  without  number  have  surrounded  me  :  mine 
iniquities  have  overtaken  me,  and  I  was  not  able  to 
see. 

They  are  multiplied  above  the  hairs  of  my  head  : 
and  my  heart  hath  failed  me. 

Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me  :  look  down,  O 
Lord,  to  help  me. 

Let  them  be  confounded  and  ashamed  together  :  that 
seek  after  my  soul  to  take  it  away. 

Let  them  be  turned  backward,  and  put  to  shame : 
that  wish  me  evil. 

Let  them  at  once  be  put  to  confusion  :  that  say  un- 
to me,  Aha,  aha. 

Let  all  those  that  seek  Thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  557 

Thee  :  and  let  such  as  love  Thy  salvation  say  always, 
The  Lord  be  praised. 

But  as  for  rne  I  am  poor  and  needy  ;  but  the  Lord 
is  careful  for  me. 

Thou  art  my  helper  and  my  protector  :  O  my  God, 
make  no  delay. 

Bternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me  ;  look  down, 
O  Lord,  to  help  me. 

Ant.  Heal  my  soul,  O  Lord,  for  I  have  sinned 
against  Thee. 


'O' 


Psalm  40. 

BLEvSSBD  is  he  that  considereth  the  needy  and 
poor  :  the  Lord  will  deliver  him  in  the  evil  day. 

The  Lord  preserve  him,  and  give  him  life,  and  make 
him  blessed  upon  the  earth  :  and  deliver  hirn  not  up  to 
the  will  of  his  enemies. 

The  Lord  help  him  on  his  bed  of  sorrow  :  Thou 
hast  turned  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

I  said  :  O  Lord,  be  Thou  merciful  unto  me  :  heal  my 
soul,  for  I  have  sinned  against  Thee. 

Mine  enemies  have  spoken  evil  against  me  :  When 
shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish? 

And  if  Jhe  came  in  to  see  me,  he  spoke  vain  things  : 
his  heart  gathered  together  iniquity  to  itself. 

He  went  out :  and  spoke  to  the  same  purpose. 

All  mine  enemies  whispered  together  against  me  : 
against  me  have  they  devised  evils. 

They  sent  forth  an  unjust  word  against  me  :  shall  he 
that  sleepeth  rise  again  no  more  ? 

For  even  the  man  of  my  peace,  in  whom  I  trusted, 


558  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

who  ate  my  bread  :  liath  greatly  sought  to  overthrow 
nie. 

But  do  Thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  upou  me,  and  raise 
me  up  again  :  and  I  will  requite  them. 

By  this  I  know  that  Thou  hast  wTished  well  to  me  : 
because  mine  enemy  shall  not  rejoice  over  me. 

But  Thou  hast  upheld  me  because  of  mine  inno- 
cence :  and  Thou  hast  set  me  before  Thy  face  for  ever. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel :  from  eter- 
nity and  to  eternity.     Amen,  amen. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  Heal  my  soul,  O  Lord,  for  I  have  sinned 
against  Thee. 

Ant.  My  soul  hath  thirsted  after  the  living  God ; 
when  shall  I  come,  and  appear  before  the  face  of  God? 

PSAI3  41. 

%  J  |'S  the  hart  pahteth  after  the  water-springs  :  so 
<yjr-*-%     pauteth  my  soul  after  Thee,   O  God. 

My  soul  hath  thirsted  after  the  strong  living  God  ; 
when  -shall  I  come,  and  appear  before  the  face  of  God? 

My  tears  have  been  my  bread  day  and  night  :  whilst 
it  is  said  to  me  dailv,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

These  things  I  remembered,  and  I  poured  out  my 
soul  in  me  :  for  I  shall  go  over  into  the  place  of  the 
wonderful  tabernacle,  even  unto  the  house  of  God. 

With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise  :  the  noise  of  one 
feasting. 

Why  art  thou  sad,  O  my  soul  ?  and  why  dost  thou 
disquiet  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God,  for  I  will  yet  praise  Him  :  who 
is  the  salvation  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


The  BuriaX  of  the  Dead.  559 

My  soul  is  troubled  within  myself:  therefore  will  I 
remember  Thee  from  the  laud  of  Jordau  aud  Her- 
inoiiiim,  from  the  little  hill. 

Deep  calleth  on  deep  :  at  the  noise  of  Thy  flood- 
gates. 

All  Thy  waves  and  Thy  billows  :  have  passed  over 
me. 

In  the  daytime  the  Lord  hath  commanded  His 
mercy  :  and  a  song  to  Him  in  the  night. 

With  me  is  prayer  to  the  God  of  my  life  :  I  will  say 
unto  God,  Thou  art  my  support. 

Why  hast  Thou  forgotten  me  :  and  why  go  I  mourn- 
ing whilst  mine  enemy  afflicteth  me  ? 

Whilst  my  bones  are  broken  :  mine  enemies  who 
trouble  me  have  reproached  me. 

Whilst  they  say  to  me  day  In*  day  :  Where  is  thy 
God? 

Whv  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ?  and  why  dost 
thou  disquiet  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God,  for  I  will  yet  praise  Him  :  who  is 
the  salvation  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 

Bternal  rest,  etc. 

A?it.  My  soul  hath  thirsted  after  the  living  God  ; 
when  shall  I  come,  and  appear  before  the  face  of  God  ? 

V.  Deliver  not  unto  beasts  the  souls  that  praise  Thee. 

R.  And  forget  not  the  souls  of  Thy  poor  for  ever. 

Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

The  Seventh  Lesson.    Job  /7. 

©Y  spirit  is  wasted  :    my  days  are  shortened  ;    and 
only  the  grave  remaineth  for  me.     I  have  not 
sinned,  and  my  eye  abideth  in  bitterness.     Deliver  me, 


560  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

0  Lord,  and  set  me  beside  Thee,  and  let  any  man's 
hand  fight  against  me.  My  days  have  passed  away  ; 
my  thoughts  are  broken  off,  tormenting  my  heart. 
They  have  turned  night  into  day ;  and  after  darkness  I 
hope  for  light  again.     If  I  wait,  hell  is  my  house  ;  and 

1  have  made  my  bed  in  darkness.  I  have  said  to  rot- 
tenness :  Thou  art  my  father ;  to  worms  :  My  mother 
and  my  sister.  Where  is  now  then  my  expectation, 
and  who  considereth  my  patience  ? 

R.  Forasmuch  as  I  sin  daily,  and  repent  not,  the  fear 
of  death  troubleth  me  :  Because  in  hell  there  is  no  re- 
demption, have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  and  save  me. 

V.  O  God,  save  me  in  Thy  name,  and  in  Thy  power 
deliver  me. 

Because  in  hell,  etc. 

The  Eighth  Lesson.    Job  19. 

HE  flesh  being  consumed,  my  bone  cleaveth  to 
my  skin  :  and  nothing  but  lips  are  left  about  my 
teeth.  Have  pity  on  me,  have  pity  on  me,  at  least  ye 
my  friends  ;  because  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  touch- 
ed me.  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as  God,  and  glut 
yourselves  with  my  flesh  ?  Who  will  grant  me  that  my 
words  may  be  written  ?  who  will  grant  me  that  they 
may  be  marked  down  in  a  book,  with  an  iron  stile,  and 
en  a  plate  of  lead,  or  else  be  graven  with  an  instru- 
ment on  the  rock  ?  For  I  know  that  my  Redeemer 
liveth  ;  and  on  the  last  day  I  shall  rise  out  of  the 
earth  :  and  I  shall  be  clothed  again  with  my  skin,  and 
in  my  flesh  I  shall  see  my  God.  Whom  I  myself  shall 
see,  and  my  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another  :  this, 
my  hope,  is  laid  up  in  my  bosom. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  561 


R.  Judge  me  not,  O  Lord,  according  to  my  works, 
for  I  have  done  nothing  worthy  in  Thy  sight  ;  there- 
fore I  beseech  Thy  majesty  :  That  Thou,  O  God,  tnay- 
est  blot  out  my  iniquity . 

V.  Wash  me,  O  Lord,  yet  more  from  my  injustice, 
and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

That  Thou,  O  God,  etc. 

The  Ninth  Lesson.    Job  10. 


m. 


*HY  didst  Thou  brimr  me  forth  out  of  the  womb? 


le> 


O  that  I  had  been  consumed,  that  eye  might 
not  see  me  !  I  should  have  been  as  if  I  had  not  been, 
carried  from  the  womb  to  the  grave.  Shall  not  the 
fewness  of  my  days  be  ended  shortly?  Suffer  me, 
therefore,  that  I  may  lament  my  sorrow  a  little  :  be- 
fore I  go  and  return  no  more,  to  a  land  that  is  dark 
and  covered  with  the  mist  of  death  :  a  land  of  misery 
and  darkness,  where  the  shadow  of  death,  and  no  or- 
der, but  everlasting  horror  dwelleth. 

./?.  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  ways  of  hell,  Thou 
who  didst  break  the  gates  of  brass  in  sunder,  and 
didst  visit  hell,  and  give  light  therein  :  That  they  who 
were  in  the  pains  of  darkness  might  behold  Thee. 

V.  Crying,  and  saying  :  Thou  art  come,  O  our  Re- 
deemer. 

That  they,  etc. 

V.  Eternal  rest  grant  unto  them,  O  Lord,  and  let 
perpetual  light  shine  upon  them. 

That  they,  etc. 

Here  Lauds  folloiv  immediately,  when  only  the  preceding  Nocturn 

has  been  said. 


562  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

When  the  three  Nocturns  have  been  said,  the  Responsoiy  to  the 

ninth  Lesson  is  as  follows  : 

1T—' IBERA  me,  Domine,  cpvEUVER  me,  O 
«J — *  de  morte  seterna,  r-L f  Lord,  from  eternal 
in  die  ilia  tremenda,*  death,  in  that  awful  day  : 
Ouando  coeli  movendi  sunt  When  the  heavens  and  the 
et  terra  :*  Dum  veneris  ju-  earth  shall  be  shaken  : 
dicare  saeculuni  per  ignem.    When  Thou  shalt  come  to 

judge  the  world  by  fire. 
V.  Tremens  factus  sum        V.  I  am  seized  with  fear 
ego,  et  timeo,  dum  discus-    and    trembling,    until   the 
sio   veuerit   atque  ventura    trial  shall  be  at  hand,  and 
ira.  the  wrath  to  come. 

Ouando,  etc.  When  the  heavens,  etc. 

V.  Dies  ilia,  dies  irae,  ca-  V.  That  day,  a  day  of 
lamitatis  et  miseriae,  dies  wrath,  of  wasting,  and  of 
magna  et  amara  valde.  misery,   a  great   day,    and 

exceeding  bitter. 
.Dum  veneris,  etc.  When  Thou  shalt  come, 

etc. 
V.  Requiem       ceternam         V.  Eternal     rest     grant 
dona   eis,    Domine,   et  lux    unto  them,    O  Lord,     and 
perpetua  luceat  eis.  let   perpetual    light   shine 

upon  them. 
R.  Libera  me,  etc.  /?.  Deliver  me,  etc. 

LAUDS. 

Ant.  The  bones  that  were  humbled  shall  rejoice  in 
the  Lord. 

Psalm  50.     Miserere  (/>.  249). 

Ant.  The  bones  that  were  humbled  shall  rejoice  in 
the  Lord. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  563 

Ant.  O  hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord  ;   unto  Thee  shall 
all  flesh  come. 


oH 


Psalm  64. 

HYMN  becometh  Thee,  O  God,  in  Sion  :  and 
unto  Thee  shall  the  vow  be  paid  in  Jerusalem. 

O  hear  rny  prayer  :  unto  Thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

The  words  of  the  wicked  have  prevailed  against  us  : 
and  Thou  wilt  pardon  our  transgressions. 

Blessed  is  he  whom  Thou  hast  chosen,  and  taken  to 
Thee  :  he  shall  dwell  in  Thy  courts. 

We  shall  be  filled  with  the  good  things  of  Thy 
house  :  holy  is  Thy  temple,  wonderful  injustice. 

Hear  us,  O  God  our  vSaviour,  who  art  the  hope  of 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth,   and  -in  the  sea  afar  off. 

Thou  who  preparest  the  mountains  by  Thy  strength, 
being  girded  with  power  :  who  troublest  the  depth  of 
the  sea,  the  noise  of  its  waves. 

The  gentiles  shall  be  troubled,  and  they  that  dwell 
in  the  uttermost  borders  shall  be  afraid  at  Thy  signs  ; 
Thou  shalt  make  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  of 
the  evening  to  be  joyful. 

Thou  hast  visited  the  earth,  and  hast  watered  it  plen- 
teously  :  Thou  hast  copiously  enriched  it. 

The  river  of  God  is  filled  with  water,  Thou  hast  pre- 
pared their  food  :  for  so  is  its  preparation. 

Fill  up  plentifully  the  streams  thereof,  multiply  its 
fruits  :   it  shall  spring  up  and  rejoice  in  its  showers. 

Thou  shalt  bless  the  crown  of  the  year  of  Thy  good- 
ness :  and  Thy  fields  shall  be  filled  with  plenty. 

The  beautiful  places  of  the  wilderness  shall  growT 
fat  :  and  the  hills  shall  be  girded  about  with  joy. 

The   rams   of  the   flock  are  clothed,  and  the  vales 


564  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

shall  abound  with  corn  ;  they  shall  shout,  yea,  they 
shall  sing  a  hymn. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  O  hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord  ;  unto  Thee  shall 
all  flesh  come. 

Ant.  Thy  right  hand  hath  upheld  me,  O  Lord. 

Psalm  62. 

OGOD,  my  God,  to  Thee  do  I  watch  at  break  of  day. 
P'or  Thee  my  soul  hath  thirsted  ;  for  Thee  my 
flesh  longeth,  O  how  exceedingly  ! 

In  a  desert  and  pathless  land  where  no  water  is  :  so 
have  I  come  before  Thee  in  Thy  holy  place,  that  I 
might  see  Thy  power  and  Thy  glory. 

For  Thy  mercy  is  better  than  life :  my  lips  shall 
praise  Thee. 

Thus  will  I  bless  Thee  all  my  life  long :  and  in 
Thy  name  I  will  lift  up  rny  hands. 

Let  my  soul  be  filled  as  with  marrow  and  fatness  : 
and  my  mouth  shall  praise  Thee  with  joyful  lips. 

If  I  have  remembered  Thee  upon  my  bed,  on  Thee 
will  I  meditate  in  the  morning  ;  because  Thou  hast 
been  my  helper. 

And  I  will  rejoice  under  the  covert  of  Thy  wings  : 
my  soul  hath  cleaved  unto  Thee  :  Thy  right  hand  hath 
upheld  me. 

But  they  have  sought  my  soul  in  vain  :  they  shall 
go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth  : 

They  shall  be  delivered  into  the  hands  of  the  sword  : 
they  shall  be  the  portions  of  foxes. 

But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God,  all  they  that  swear 
by  Him  shall  be  praised  :  because  the  mouth  of  them 
that  speak  wicked  things  is  stopped. 


Thk  Burial  of  the  Dead.  565 

Psalm  66. 

©OD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us  :  cause  the 
light  of  His  countenance  to  shine  upon  us,  and 
have  mercy  on  us. 

That  we  may  know  Thy  way  upon  earth  :  Thy  sal- 
vation in  all  nations. 

Let  the  people  praise  Thee,  O  God  :  let  all  the 
people  praise  Thee. 

0  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  rejoice  :  for  Thou  dost 
judge  the  people  with  justice,  and  govern  the  nations 
upon  earth. 

Let  the  people  praise  Thee,  O  God  :  let  all  the  peo- 
ple praise  Thee  :   the  earth  hath  yielded  her  fruit. 

May  God,  even  our  own  God,  bless  us,  may  God 
bless  us  :  and  may  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  fear  Him. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  Thy  right  hand  hath  upheld  me,  O  God. 

Ant.  From  the  gate  of  hell  deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord. 

The  Song  of  Hezechiah.     Is.  38. 

I  SAID,  In  the  midst  of  my  days  :  I  shall  go  to  the 
gates  of  hell. 

1  sought  for  the  residue  of  my  years  ;  I  said,  I  shall 
not  see  the  Lord  God  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

I  shall  behold  man  no  more  :  nor  the  inhabitant 
of  rest. 

My  generation  is  at  an  end  ;  and  it  is  rolled  away 
from  me  :  as  a  shepherd's  tent. 

My  life  is  cut  off  as  by  a  weaver  ;  whilst  I  was  yet 
but  beginning  He  cut  me  off :  from  morning  even  to 
night  Thou  wilt  make  an  end  of  me. 


566  The  Burial  of  the:  Dead. 

I  hoped  till  morning  ;  as  a  lion  so  hath  He  broken 
all  my  bones. 

From  morning  even  to  night  Thon  wilt  make  an 
end  of  me  :  I  cry  like  a  young  swallow,  I  moan  like  a 
dove. 

My  eyes  are  weakened  :  looking  upward. 

Lord,  I  suffer  violence,  answer  Thou  for  me  :  what 
shall  I  say,  or  what  shall  He  answer  for  me,  whereas 
He  Himself  hath  done  it  ? 

I  will  recount  to  Thee  all  my  years  ;  in  the  bitter- 
ness of  my  soul. 

O  Lord,  if  man's  life  be  such,  and  the  life  of  my 
spirit  be  in  such  things  as  these,  Thou  w7ilt  correct 
me,  and  make  me  live  !  Behold,  for  peace  is  my 
bitterness  most  bitter. 

But  Thou  hast  delivered  my  soul,  that  it  should  not 
perish  :  Thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  Thy  back. 

For  hell  will  not  thank  Thee,  neither  will  death 
praise  Thee  :  nor  will  they  that  go  down  into  the  pit 
look  for  Thy  truth. 

The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  give  praise  to 
Thee,  as  I  do  this  day  :  the  father  shall  make  Thy 
truth  known  to  the  children. 

O  Lord,  save  me  :  and  we  will  sing  our  psalms  all 
the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.    • 

Kternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  From  the  gate  of  hell  deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord. 

Ant.  Let  every  spirit  praise  the  Lord. 


B 


Fsai,m  148. 

RAISE  ye   the  Lord    from  the  heavens:    praise 
Him  in  the  heights. 


The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead.  567 

Praise  Hirn,  all  ye  His  Angels  :  praise  ye  Him,  all 
His  hosts. 

Praise  Him,  O  ye  sun  and  moon  ;  praise  Him,  all  ye 
stars  and  light. 

.  Praise  Him,  O  ye  heaven  of  heavens  :  and  let  all  the 
waters  that  are  above  the  heavens  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

For  He  spake,  and  they  were  made  :  He  command- 
ed, and  thev  were  created. 

He  hath  established  them  for  ever,  and  for  ages  of 
ages  :  He  hath  made  a  decree,  and  it  shall  not  pass 
away. 

Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth  :  ye  dragons,  and  all 
ye  deeps. 

Fire  and  hail ;  snow  and  ice  :  and  stormv  winds, 
which  fulfil  His  word : 

Mountains  and  all  hills  :  fruitful  trees  and  all  ce- 
dars : 

Beasts  and  all  cattle  :  creeping  things  and  feathered 
fowls : 

Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people  :  princes  and  all 
judges  of  the  earth  : 

Young  men  and  maidens,  old  men  and  children,  let 
them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  for  His  name 
alone  is  exalted. 

His  praise  is  above  heaven  and  earth  :  and  He  hath 
exalted  the  horn  of  His  people. 

A  song  of  praise  to  all  His  saints  :  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  a  people  drawing  nigh  unto  Him. 


0 


PSAM    149. 

ING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  :    let    His  praise 
be  in  the   Church  of  the  Saints. 


568  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

Let  Israel  rejoice  iu  Him  that  made  him  :  and  let 
the  children  of  Sion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 

Let  them  praise  His  name  in  the  choir  :  let  them 
sing  unto   Him  with  timbrel  and  psaltery  : 

For  the  Lord  is  well  pleased  with  His  people  :  and 
He  will  exalt  the  meek  unto  salvation. 

The  saints  shall  rejoice  in  glory  :  they  shall  be 
joyful  in  their   beds. 

The  high  praises  of  God  shall  be  in  their  mouth  : 
and  two-edged  swords  in  their  hands  : 

To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  nations :  and  chas- 
tisements among  the  people  : 

To  bind  their  kings  with  fetters  :  and  their  nobles 
with  chains  of  iron. 

To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment  that  is  written  : 
this  glory  have  all  His  saints. 

Psai.m   150. 

^TTXRAISE  the  Lord  in  His  holy  places  :  praise  Him 
,-■ —       in  the   firmament  of  His  power. 

Praise  Him  in  His  mighty  acts  :  praise  Him  accord- 
ing to  the  multitude  of  His  greatness. 

Praise  Him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  :  praise 
Him  with  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  Him  with  timbrel  and  choir  :  praise  Him  with 
strings  and  organs. 

Praise  Plim  upon  the  high-sounding  cymbals  ;  praise 
Him  upon  cymbals  of  joy  :  let  every  spirit  praise  the 
Lord. 

Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.   Let  every  spirit  praise  the  Lord. 

l\   I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  saying  unto  me  : 

A\   Blessed  are  the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lord. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 


569 


Ant.  I  am  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life  :  he  that 
believeth  in  Me,  although  he  be  dead,  shall  live  ;  and 
every  one  who  liveth,  and  believeth  in  Me,  shall  never 
die. 

The  Bexedictus,  or  Soxg  of  Zachary.     Luke  /. 


BEXEDICTUS  Domi- 
nus  Deus  Israel,  * 
quia  visitavit,  et  fecit  re- 
demptionem  plebis  suae  : 

Et  erexit  cornu  salutis 
nobis  *  in  donio  David 
pueri  sui : 

Sicut  locutus  est  per  os 
sanctorum,  *  qui  a  saeculo 
sunt,  prophetarum  ejus  : 

Salutem  ex  inimicis  nos- 
tris,  *  et  de  manu  omnium, 
qui  oderunt  nos  : 

Ad  faciendam  misericor- 
diani  cum  patribus  nos- 
tras, *  et  memorari  testa- 
meiiti  sui  sancti. 

Jusjurandum,  quod  jura- 
vit  ad  Abraham  patrem 
nostrum,  *  daturum  se  no- 
bis : 

Ut  sine  timore,  de  manu 
mimicorum  nostrorum  li- 
berati,  *  serviamus  illi, 


LESSED  be  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  ;  for 
He  hath  visited  and 
wrought  redemption  for 
His  people  : 

And  raised  up  for  us  a 
horn  of  salvation  :  in  the 
house  of  David  His  ser- 
vant : 

As  He  spake  by  the 
mouth  :  of  His  holy  pro- 
phets of  old  : 

Deliverance  from  our 
enemies  :  and  from  the 
hand  of  all  who  hate  us  : 

To  perform  mercy  to  our 
fathers  :  and  to  remember 
His  holy  covenant. 

The  oath  which  He  sware 
to  Abraham  our  father  : 
that  He  would  grant  us  : 

That  being  delivered  out 
of  the  hand  of  our  ene- 
mies :  we  may  serve  Him 
without  fear, 


57o  The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 

In   sanctitate   et  justitia  In  holiness   and  justice 

coram  ipso  *  omnibus  die-  before  Him  :  all  our  days, 
bus  nostris. 

Et  tu,  puer,  Pnrmeta  Al-  And  thou,  child,  shalt  be 

tissimi    vocaberis  :    *  prae-  called   the  prophet  of  the 

ibis  euim  ante  facieni  Do-  Most  High  :    for  thou  shalt 

mini  parare  vias  ejus  :  go  before  the    face  of  the 

Lord,  to  prepare  His  ways: 

Ad     dandam     scientiam  To   give   knowledge    of 

salutis     plebi    ejus,     *     in  salvation    to    His   people : 

remissionem      peccatorum  unto     remission    of    their 

eorum:  sins: 

Per  viscera  misericordioe  Through      the       tender 

Dei    nostri,    *    in    quibus  mercy     of    our    God :     in 

visitavit      nos,    oriens     ex  which  the  Day-spring  from 

alto  :  on  high  hath  visited  us  : 

Illuminare  his,  qui  in  te-  To  enlighten  those  who 

uebris  et  in  umbra  mortis  sit  in  darkness,  and  in  the 

sedent  :  *  ad  dirigendos  pe-  shade   of  death  :  to  direct 

des    nostros    in   viam    pa-  our   feet  into   the  wTay  of 

cis.  peace. 

Requiem  seternam,  etc.  Eternal  rest,  etc. 

Ant.  I  am  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life  :  he  that 
believeth  in  Me,  although  he  be  dead,  shall  live  ;  and 
every  one  who  liveth,  and  believeth  in  Me,  shall 
never  die. 

Then  are  said  the  following  prayers,  all  kneeling  : 

Our  Father  {inaudibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from  evil. 

V.   From  the  gate  of  hell 

A\   Deliver  his  soul,  ()  Lord. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  571 


V.  May  he  rest  in  peace. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my  prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come  to  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

*7T*BS0LVE,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  the  soul  of 
(%s<-*-*  Thy  servant  N.  from  every  bond  of  sin  ;  that, 
in  the  glory  of  the  Resurrection,  among  Thy  saints 
and  elect  he  may  rise  again  unto  newness  of  life. 
Through  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 

During  the  singing  of  Lauds  the  Celebrant  and  his  ministers  pre- 
pare for  the  Mass.  {See  the  Ordinary  of  the  Mass,  p.  114,  for 
everything  not  here  noted.) 

THE  MASS  FOR  THE  DEAD. 

On  the  Day  of  Decease  or  Burial. 

The  Introit. 

*T^>  EQUIEM  seternam  ^f TERXAL  rest  grant 
«J-\s  dona  eis,  Domine,  ^-A  unto  them,  O  Lord, 
et  lux  perpetua  luceat  eis.    and     let     perpetual     light 

shine  upon  them. 
Te  decet  hymnus,  Deus  A  hymn  becometh  Thee, 
in  vSion  ;  et  tibi  reddetur  O  God  in  Sion  ;  and  unto 
votum  in  Jerusalem  :  ex-  Thee  shall  the  vow  be  paid 
audi  oration  em  meam  ;  ad  in  Jerusalem  :  O  hear  my 
te  omnis  caro  veniet.  prayer  ;     unto   Thee   shall 

all  flesh  come. 
Requiem  eetetnath,  etc.  Eternal  rest,  etc. 


572  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 


P 


The  Prayer. 

EUS,  cui  proprium  ^v  GOD,  whose  property 
est  misereri  semper  V_>/  is  always  to  have 
et  parcere,  te  supplices  ex-  mercy  and  to  spare,  we 
oramus  pro  anima  famuli  humbly  beseech  Thee  for 
tui  N.,  quam  hodie  de  hoc  the  soul  of  Thy  servant 
sseculo  migrare  jussisti :  ut  N.,  which  Thou  hast  this 
nou  tradas  earn  in  maims  day  commanded  to  depart 
inimici,  neque  obliviscaris  out  of  this  world :  that 
in  finem,  sed  jubeas  earn  a  Thou  deliver  it  not  into  the 
Sanctis  Augelis  suscipi,  et  hands  of  the  enemy,  nor 
ad  patriam  Paradisi  per-  forget  it  unto  the  end ;  but 
duci ;  ut,  quia  in  te  spera-  command  it  to  be  received 
vit  et  credidit,  non  pcenas  by  Thy  holy  Angels,  and 
iuferni  sustineat,  sed  gau-  conducted  into  Paradise, 
dia  seterna  possideat.  Per  its  true  country  ;  that,  as  in 
Dominum,  etc.  Thee   it  hath   hoped    and 

believed,  it  may  not  suffer 
the  pains  of  hell,  but  may  take  possession  of  eternal 
joys.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 

The  Epistxe.    /  Thess.  4. 

BRATRES:— Nolumus  *-|3  RBTHREN  :  — We 
vos  ignorare  de  dor-  A^  will  not  have  you 
mientibus,  ut  non  contris-  ignorant  concerning  those 
temini,  sicut  et  caeteri  qui  who  sleep,  that  ye  sorrow 
spem  non  habent.  Si  enim  not,  as  even  the  others 
credimus  quod  Jesus  mor-  who  have  no  hope.  For  if 
tuus  est  et  resurrexit,  ita  we  believe  that  Jesus  died 
et  Deus  COS,  qui  dormie-  and  rose  again,  BO  also 
runt  per  Jesuin,  adducet  those  who  are  asleep 
cum   eo.      Hoc  enim  vobis    through     Jesus,    God    will 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  573 

dicimus  in  verbo  Domini,  bring  with  Hirn.  For  this 
quia  110s,  qui  vivimus,  qui  we  say  to  you  on  the  word 
residui  sumus  in  adventuin  of  the  Lord,  that  we  who 
Domini,  non  pneveniemus  are  alive,  who  remain  to 
eos,  qui  dormierunt.  Quo-  the  coming  of  the  Lord, 
niain  ipse  Dominus  in  jus-  shall  not  precede  those 
su,  et  in  voce  Archangeli,  who  are  asleep.  For  the 
et  in  tuba  Dei  descendet  de  Lord  Himself,  with  com- 
ccelo  :  et  niortui,  qui  in  mand,  and  with  the  voice 
Christo  sunt,  resurgent  of  Archangel,  and  with 
prirni.  Delude  nos,  qui  trumpet  of  God,  shall  come 
vivimus,  qui  relinquimur,  down  from  heaven  :  and 
simul  rapiemur  cum  illis  in  the  dead  who  are  in  Christ 
nubibus  obviatn  Christo  in  shall  rise  first.  Then  we 
aera,  et  sic  semper  cum  who  are  alive,  who  are  left, 
Domino  erinms.  Itaque  shall  be  caught  up  with 
consolamini  invicem  in  them  in  the  clouds  to  meet 
verbis  istis.  Christ  in  the   air,   and   so 

we  shall  be  always  with  the 
Lord.  Therefore  comfort 
one  another  with  these 
words. 

The  Gradual. 

^n^EQUIEM  aeternam  £N"TERNAL  rest  grant 
A-\  dona  eis,  Domine,  v^.  unto  them,  O  Lord, 
et  lux  perpetua  luceat  eis.    and     let    perpetual      light 

shine  upon  them. 
V.  In    memoria    aeterna        V.  The  just   man   shall 
erit  Justus  ;    ab    auditione    be   in    everlasting  remem- 
mala  non  timebit.  brance  ;    he    shall  not   be 

afraid  for  evil  tidings. 


574  The  Burial  oe  the  Dead. 

The  Tract. 

VtTBSOLVB,     Domine,  *Trw*BSOL,VE,    O    Lord, 

^v^-JU     animas       omnium  (%/<-^->  the  souls  of  all  Thy 

fidelium     defunctoruni    ab  faithful      departed        from 

omni   vinculo   delictorum.  every  bond  of  sin. 

V.  Et  gratia  tua  illis  sue-  V.  And  by  the  help  of 

currente,    mereantur     eva-  Thy    grace    may   they  be 

dere  judicium  ultionis.  enabled  to  escape  the  judg- 
ment of  vengeance. 

V.  Kt  lucis  oeternce  bea-  V.  And  enjoy  the  bless- 

titudine  perfrui.  edness  of  light  eternal. 

The  Sequence. 

^I^VlESine,  dies  ilia  *T^AY  of  wrath,  O   Day 

«A- J  A^-J     of  mourning, 

Solvet  saeclum  in  favilla,       L,o,    the    world    in    ashes 

burning — 
Teste  David  cum  Sibylla.       Seer   and   Sibyl   gave   the 

warning. 

Quan tus   tremor   est   futu-    O  what  fear  man's  bosom 

rus,  rendeth, 

Ouando    Tudex  est   venlu-    When    from     heaven    the 

rus,  Judge  descendeth, 

Cuncta  stricte  discussurus  !    On  whose  sentence  all  de- 

pencleth  ! 

Tuba  mirum  spargens  so-  Wondrous  sound  the  trum- 
nuiii  pet  llingeth, 

Per  sepulchra  regionum,  Through  earth's  sepul- 
chres it  ringeth, 

Cocret  omnes  ante  thro-  All  before  the  Throne  it 
num.  bringeth. 


The:  Burial,  of  the  Dead. 


575 


3Iors  stupebit  et  natura, 

Cum  resurget  creatura, 
Judicanti  respousura. 


Death   is   struck,  aud  Na- 
ture quaking, 
All  creation  is  awaking — 
To    its    Judge    an   answer 


making. 


Iviber  scriptus  proferetur, 
In  quo  totum  continetur, 
Lnde  mundus  judicetur. 


Lo,  the  Book,  exactly 
worded, 

Wherein  all  hath  been  re- 
corded— 

Thence  shall  judgment  be 
awarded. 


Judex  ergo  cum  sedebit, 
Quidquid  latet  apparebit 


Nil  inultum  remanebit. 


When  the  Judge  His  seat 

attaineth, 
And  each  hidden   deed  ar- 

raigneth, 
Nothing     unavenged      re- 

mainetn. 


Quid  sum  miser  tunc  dic- 

turus  ? 
Oueru    patron um     rogatu- 

rus, 
Cum  vix   Justus    sit   secu- 

rus? 


What  shall  I,  frail  man,  be 

pleading  ? 
Who  for  me   be   interced- 


ing 


When  the  just  are  mercy 


needing  ? 


Rex  tremendae  majestatis,  King,  of  majesty  tremen- 
dous, 

Qui  salvandos  salvas  gra-  Who  dost  free  salvation 
tis,  send  us, 

Salva  me,  fons  pietatis.  Fount   of   pity,    then    be- 

friend us. 


576 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 


Recordare,  Jesu  pie, 


Ouod  sum  causa  tuae  viae 


Ne  nie  perdas  ilia  die. 


Think,  kind  Jesu,  my  sal- 
vation 

Caused  Thy  wondrous  In- 
carnation— ■ 

Leave  me  not  to  reproba- 
tion. 


Oiuereus   me,    sedisti    las-    Faint  and  weary  Thou  hast 

sus  ;  sought  ine, 

Redemisti,  crucem  passus  :    On  the  Cross  of  suffering 

bought  me  ; 
Tantus  labor  non   sit  cas-    Shall  such  grace  be  vainly 

sus. 


Juste  Judex  ultionis, 


Donum  fac  remissionis 


Ante  diem  ratiouis. 


brought  me  ? 


Righteous  Judge  of  Retri- 
bution, 

Grant  Thy  gift  of  absolu- 
tion 

Ere  that  Reck'ning  Day's 
conclusion. 


Ingemisco  tanquam  reus, 
Culpa  rubet  vultus  meus  ; 
Supplicauti  parce,  Deus. 


Qui  Mariam  absolvisti, 
Et  latronem  exaudisti, 
Mihi  quoque  spem  dedisti. 


Guilty,  now  I  pour  my 
moaning, 

All  my  shame  with  ammish 
owning  : 

Spare,  O  God,  Thy  sup- 
pliant groaning. 

Thou  the  sinful  Mary  sav- 

est, 
Thou  the  dying  thief  for- 

gavest, 
And  to  me  a  hope  vouch- 

safest. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 


577 


Preces  mere  lion  sunt  dig- 
nae  : 

Sed  tu  bonus  fac  benigue, 

Ne  perenui  creiner  igue. 


Worthless  are  my  prayers 
and  sighing, 

Yet,  good  Lord,  in  grace 
complying, 

Rescue  me  from  fires  undy- 
ing. 


Inter  oves  locum  prcesta,        With   Thy   favored    sheep 

O  place  me  ; 

Kt  ab  hoedis  me  sequestra,    Nor  among  the  goats  abase 

me, 

Statuens  in  parte  dextra.        But    to  Thy   Right    Hand 

upraise  me. 


Confutatis  maledictis, 
Flammis  acribus  addictis, 


Voca  me  cum  benedictis. 


While  the  wicked  are  con- 
founded, 

Doomed  to  flames  of  woe 
unbounded, 

Call  me,  with  Thy  saints 
surrounded. 


Oro  supplex  et  acclinis,  Low  I  kneel,  with   heart- 

submission  ; 

Cor  contritum  quasi  cinis  ;  See,  like  ashes,  my  contri- 
tion— 

Gere  curam  mei  finis.  Help  me  in  my  last  condi- 

tion. 


Lacrymosa  dies  ilia, 


Qua  resurget  ex  favilla 


Judicandus  homo  reus. 


Ah,  that  day  of  tears  and 
mourning, 

From  the  dust  of  earth  re- 
turning, 

Man  for  Judgment  must 
prepare  him — 


57&  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

Huic  ergo  parce,  Deus  :  Spare,    O    God,   in    mercy 

spare  him. 

Pie  Jesu  Domine,  Lord,  who  didst  our  souls 

redeem, 
Dona  eis  requiem.  Grant  a  blessed  Requiem. 

Amen.  Amen. 

The  GospEi*.    John  n. 

IN  illo  tempore  : — Dixit  ^Tjt^  tnat  time  ' — Mar" 

Martha     ad     Jesum  :  e*/—"-»     tha  said  to  Jesus  : 

Domine,  si  fuisses  hie,  fra-  Lord,  if  Thou  hadst  been 

ter  meus  uon  fuisset  mor-  here,  my  brother  had  not 

tuus.      Sed  et   nunc   scio,  died.        But    now    also    I 

quia  qusecumque  poposce-  know  that  whatever  Thou 

ris  a  Deo,  dabit  tibi   Deus.  wilt  ask  of  God,  God  will 

Dicit  illi  Jesus  :   Resurget  give  Thee.      Jesus  saith  to 

frater  tuus.     Dicit  ei  Mar-  her  :  Thy  brother  will  rise 

tha  :  Scio,  quia  resurget  in  again.      Martha    saith    to 

resurrectione  in  novissimo  Him  :  I  know  that  he  will 

die.     Dixit  ei  Jesus  :   Ego  rise  again  in  the  resurrec- 

sum    resurrectio    et    vita  :  tion  at  the  last  day.     Jesus 

qui  credit  in  me,  etiam  si  said  to  her  :   I  am  the  Re- 

mortuus    fuerit,    vivet :   et  surrection  and  the  Life  :  he 

omnis   qui    vivit,  et  credit  that   believeth   in    Me,  al- 

iu   me,    non    morietur    in  though  he  be   dead,  shall 

aeternum.        Credis      hoc?  live  :  and  every   one  who 

Ait  illi :  Utique,    Domine,  liveth,     and    believeth    in 

ego    credidi,     quia    tu    es  Me,    shall  never  die.     Be- 

Christus,    Filius   Dei   vivi,  lievest    thou     this?       She 

qui  in  huuc  muuduin  ve-  saith  to  Him  :  Yea,  Lord, 

uisti.  I  believe  that  Thou  art  the 

Christ,  the  Son  of  the  liv- 
ing   God,    who   art   come  into  this  world. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  579 

The  Offertory. 

^T^vOMIXB  Jesu  Christe,  S~\   LORD  Jesus  Christ, 

t^J     Rex   gloriae,  libera  V_>^     King   of  glory,    de- 

auimas   omnium    fidelium  liver   the  souls  of  all  the 

defunctorum  de  pcenas  in-  faithful  departed  from  the 

ferni,  et  de  profundo  lacu  :  pains  of  hell,  and  from  the 

libera  eas  de  ore  leonis,  ne  depths  of  the  pit :  deliver 

absorbeat  eas  tartarus,  ne  them  from  the  mouth  of 

cadant  in  obscurum  ;    sed  the  lion,  lest  hell  swallow 

signifer    sanctus     Michael  them  up,  lest  they  fall  into 

repraesentet   eas   in  lucem  darkness ;     but      let      the 

sanctam  :    *     Quam    olim  standard-bearer,  St.  Mich- 

Abrahae   promisisti,  et  se-  ael,   bring  them   into    the 

mini  ejus.  holy  light.     Which  Thou 

didst    promise    of    old    to 
Abraham,  and  to  his  seed. 

V.  Hostias  et  preces  tibi,  V.  We  offer  Thee,  O 
Domine,  laudis  offerimus  :  Lord,  a  sacrifice  of  praise 
tu  suscipe  pro  animabus  and  prayers :  do  Thou 
illis,  quarum  hodie  memo-  accept  them  in  behalf  of 
riam  facimus  :  fac  eas,  Do-  those  souls  whom  we  this 
mine,  de  morte  transire  at  day  commemorate.  Grant, 
vitam.  O    Lord,    that    they    may 

pass  from  death  to  life. 
Quam  olim  Abrahse  pro-        Which  Thou   didst  pro- 
misisti, et  semini  ejus.  mise   of  old  to   Abraham, 

and  to  his  seed. 

The  vSecret  Prayer. 

*|£)R0PITIARE,  qusesu-  "T^>  B  merciful,  we  be- 
r-L  mus  Domine,  ani-  A^  seech  Thee,  O 
mae  fum ulitui  N.,  pro  qua    Lord,    to  the  soul  of  Thy 


o  The  BtXRXAJ,  of  the  Dead. 

hostiam  laudis  tibi  imnio-   servant  N.,   for  which  we 

lamus  ;  majestatem  luam  offer  Thee  the  Sacrifice  of 
suppliciter  deprecantes,  praise  ;  humbly  beseeching 
ut,  per  haec  piae  placatioiiis   Thy     Majesty,      th.        by 

offieia,  pervenire  merea-  these  oilices  of  loving  re- 
tur  ad  requiem  sempiter-  conciliation,  it  may  be 
nam.     Ter  Doiuinuiu,  etc.    found    worthy     to     attain 

everlasting  rest.     Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 

The  Communion. 
*~| — '  UX  a?terna  luceat  eis,     iT\AY      light       eternal 
r-* — *     Domine :     *     Cinn    ^*-^>     shine   upon   them, 
Sanctis  tuis    in    seternum,    O  Lord  :  With  Thy  Saints 
quia  pins  es.  for  ever,  because  Thou  art 

merciful. 
J'.  Requiem       aeternam        Eternal  rest  grant  unto 
dona  eis,    Domine,    et  lux    them,     O    Lord,     and    let 
perpetua  luceat  eis.  perpetual  light  shine  upon 

them. 
Cum  Sanctis,  etc.  With  Thy  Saints,  etc. 

The  Postcommuxiox. 

*T^R^STA,  qucesumus  ^  RANT,  we  beseech 
A—  omuipotens  Deus,  Vi^  Thee,  Almighty 
ut  anima  famuli  tut  N.,  God,  that  the  soul  of  Thy 
quae  hodie  de  hoc  sreculo  servant  N.,  which  has 
migravit,  his  sacrificiis  this  day  departed  out  of 
purgata.  et  a  peccatis  ex-  this  world,  being  purified 
pedita,  indulgentiam  pari-  by  this  sacrifice,  and  de- 
ter et  requiem  capiat  sem-  livered  from  sins,  may  re- 
piteniam.  Ter  Dominum,  ceive  both  pardon  and  eter- 
etc.  nal     rest.       Through    our 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 


The  Burial  of  the  Dead.  581 

After  Mass,  the  Celebrant,  having  put  off  the  chasuble  and  maniple, 
receives  a  cope  of  black  color.  The  Subdeacon  takes  the  Procession- 
al Cross,  and  places  himself  at  the  head  of  the  Corpse  with  the 
Cross,  between  two  Acolytes  with  their  candlesticks  and  lighted  can- 
dles. The  Celebrant,  with  the  Deacon  and  other  ministers,  places 
himself  at  the  feet  of  the  Corpse,  opposite  the  Cross.  An  Acolyte 
holds  the  Ritual  before  the  Celebrant,  who  says  the  following 
prayer  :~\ 

In  less  solemn  Funerals,  7vhere  the  Office  and  Mass  are  omitted,  the 
Priest,  after  reciting  the  Subveuite,  etc.,  p.  jji,  begins  at  once 
the  following  Prayer  ; 

*~T~\  ON  intres  in  judicium  •^S'NTKR.  not  into  judg- 

#-■-&     cum  servo  tuo,  Do-  ^-A     ment  with  Thy  ser- 

mine,  quia  nullus  apud  te  vant,  O  Lord,  for  in  Thy 

justificabitur    homo,     nisi  sight  shall  no  man  be  jus- 

per  te  omnium  peccatorum  titled,  unless  through  Thee 

ei  tribuatur  remissio.     Non  remission  of  all  his  sins  be 

ergo  eum,  quaesumus,  tua  granted    unto    him.      Let 

judicialissententiapremat,  not,  therefore,  we  beseech 

quern  tibi  vera  supplicatio  Thee,  the  sentence  of  Thy 

fidei  Christianse  conimen-  judgment    weigh    heavily 

dat  :  sed  gratia  tua  illi  sue-  upon  him  whom  the  true 

currente,  mereatur  evadere  supplication    of    Christian 

judicium  ultionis,  qui  dum  Faith  doth  commend  unto 

viveret,  insignitus  est  sig-  Thee:   but,  by  the  succor 

naculo  Sanctse  Trinitatis  :  of  Thy  grace,    may  he  be 

Qui  vivis  et  regnas  in  sae-  found    worthy    to    escape 

cula  saeculorurn.  the      judgment     of     veu- 

R.  Amen.  geance,     who,      while     he 

lived,  was  sealed  with  the 

seal  of  the  Holy   Trinity :  Who   livest   and    reignest, 

world  without  end.  R.  Amen. 

Then  is  said  or  sung  the  Responsory ,  Libera  me,  etc.,  as  on  p.  562. 


5§2 


The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 


Whilst  the  above  Responsory  is  being  sung,  the  Priest  puts  incense 
into  the  censer.     At  the  end  of  the  Responsory  is  said : 


Kyrie  eleison. 
Christe  eleisou. 
Kyrie  eleisou. 
Pater  noster  [seereto). 


Lord,  have  rnerc}^ 
Christ,  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 
Our  Father  (iuaudibly). 


Meanwhile  the  Priest  receives  the  spri?ikler  from  the  assistant,  and, 
having  made  a  low  bow  to  the  crucifix,  goes  round  the  Bier, 
and  sprinkles  the  Corpse  thrice  on  each  side ;  then,  returning  to 
his  place,  he  receives  the  censer  from  the  assistant,  and  in  like 
manner  goes  round  the  Bier,  and  incenses  the  Corpse  in  the 
same  way  as  he  sprinkled  it ;  then,  having  returned  the  censer 
to  the  assistant,  he  says  : 


V.  Et  ue  uos  iuducas  iu 
teiitatiouem. 

R.  Sed  libera  uos  a  ma- 
le 

V.  A  porta  iuferi 

R.  Erue,  Douiiue,  ani- 
matu  ejus. 

V.  Requiescat  in  pace. 

R.  Auieu. 

V.  Domine,  exaudi  ora- 
tionem  meam. 

R.  Et  clamor  meus  ad 
te  veniat. 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Bt  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

Or  emits. 

EUS,    cui    proprium 
est  misereri  semper 


D 


V.  Aud  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  From  the  gate  of 
hell 

R.  Deliver  his  soul,  O 
Lord. 

V.  May  he  rest  in  peace. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
prayer. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

OGOD,   whose  proper- 
ty is  always  to  have 


The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead.  583 

et  parcere,  te  supplices  ex-  mercy  and  to  spare,  we 
oramus  pro  aiiima  famuli  humbly  beseech  Thee  for 
tut  N.,  quam  hodie  de  hoc  the  soul  of  Thy  servant  N., 
sseculo  migrare  jussisti  :  ut  which  Thou  hast  this  day 
non  tradas  earn  in  manus  commanded  to  depart  out 
inimici,  neque  obliviscaris  of  this  world  :  that  Thou 
in  fiuem,  sed  jubeas  earn  a  deliver  it  not  into  the 
Sanctis  Augelis  suscipi,  et  hands  of  the  enemy,  nor 
ad  patriam  Paradisi  perdu-  forget  it  unto  the  end  ; 
ci :  ut,  quia  in  te  speravit  but  command  it  to  be  re- 
et  credidit,  non  pcenas  ceived  by  Thy  holy  An- 
inferni  sustineat,  sed  gau-  gels,  and  conducted  into 
dia  «tern a  possideat.  Per  Paradise,  its  true  county  ; 
Christum  Dominum  nos-  that,  as  in  Thee  it  hath 
trum.  hoped  and  believed,  it  may 

not  suffer  the  pains  of  hell, 
but  may    take  possession 
of  eternal  joys.     Through 
Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

(If  the  deceased  was  a  Priest,  the  word  Priest  is  added  to  the  name 

expressed  in  the  prayer.) 

After  this  the  Body  is  borne  to  the  Grave,  if  it  is  to  be  buried  then; 

meanwhile  is  said  or  sung : 


I 


N  Paradisum  deducant    fT\AY  the  Angels  lead 

te     Anprpli       in      tlin    nc\-       ?V.H.^         that*         intn  Poi-o. 


te  Angeli,  in  tuo  ad-  >&A     thee     into       Para- 

ventu  suscipiant    te    Mar-  dise  ;  at  thy  coming  may 

tyres,    et  perducant  te  in  the  Martyrs  receive   thee, 

civitatem  sanctam   Jerusa-  and    bring    thee  into  the 

lem.      Chorus    Angelorum  holy       City,       Jerusalem. 

te  suscipiat,  et  cum  Lazaro  May  the  Choir  of  Angels 


x> 


584  The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 

quondam  paupere  cetera  am    receive    thee,      and    with 
habeas  requiem.  Lazarus,    once    a    beggar, 

may  est  thou  have  eternal 

rest. 

On  reaching  the  Gravet  if  it  be  not  blessed,  the  Priest  blesses  it,  as 

follows  : 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 

BUS,    cujus    misera-  ^"X  GOD,  in  whose  ten- 

tione   animae    fide-  V_>J     der  mercy  the  souls 

Hum      requiescunt,     hunc  of  the  faithful  departed  are 

tumulum  benedicere  •k  dig-  at  rest,  vouchsafe  to  bless 

nare,  eique  Angelum  tuum  *h  this  grave,   and   assign 

sanctum  deputa  custodem  ;  thereto  Thy  holy  Angel  as 

et     quorum    corpora     hie  its     keeper ;    and    absolve 

sepeliuntur,  animas  eorum  from  all  the  bonds  of  sin 

ab  omnibus  absolve  vincu-  the  souls  of  those   whose 

lis    delictorum,    ut    in    te  bodies    are     here     buried, 

semper    cum    Sanctis  tuis  that  with  Thy  Saints  they 

sine    fine    lsetentur.      Per  may  ever  rejoice  in  Thee 

Christum    Domiuum  nos-  to  all   eternity.     Through 

trum.  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

The  prayer  being  said,  the  Priest  sprinkles  with  holy  water,  and  af- 
terguards incenses,  the  Body  of  the  deceased  and  the  Grave.  But 
if  the  Body  is  not  buried  then,  the  Responsory  In  Paradisum  is 
omiltrd  {and  also  the  Blessing  of  the  Grave,  if  it  be  already 
blessed).     The  office  then  continues  as  follows  : 

Kgo  sum.  I  am. 

The  Benedict  us,  p.  569,  Is  then  sung. 

After  which  : 

Requiem  aeternam,  etc.  Eternal  rest,  etc. 


The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 


5S5 


0' 


}0  sum  resurrectio  et  't'  AM    the    Resurrectiou 

vita  :    qui  credit   in  r-»-»     and  the  Life  :  he  that 

me,  etiam  si  mortuus  fue-  believeth  in  Me,  although 

rit, vivet: et omnis qui vivit,  he    be   dead,     shall    live: 

et  credit  in  me,  non  morie-  and  every  one  who  liveth, 


tur  in  sternum. 


aud  believeth  in  Me,  shall 
never  die. 


Then  is  said. 


Kyrie  eleison. 
Christe  eleison. 
Kyrie  eleison. 
Pater  noster  (secrcto). 


Lord,  have  mercy. 
Christ,  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 
Our  Father  {inandibly). 


In  the  meantime  the  Priest  sprinkles  the  Corpse. 


V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas  in 
tentationem. 

R.  Sed  libera  nos  a  ma- 
le 

V.  A  porta  iuferi 

R.  Erue,  Dornine,  ani- 
mam  ejus. 

V.  Requiescat  in  pace. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  Doniine,  exaudi  ora- 
tionem  nieam. 

R.  Et  clamor  mens  ad  te 
veniat. 

V.   Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 


V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  From  the  gate  of 
hell 

R.  Deliver  his  soul,  O 
Lord. 

V.  May  he  rest  in 
peace. 

R.  Amen. 

V.  O  Lord,  hear  my 
praver. 

R.  And  let  my  cry  come 
unto  Thee. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


586  The  Buriai,  of  the  Dead. 

Or  emus.  Let  us  pray. 


B 


AC,  quaesumus  Domi-  /^S"  RANT,    O    Lord,    we 

ne,  hauc  cum  servo  viP     beseech  Thee,    this 

tu<?    defuncts    misericordi-  mercy   unto   Thy   servant 

am,    ut    factorum  suorum  deceased,    that,  having   in 

in  poenis  non  recipiat  vi-  desire   kept   Thy   will,    lie 

cem,  qui  tuani  in  votis  te-  may  not  suffer  in  requital 

nuit  voluntatem  :  ut  sicut  of  his  deeds  :  and  as  a  true 

hie  eum  vera  fides  junxit  Faith  joined  him  unto  the 

fidelium   turmis,    ita    illic  company   of  Thy   faithful 

eum    tua  miseratio   societ  here   below,   so   may   Thy 

angelicis      choris.          Per  tender    mercy    give     him 

Christum    Dominum   nos-  place    above,    among    the 

trum.  Angel    choirs.        Through 

Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Requiem       ae tern  am  V.  Kternal     rest     grant 

dona  ei,  Domine.  unto   him,    O    Lord. 

R.  Et  lux  perpetua  lu-  R.  And     let      perpetual 

ceat  ei.  light  shine  upon  htm, 

V.  Requiescat  in  pace.  V.  May  he  rest  in  peace. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 

V.  Anima   ejus,   et   ani-  V.  May   his    soul,     and 

mae  omnium  fidelium  de-  the      souls     of      all     the 

functorum,   per  misericor-  faithful  departed,  through 

diam   Dei,   requiescant    in  the  mercy  of  t>od,  rest  in 

pace.  peace. 

R.  Amen.  R.  Amen. 


The  Buriai,  of  Children. 


587 


THE  BURIALl  OF  CHILDREN. 


L 


^HEN  a  Baptized  Child  shall  have  departed  this 
life  before  coming  to  the  use  of  reason,  the  Body 
shall  be  dressed  as  befits  his  age,  and  flowers 
shall  be  laid  upon  it,  in  token  of  purity  and  vir- 
ginity. The  Priest,  vested  in  surplice  and  white 
stole,  first  sprinkles  the  Body  with  holy  water, 
and  says  the  first  words  of  the  A  ntiphon  : 

Sit  nomen  Domini.      Blessed  be  th  e  name 

of  the  Lord. 

Psai,m  112,  p.  183, 

followed  by  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc.      Then  the  A  ntiphon  is 

said  entire: 

^IT      nomen      Domini  *-|£>LESSED       be       the 

J*^     benedictum  :  ex  hoc  <-*-3     name  of  the  Lord  : 

nunc,    et    usque   in   saecu-  from   this   time   forth    for 

lum.  evermore. 

If  the  Body  is  bor?ie  to  the  Church,  is  said,  according  to  the  space 

of  time : 

Psalms  118,  p.  39,  148,  149,  150,  p.  366. 

On  arriving  at  the  Church  the  Priest  says  : 

Ant.  Hie  accipiet.  Ant.  He  shall  receive. 

PSAI.M  23,  p.  454.. 

Ant.  Hie  accipiet  bene-  Ant.  He  shall  receive  a 

dictionem    a    Domino,    et  blessing    from    the   Lord, 

misericordiam  a  Deo  salu-  and  mercy  from  God    his 

tari  suo,  quia  haec  est  ge-  Saviour,  for  this  is  the  gen- 


588 


The  Buriai,  of  Children. 


neratio  quserentiuin  Domi-    eration  of  them  that  seek 


num. 


the  Lord. 
Then  is  said : 

Kyrie  eleison.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

Christe  eleison.  Christ,  have  mercy. 

Kyrie  eleison.  Lord,  have  mercy. 

Pater  noster  (secreto).  Our  Father  (inaudibly). 

Meanwhile  he  sprinkles  the  Body. 


V,  Bt  ne  nos  inducas  in 
tentationem. 

R.  Sed  libera  nos  a  ma- 
le 

V.  Me  autem  propter 
innocentiam  suscepisti. 

R.  Bt  conflrmasti  me  in 
conspectu  tuo  in  aeteriium. 
V.  Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Bt  cum  spiritu  tuo. 

Oremus. 

OMNIPOTBNS  et  mi- 
tissime  Deus,  qui 
omnibus  parvulis  renatis 
fonte  baptismatis,  dum  mi- 
grant a  saeculo,  sine  ullis 
eorum  meritis  vitam  illico 
largiris  leternam,  sicut  ani- 
mfe  hujus  parvuli  hodie 
credimus    te    fecisse  :    fac 


V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

V.  As  for  me,  Thou  hast 
received  me  because  of 
mine  innocence. 

R.  And  hast  set  me  be- 
fore Thy  face  for  ever. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 

YT*  LMIGHTY  and 

<v£-J->    most  merciful 

God,  who,  when  little 
children  born  again  at  the 
Font  of  Baptism  depart 
this  world,  dost  forthwith, 
without  any  desert  of 
theirs,  bestow  upon  them 
life   everlasting,  as  we  be- 


The  Burial  of  Children. 


5% 


nos,  quaesumus  Domine, 
per  intercessionem  beatce 
Mariae  semper  Virginis,  et 
omnium  Sanctorum  tuo- 
rum,  hie  purilicatis  tibi 
mentibus  famulari,  et  in 
Paradiso  cum  beatis  parvu- 
lis  perenniter  sociari.  Per 
Christum  Domiuum  nos- 
trum. 


R.  Amen. 


lieve  Thou  hast  done  this 
day  to  the  soul  of  this  lit- 
tle child  :  grant  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  O  Lord, 
through  the  intercession  of 
Blessed  Mary  ever  Virgin, 
and  of  all  Thy  Saints,  to 
serve  Thee  here  with  pure 
minds,  and  to  be  for  ever 
united  to  the  Blessed  little 
ones  in  Paradise.  Through 
Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


IViiile  the  Body  is  borne  to  the  Grave,  and  even  if  it  be  not  then 
buried,  is  said  the  first  word  of  the  Antiphon  : 

Juvenes.  Young  men. 

Psat.m  148,  p.  §66. 

Ant.  Juvenes      et       vir-  Ant.  Young    men     and 

giues,    senes  cum  juniori-  maidens,     old     men     and 

bus,  laudent  nomen  Domi-  children,   let   them   praise 

ni.  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Then  is  said  : 


Kyrie  eleison. 

Christe  eleison. 

Kyrie  eleison. 

Pater  noster  (secreto). 

V.  Et  ne  nos  inducas 
in  tentationem. 

R.  Sed  libera  nos  a  ma- 
le 


Lord,  have  mercy. 

Christ,  have  mercy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 

Our  Father  (hiandibly). 

V.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation. 

R.  But  deliver  us  from 
evil. 


59° 


The  Buriai,  of  Children. 


V.  Sinite  parvulos  ve- 
nire ad  rne. 

R.  Talium  est  euim  reg- 
num  ccelorum. 

V.   Dominus  vobiscum. 

R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo. 
O  remus. 

OMNIPOTENS  sempi- 
terue  Deus,  sanctae 
puritatis  amator,  qui  ani- 
raam  liujus  parvuli  ad  coe- 
lorum reguum  hodie  mise- 
ricorditer  vocare  dignatus 
es :  digneris  etiam,  Domi- 
ne,  ita  nobiscum  miseri- 
corditer  agere,  ut  meritis 
tuae  sauclissimae  Passionis, 
et  intercessioue  beatae 
Mariae  semper  Virginis  et 
omnium  Sanctorum  tuo- 
rum,  in  eodem  regno  nos 
cum  omnibus  Sanctis  et 
Electis  tuis  semper  facias 
cou^audere.  Oui  vivis  et 
regnas,  cum  Deo  Patre,  in 
imitate  Spiritus  Sancti 
Deus,  per  omnia  soecula  soe- 
culorum. 

R.  Amen. 


V.  Suffer  the  little  chil- 
dren to  come  to  Me. 

R.  For  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

V.  The  lyord  be  with 
you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 


•LMIGHTY,  Ever- 
lasting God,  lover 
of  holy  Purity,  who  of  Thy 
mercy  hast  this  day  vouch- 
safed to  call  the  soul  of 
this  little  one  unto  the 
kingdom  of  heaven : 
vouchsafe  also,  O  Lord,  to 
deal  with  us  with  the  like 
mercy,  that,  by  the  merits 
of  Thy  most  Holy  Passion, 
and  by  the  intercession  of 
Blessed  Mary  ever  Virgin, 
and  of  all  Thy  Saints,  Thou 
may  est  make  us  to  rejoice 
in  the  same  kingdom  with 
all  Thy  Saints  and  Elect. 
Who  livest  and  reignest 
with  God  the  Father,  in 
the  unity  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  God,  world  without 
end. 

R.  Amen. 


The  Burial  of  Children.  591 

Then  the  Priest  sprinkles  the  Body  (as  also  the   Grave)  zuith  holy 
water,  and  incenses  it ;  after  which  it  is  buried. 

Lastly,  when  he  returns  from  the  burial  to  the  Church,  he  says  the 
Song-  of  the  Three  Children,  Benedicite  {p.  327),  with  the  Gloria 
Patri  at  the  end.     This  Antiphou  is.  said  before  and  after: 

BENEDICITE    Domi-  Sr>LESS   the  Lord,    all 

uum,   omues   electi  r&l^     ye  His  elect,  keep 

ejus,  agite   dies   lsetitise   et  days  of  gladness  and  give 

confitemini  illi.  praise  unto  Him. 

Having  arrived  in  the  Church,  the  Priest  says  before  the  Altar : 

V.  Dominus  vobiscum.  V.  The    Lord    be    with 

you. 
R.  Et  cum  spiritu  tuo.  R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 


x> 


Oremus.  Let  us  pray. 

EUS,  qui  miro  ordine  /^    GOD,  who  dost  dis- 

Angelorum    minis-  V>J     pose  the  services  of 

teria  hominumque  dispen-  Angels  and  men  in  a  won- 

sas,  concede  propitius,  ut  a  derful      order,     mercifully 

quibus  tibi   ministrantibus  grant    that   as    Thy    holy 

in  coelo  semper   assistitur,  Angels  always  minister  be- 

ab  his  in  terra  vita  nostra  fore   Thee    in    heaven,    so 

muniatur.      Per   Christum  by  them  we  may  be  pro- 

Dominum  nostrum.  tected  in  our  life  on  earth. 

Through  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen.  R.   Amen. 


O 


VARIOUS  PRAYERS  FOP.  THE  DEAD. 

For  a  deceased  Pope. 

GOD,  by  whose  inscrutable  appointment  Thy  ser- 
vant N.  {here  express  his  name)  was  numbered 


592  Various  Prayers  for  the  Dead. 

among  the  Chief  Bishops  :  grant,  we  beseech  Thee, 
that  he,  who  was  Vicar  of  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  on 
earth,  may  receive  a  place  among  Thy  holy  Pontiffs 
who  have  entered  into  everlasting  blessedness. 


For  a  deceased  Bishop  or  Priest. 

OGOD,  who  didst  raise  Thy  servant  N.  (here  ex- 
press his  name)  to  the  dignity  of  Bishop  (or 
Priest)  in  the  Apostolic  Priesthood  :  grant,  we  beseech 
Thee,  that  he  may  be  for  ever  united  to  the  company 
of  the  same. 

Another  Prayer  for  a  deceased  Bishop. 

RANT,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  the  soul 
of  Thy  servant  Bishop  N.  (here  express  his 
name),  which  Thou  hast  taken  from  the  toilsome  con- 
flict of  this  world,  may  have  fellowship  among  Thy 
Saints. 

For  a  deceased  Priest. 

OLORD,  we  pray  Thee  that  the  soul  of  Thy  Priest, 
Thy  servant  N.  (here  express  his  name),  which, 
while  he  abode  in  this  world,  Thou  didst  adorn  with 
sacred  gifts,  may  ever  rejoice  in  a  glorious  seat  in 
heaven. 


For  a  Man  deceased. 


LORD,  incline  Thine  ear  unto  the  prayers  where- 
by we  humbly  call  upon  Thee  to  show  mercy 
uuto  the  soul  of  Thy  servant   N.   (here  express   the 


o 


Various  Prayers  for  the  Dead.  593 

name),  which  Thou  hast  commanded  to  depart  out  of 
this  life  ;  that  it  may  please  Thee  to  set  him  in  a  place 
of  peace  and  light,  and  give  him  a  part  with  Thy 
Saints. 

For  a  Woman  deceased. 

*-| — '  ORD,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  the  tenderness  of  Thy 
<-■ — *  great  mercy,  to  have  pity  upon  the  soul  of  Thy 
handmaid  N.  (here  express  her  name) ;  cleanse  her 
from  all  defilements  which  have  stained  this  mortal 
body,  and  give  her  inheritance  in  everlasting  salvation. 


For  deceased  Parents. 

OGOD,  who  hast  commanded  us  to  honor  our  fa- 
ther and  mother,  look  in  the  tenderness  of  Thy 
mercy  upon  the  souls  of  my  father  and  mother,  and 
forgive  them  their  sins,  and  grant  unto  me  the 
joy  of  seeing  them  again  in  the  glorious  light  of  ever- 
lasting life. 

For  deceased  Brethren^  Relations,  and  Benefactors. 
GOD,  the  bestower  of  forgiveness,  etc,  p.  779. 


O 


For  a  dead  Friend. 


*""p^KLP  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  and  at  the  pray- 
r-*-b  ers  of  Mary,  the  most  Blessed  Mother  of  God, 
ever  Virgin,  let  the  soul  of  Thy  servant  have  a  place  in 
the  light  of  everlasting  blessedness. 


1b\nnn$  anb  Sequences 


FOR  THK 


Cburcb's  Seasons 


597 


s 


Ibprnns  anfc   Sequences  for   tbe 
Cburcb's  Seasons* 


i. 

2. 


MORNING  HYMN.     (See  p.  37- ) 


xt 


THE  THIRD  HOUR.     TIERCE. 

CTNC,  Sancte  nobis  Spiri-      WOME,    Holy    Ghost,  with 
tus,  \^j         God  the  Son, 

Unum  Patri  cum  Filio,  And    God    the     Father, 

ever  One ; 
Dignare  promptus  ingeri  Shed   fori:h   Thy  grace    within 

our  breast, 
Nostro  refusus  pectori.  And    dwell    with    us,    a   ready 

guest. 

Os,  lingua,  mens,  sensus,  vigor    By  every  power,  by  heart  and 

tongue, 


Confessionem  personent ; 
Flammescat  igne  caritas, 
Accendat  ardor  proximos. 

Prsesta,  Pater  piissime, 
Patrique  compar  Unice, 

Cum  Spiritu  Paraclito 
Regnaus  per  omne  sseculum. 


By  act  and  deed,  Thy  praise  be 

sung; 
Inflame  with  perfect  love  each 

sense, 
That  others'  souls  may  kindle 

thence. 

O  Father,  that  we  ask  be  done, 
Through    Jesus    Christ,   Thine 

only  Son, 
Who,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 

Thee, 
Shall  live  and  reign  eternally. 

Amen. 


Amen. 

3.  THE  SIXTH  HOUR.     SEXT. 

ECTOR     potens,     verax     j^   GOD  of  truth,  O  Lord  of 


H 


o 


Deus,  \^f  mig"bt, 

Qui    temperas     rerum  Who  orderest  time  and 

vices,  change  aright, 

599 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Splendore  mane  illuminas» 
Et  ignibus  meridiem  : 


Exstingue  flammas  litium^ 
Aufer  calorem  noxium» 
Confer  salutem  corporum, 
Veramque  pacem  cordium. 


Praesta>  Pater  piissime, 
Patrique  compar  Unice» 

Cum  Spiritu  Paraclito 

Regnans  per  omne  seeculum. 

Amen. 


Brightening     the     morn    with 

golden  gleams, 
Kindling  the    noon-day's   fiery 

beams : 

Quench  Thou  in  us  the  flames 

of  strife, 
From  passion's   heat   preserve 

our  life, 
Our   bodies   keep    from    perils 

free, 
And  giveour  souls  true  peace  in 

Thee. 

Almighty  Father,  hear  our  cry 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  L,ord 

most  High, 
Who,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 

Thee, 
Doth  live  and  reign  eternally. 

Amen. 


4. 


THE  NINTH  HOUR.     NONE. 

o 


Sr"-^  ERUM,  Deus,    tenax  vi-     ^-^v    GOD,     creation's    secret 
Jlj  Sor,  V_^7         force, 

^5    Immotus  in  te  perma-  Thj^self     unmov'd,     all 

liens,  motion's  source, 

I^ucis  diurnoe  tempora  Who,  from  the  morn  till   even- 

ing's ray, 
Successibus  determinans  :  Through  all  its  changes  guid'st 

the  day : 


I^argire  lumen  vespere, 

Quo  vita  nusquam  decidat ; 

Sed  pnemium  mortis  sacrse 
Perennis  instet  gloria. 

Praesta,  Pater  piissime, 
Patrique  compar  Unice, 


Grant  us,  when  this  short  life  is 

past, 
The  glorious  evening  that  shall 

last : 
That,  by  a  holy  death  attain'd, 
Eternal  glory  may  be  gain'd. 

O  Father,  that  we  ask  be  done, 
Through    Jesus    Christ,    Thine 
only  Son  ; 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


60  i 


Cum  Spiritu  Paraclito  Who,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 

Thee, 
Regnaus  per  ornne  sseculuni.  Shall  live  and  reign  eternally. 

Amen.  Amen. 


5. 


VESPER  HYMN.     {Seep.  190.) 


6.    COMPLINE,  OR  EVENING  HYMN.    {Seep.  73.) 


7.  ADVENT,  AT    VESPERS. 

REATORalme  siderum, 


C 


c 


REATOR  of  the  stars  of 
night, 
iEterna  lux  credentium'  Thy  people's  everlasting 

light, 
Jesu,  Redeemer,  save  us  all, 
And    hear  Thy  servants  when 
they  call. 


Jesu,  Redemptor  omnium, 
Intende  votis  supplicum. 


Qui  dsemonis  ne  fraudibus 

Periret  orbis,  impetu 

Amoris  actus,  languid! 

Mundi  medela  factus  es. 
Commune  qui  mundi  nefas 

Ut  expiares,  ad  Crucem 

E  Virginis  sacrario 
Intacta  prodis  victima, 

Cujus  potestas  gloriae, 


Thou,  grieving  that  the  ancient 
curse 

Should  doom  to  death  an  uni- 
verse, 

Hast  found  the  med'cine,  full  of 
grace, 

To  save  and  heal  a  ruin'd  race. 

Thou  cam' st,  the  Bridegroom  of 

the  Bride, 
As  drew  the  world  to  evening 

tide, 
Proceeding  from  a  virgin  shrine, 
The  spotless  Victim  all  divine. 


At  whose  dread  Name,  majestic 

now, 
Nomenque  cum  primum  sonat,    All  knees  must  bend,  all  hearts 

must  bow ; 
Et  ccelites,  et  inferi  And  things  celestial  Thee  shall 

own, 
Tremente  curvantur  genu.  And    things    terrestrial,    I,ord 

alone. 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Te  deprecamur  ultim.se 

Magnum  diei  Judicem : 

Armis  supernoe  gratise 

Defende  nos  ab  hostibus. 
Virtus,  honor,  laus,  gloria 

Deo  Patri,  cum  Filio, 
Sancto  simul  Paraclito, 
In  sseculoruni  saxmla. 


O  Thou  whose  coming  is  with 
dread, 

To  judge  the  living  and  the 
dead, 

Preserve  us,  while  we  dwell  be- 
low, 

From  ev'ry  insult  of  the  foe. 

To  Him  who  comes  the  world  to 

free, 
To  God  the  Son,  all  glory  be  : 
To  God  the  Father,  as  is  meet, 
To  God  the  blessed  Paraclete. 

Amen. 


8. 


'ENI,  veni,  Emmanuel ! 
Captivum  solve  Israel, 
Qui  gemit  in  exilio, 


Privatus  Dei  Filio. 

Gaude  !  gaude  !    Emmanuel 

Nascetur  pro  te,  Israel. 


Veni,  O  Jesse  virgula  ! 

Ex  hostis  tuos  ungula, 
De  specu  tuos  tartari 
Educ,  et  antro  barathri. 

Gaude  !  gaude  !   Emmanuel 
Nascetur  pro  te,  Israel. 

Veni,  veni,  O  Oriens  ! 
Solare  nos  adveniens : 
Noctis  depelle  nebulas, 
Dirasque  noctis  tenebras. 


D 


Amen. 

ADVENT  HYMN. 

RAW    nigh,   draw    nigh, 
Emmanuel, 
And  ransom  captive  Is- 
rael, 
That    mourns   in    lonely   exile 

here 
Until  the  Son  of  God  appear. 
Rejoice  !  rejoice  !  Emmanuel 
Shall  be  born  for  thee,  O  Israel ! 


Draw  nigh,  O  Jesse's  Rod,  draw 

nigh, 
To  free  us  from  the  enemy  ; 
From  Hell's  infernal  pit  to  save, 
And    give   us   victory  o'er    the 

grave. 
Rejoice!  rejoice!  Emmanuel 
Shall  be  born  for  thee,  O  Israel  ! 

Draw  nigh,   Thou  Orient,  who 

shall  cheer 
And  comfort  by  Thine  Advent 

here, 
And    banish    far    the  brooding 

gloom 
Of    sinful    night    and    endless 

doom. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


603 


Gaude  !  gaude  !  Emmanuel 
Nascetur  pro  te,  Israel. 

Veni,  clavis  Davidica  ! 

Regna  reclude  coelica, 

Fac  iter  tutum  superum, 

Et  claude  vias  inferum. 
Gaude  !  gaude  !  Emmanuel 
Nascetur  pro  te,  LsraeL 

Veni,  veni,  Adonai  I 

Qui  populo  in  Sinai 

Legem  dedisti  vertice, 

In  maj estate  glorise. 
Gaude  !  gaude  }  Emmanuel 
Nascetur  pro  te,,  Israel. 

Amen, 


Rejoice  !  rejoice  !  Emmanuel 
Shall  be  born  for  thee,  O  Israel ! 

Draw  nigh,  draw  nigh,  O  Da- 
vid's Key, 

The  Heavenly  Gate  will  ope  to 
Thee; 

Make  safe  the  way  that  leads  on 
high, 

And  close  the  path  to  misery. 

Rejoice  !  rejoice  !   Emmanuel 

Shall  be  born  for  thee,  O  Israel  I 

Draw  nigh,  draw  nigh,  O  Lord 

of  Might, 
Who  to  Thy  tribes  from  Sinai's 

height 
In  ancient  time  didst  give  the 

law, 
In  cloud,  and  majesty,  and  awe. 
Rejoice  !  rejoice  !  Emmanuel 
Shall  be  born  for  thee,  O  Israel ! 

Amen. 


9.  ADVENT. 

Isa.  xlv.  8  :  "  Drop  dew,  ye  heavens,  from  above,  and  let  the  clouds 
rain  the  Just  One:  let  the  earth  be  opened,  and  bud  forth  a 


Saviour," 


B, 


ORATE,    coeli,    desuper, 
et  nubes  pluant  Jus- 
tum. 


Ne  irascaris,  Domine,  et 
ne  ultra  memineris  iniquita- 
tis  :  ecce,  civitas  Sancti  facta  est 
deserta  :  Sion  deserta  facta  est : 
Jerusalem  desolata  est :  domus 
sanctificationis  tuse  et  glorise 
tuae,  ubi  laudaverunt  te  patres 
nostri. 

Rorate,  etc. 

Peccavimus,    et   facti    sumus 


Sr\ROP  dew,  ye  heavens, 
1  _J  from  above,  and  let  the 
clouds  rain  the  Just 
One. 

Be  not  very  angry,  O  Lord, 
and  remember  no  longer  our 
iniquity :  behold,  Thy  holy  city 
is  become  deserted :  Sion  is  be- 
come a  desert :  Jerusalem  is 
desolate  :  the  house  of  Thy  sanc- 
tification  and  of  Thy  glory, 
where  our  fathers  praised  Thee. 

Drop  dew,  etc. 

We  have  sinned,  and  are  be- 


604  Hymns  and  Sequences. 

tanquam  immundi  nos  :  et  ce-  come  as  unclean  :  and  we  have 
cidimus  quasi  folium  universi,  all  fallen  as  a  leaf,  and  our  inl- 
et iniquitates  nostras  quasi  ven-  quities  like  the  wind  have  car- 
tus  abstulerunt  nos  :  abscondisti  ried  us  away  :  Thou  hast  hidden 
faciem.  tuam  a  nobis,  et  allisisti  Thy  face  from  us,  and  hast 
nos  in  manu  iniquitatis  nostrse.  crushed  us  in  the  hand  of  our 

iniquity. 

Rorate,  etc.  Drop  dew,  etc. 

Vide,     Domine,     amictionem  Behold,  O  X,ord,  the  affliction 

populi  tui,  et  mitte  quern  mis-  of  Thy  people,  and  send  forth 

surus   es  :   emitte    Agnum    do-  Him  who  is  to  come  :  send  forth 

minatorem  terras,  de  Petra  de-  the  L,amb,  the  ruler  of  the  earth, 

serti,  ad  montem  filiae  Sion  :  ut  from  Petra  of  the  desert,  to  the 

auferat  ipse  jugum  captivitatis  mount  of  the  daughter  of  Sion  : 

nostrse.  that    He    may  take    away    the 

yoke  of  our  captivity. 

Rorate,  etc.  Drop  dew,  etc. 

Consolamiui,        consolamini,  Be  comforted,   be  comforted, 

popule  meus :  cito  veniet  salus  My  people  :  thy  salvation  com- 

tua  :      quare      moerore     consu-  eth  quickly  :  why  with  grief  art 

meris  ?  quia  innovavit  te  dolor  :  thou  consumed  ?  for  sorrow  hath 

salvabo   te  :    noli    timere :    ego  stricken  thee  :  I  will  save  thee, 

enim  sum  Dominus  Deus  tuus,  fear  not :  for  I  am  the  I,ord  thy 

Sanctus  Israel,  Redemptor  tuus.  God,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy 

Redeemer. 

Rorate,  etc.  Drop  dew,  etc. 

10.  THE  GREAT  ANTIPHONS. 

The  following  great  Antiphons  are  said  entire  before  and  after  the 
Magnificat,  from  the  17th  to  the  23d  of  December,  inclusive. 
If  the  Vespers  are  of  a  double,  the  great  Antiphon  is  said  after 
the  prayer  of  the  feast,  for  the  commeynoration  of  Advent. 

Antiphon  for  the  17th  of  December. 

OSAPIENTIA,  quae  ex  ore  ^v    WISDOM     that     comest 

Altissimi    prodiisti,    at-  \_)     out  of  the  mouth  of  the 

tingens  a  fine  usque  ad  Most  High,  that  readiest 

finem,  fortiter  suaviterque  dis-  from   one  end   to  another,  and 

ponens  omnia:   veni  ad  docen-  dost  mightily  and  sweetly  order 

dum  nos  viam  prudential.  all  things  :  come  to  teach  us  the 

way  of  prudence  ! 


Hymns  and  Sequences.  605 

Antiphon  for  the  rSth  of  December. 

OADONAI,  et  dux  domus  ^vADOXAI,  and  Ruler  of  the 

Israel,  qui  Moysi  in  igne  \_^/     house     of    Israel,     who 

flarumserubiapparuisti,  didst  appear  unto  Moses 

et  ei  in  Sina  legem  dedisti :  veni  in  the  burning-  bush,  and  gavest 

ad  redimeudum  nos  in  brachio  him  the  law  in  Sinai :  come  to 

extento.  redeem  us  with  an  outstretched 

arm  J 

Antiphon  for  the  19th  of  December. 

O   RADIX   Jesse,    qui    stas  /~\   ROOT    of    Jesse,    which 

in   signum   populorum  ;  V_-^     standest  for  an  ensign  of 

super  quern  continebunfc  the  people,  at  whom  the 

reges  os  suum,  quern  gentes  de-  kings  shall  shut  their  mouths, 

precabuntur:  veni  ad  liberaii-  whom  the  Gentiles  shall  seek: 

dum  nos  :  jam  noli  tardare.  come    to    deliver  us,   make   no 

tarrying. 

Antiphon  for  the  20th  of  December. 

OCIyAVIS  David,  et  seep-  /^V  KEY  of  David,  and  Scep- 
trum  domus  Israel :  qui  \^  tre  of  the  house  of  Is- 
aperis  et  nemo  claudit :  rael ;  that  openeth  and 

claudis  et  nemo  aperit ;  veni,  et  no  man  shutteth  ;  and  shutteth 
educ  vinctum  de  domo  carceris,  and  no  man  openeth  :  come  to 
sedentem  in  tenebris,  et  umbra  bring  out  the  prisoner  from  the 
mortis.  prison,   and    them    that    sit  in 

darkness,  and  in  the  shadow  of 
death. 

Antiphon  for  the  21st  of  December. 

OORIENS  splendor  lucis  ^->w  DAYSPRING,  Brightness 
seternse,  et  sol  justitice:  \J  of  the  everlasting  light, 
veni,  et  illumina  seden-  Son  of  Justice,  come  to 

tes  in  tenebris  et  umbra  mortis,    give  light  to   them  that  sit  in 

darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of 
death  ! 

Antiphon  for  the  22d  of  December. 

OREX  gentium  et  deside-  ^w  KING  of  the  Gentiles, 
ratus  earum,  lapisque  \J  yea,  and  desire  thereof; 
angularis       qui       facis  O     Corner-stone,      that 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


utraque  unum :  veni,  et  salva 
hominem,  quem  de  limo  for- 
masti. 

Antiphon  for  the 

O     EMMANUEL,     rex     et 
legifernoster,  expectatio 
Gentium,     et     Salvator 
earum  :  veni  ad  salvandurn  nos, 
Domiue  Deus  noster. 

11.  CHRISTMAS, 

ESU,  Redemptor  omnium, 


makest  of  two  one  :  come  to 
save  man,  whom  Thou  hast 
made  of  the  dust  of  the  earth  ! 

2 3d  of  December. 

O   EMMANUEL,  our  King 
and       our       Law-giver, 
Longing  of  the  Gentiles  ; 
yea,     and      salvation     thereof: 
come  to  save  us,  O  Lord   our 
God! 


3f 


Quem  lucis  ante  originem 


Parem  paternce  glorias 
Pater  supremus  edidit : 

Tu  lumen  et  splendor  Patris, 
Tu  spes  perennis  omnium, 

Iutende  quas  fundunt  preces 

Tui  per  orbem  servuli. 


Memento,  rerum  Conditor, 
Nostri  quod  olim  corporis, 


Sacrata  ab  alvo  Virginis 


Nascendo,  formam  sumpseris. 

Testatur  hoc  praesens  dies, 
Currens  per  anni  circulum, 

Quod  solus  e  siuu  Patris 

Mundi  salus  adveneris. 


AT  VESPERS. 

fVESU !     Redeemer      of      the 
'1         world  ! 

Who,  ere  the  earliest  dawn 
of  light, 
Wast  from  eternal  ages  born, 
Immense     in     glory     as     in 
might : 

Immortal  Hope  of  all  mankind  ! 
In  whom  the  Father's  face  we 
see, 
Hear    Thou   the    prayers    Thy 
people  pour 
This     day     throughout      the 
world  to  Thee. 

Remember,  O  Creator  Lord  ! 
That  in  the  Virgin's    sacred 
womb 
Thou  wast  conceived,   and    of 
her  flesh 
Didst  our  mortality  assume. 

This  ever-blest  recurring  day 
Its    witness    bears    that    all 
alone, 
From  Thy  own  Father's  bosom 
forth," 
To  save  the  world  Thou  earn- 
est down. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


607 


Hunc  astra,  tellus,  sequora, 

Huuc  omne,  quod  cuclo  subest, 

Salutis  Auctorem  novae 

Novo  salutat  cantico. 
Et  nos,  beata  quos  sacri 

Rigavit  unda  sanguinis, 

Natalis  ob  diem  tui 
Hymni  tributum  solvimus. 

Jesu,  tibi  sit  gloria, 
Qui  natus  es  de  Virgine, 
Cum  Patre  et  almo  Spiritu, 
In  sempiterna  saecula. 

Amen. 


O  day  to   which    the    seas  and 
sky, 
And   earth  and    heaven,  glad 
welcome  sing;' 
O  day  which  healed  our  misery, 
And  brought  on  earth  Salva- 
tion's King  ! 

We  too,  O  Lord,  who  have  been 
cleansed 
In   Thy  own  fount    of  bloom 
divine, 
Offer  the  tribute  of  sweet  song 
On    this    blest    natal    day  of 
Thine. 

O  Jesu  !  born  of  Virgin  bright, 
Immortal  glory  be  to  Thee  ; 

Praise  to  the  Father  infinite, 
And  Holy  Ghost  eternally. 

Amen. 


12. 


CHRISTMASTIDK. 


*7-j*DESTE,  fideles, 

IvSeti  triumphantes  ; 
Venite,  venite  in  Beth- 
lehem ; 
Natum  videte 
Regem  Angelorum ; 
Venite  adoremus, 
Venite  adoremus, 
Venite  adoremus  Dominum. 


Deum  de  Deo, 
Lumen  de  Lumine, 
Gestant  puelloe  viscera 


Deum  verum, 
Genitum  non  factum 
Venite  adoremus,  etc. 


YE  faithful,  approach  ye 
Joyfully  triumphing ; 
O  come  ye,  O*  come  ye 
to  Bethlehem  ; 
Come  and  behold  ye 
Born  the  King  of  Angels  : 
O  come,  let  us  adore  Him, 
O  come,  let  us  adore  Him, 
O  come,  let  us  adore  Him,  Christ 
the  Lord. 

God  of  God  eternal ; 

Light  from  light  proceeding  ; 
Lo,  He  deigns  in    the  Virgin's 
womb  to  lie, 

Very  God,  yea, 

Not  made  but  begotten  : 
O  come,  let  us  adore,  etc. 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


All  ye  choirs  of  angels, 
Come,  alleluia  !  sing, 
Sing  all  ye  citizens  of  heaven 

above, 
Glory  to  God  in  the  highest 

heavens  : 
O  come,  let  us  adore,  etc. 

Yea,  Lord,  we  greet  Thee, 

Born  this  happy  morning  : 
.  O  Jesus,  now  to  Thee  be  glory 
given, 
Patris  seterni  Word  of  the  Father, 

Verbum  caro  factum ;  In  our  flesh  appearing  : 

Venite  adoremus,  etc.  O  come,  let  us  adore,  etc. 

Amen.  Amen. 


Cantet  nunc  Io 
Chorus  Angelorum  ; 
Cantet  nunc  aula  coelestium, 

Gloria  in  excelsis  Deo  : 
Venite  adoremus,  etc. 


Ergo  qui  natus 
Die  hodierna, 
Jesu,  tibi  sit  gloria 


13.  THE  HOLY  INNOCENTS,  AT  VESPERS. 


13 


ALVETE,     fiores     marty- 

rum, 
Quos  lucis  ipso  in  limine 


n 


Christi  insecutor  sustulit, 
Ceu  turb^  nascentes  rosas. 


OVELY  flowers  of  Mar- 
tyrs, hail ! 
Smitten  bj-  the  tyrant 
foe 
On  life's  threshold — as  the  gale 
Strews     the    roses    ere    they 
blow. 


Vos  prima  Christi  victima, 
Grex  immolatorum  teuer, 

Aram  sub  ipsam  simplices 

Palma  et  coronis  luditis. 


First  to  bleed  for  Christ,  sweet 
lambs  ! 
What  a  simple  death  ye  died  ! 
Sporting  with  your  wreath  and 
palms 
At  the  very  altar-side  ! 


Jesu,  tibi  sit  gloria, 
Qui  natus  es  de  Virgine, 
Cum  Patre  et  almo  Spiritu, 
In  sempiterna  soecula. 


Amen. 


Honor,  glory,  virtue,  merit, 

Be  to  Thee,  O  Virgin's  Son, 
With  the  Father,  and  the  Spirit, 


While  eternal  ages  run. 


Amen. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


609 


14.  THE  EPIPHANY,  AT  VESPERS. 

>^>{RUDELIS  Herodes,  Deum      >^v    CRUEL  Herod  !  why  thus 

Regem       venire       quid  Thy  King  and  God,  who 

times  ?  comes  below  ? 

Non  eripit  mortalia,  No  earthly  crown  comes  He  to 

take, 
Qui  regna  dat  ccelestia.  Who  heavenly  kingdoms  doth 

bestow. 


Ibant  Magi,  quam  viderant, 
Stellam  sequentes  praeviam 
Lumen  requirunt  lumine, 

Deum  fateutur  munere. 


Lavacra  puri  gurgitis 


Ccelestis  Agnus  attigit 


Peccata,  quae  non  detulit, 


Nos  abluendo  sustulit. 


The.  wiser  Magi  see  the  star, 

And  follow  as  it  leads  before  ; 
By   its  pure   ray   they  seek  the 
Ught, 
And    with     their    gifts     that 
Light  adore. 

Behold  at  length  the  heavenly 
Lamb 
Baptized    in    Jordan's  sacred 
flood  ; 
There     consecrating      by     His 
touch 
Water   to  cleanse   us  in    His 
blood. 


Novum  genus  potential  : 
Aquae  rubescunt  hydrioe, 
Vinumque  jussa  fuudere, 

Mutavit  unda  originem. 


Jesu,  tibi  sit  gloria, 
Qui  apparuisti  gentibus, 

Cum  Patre  et  almo  Spiritu, 

In  sempiterna  saecula.    Amen, 


But  Canasaw  her  glorious  Lord 

Begin  His  miracles  divine  ; 
When  water,  reddening  at  His 
word, 
Flowed     forth     obedient     in 
wine. 

To  Thee,  O  Jesu,  who  Thyself 
Hast  to  the  Gentile  world  dis- 
played, 
Praise,  with   the    Father  ever- 
more, 
And  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
paid,    Amen. 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


15.  THE   CONVERSION 

PERS.     ( ta 


€( 


GREGIE     doctor     Paule, 
mores  instrue, 


l£t  nostra    tecum    pectora  in 

caelum  trahe  ; 
Velata    dum    meridiem    cernat 

Fides, 
33t  solis  instar  sola  regnet  Cha- 

ritas. 

Sit  Trmitati  sempiterna  gloria, 

Honor,  "potestas,   atque   jubila- 

tio, 
In  unitate,  quse'gubernat  omnia, 

Per  universa  seternitatis  ssecula. 
Amen. 


OF  ST.   PAUL,  AT  VES- 
nuary  25.) 

'-m — '  EAD  us,  great    teacher, 
I     1         Paul,      in     wisdom's 

ways, 
And  lift  our  hearts  with  thine 
to  heaven's  high  throne  : 
Till  Faith  beholds  the  clear  me- 
ridian blaze, 
And  sunlike  in  the  soul  reigns 
Charity  alone. 

Praise,        blessing,        majesty, 
through  endless  days, 
Be  to  the    Trinity  immortal 
given ; 
Who  in   pure  unity  profoundly 
sways 
Eternally  all    things  alike  in 
earth  and  heaven.     Amen. 


16. 


UDI,     benigne      Condi 


-fcL,        tor, 

Nostras    preces    cum 
fletibus, 
In  hoc  sacro  jejunio 


Fusas  quadragenario. 

Scrutator  alme  cordium, 
Iufirma  tu  scis  virium  : 
Ad  te  reversis  exhibe 


Remissionis  gratiam. 


Multum  quidem  peccavimus, 
Sed  parce  confiteutibus  : 


LENT,  AT  VESPERS. 

O    MAKER    of    the  world, 
give  ear  ! 
Accept  the  prayer,  and 
own  the  tear, 
Towards    Thy    seat    of    mercy 

sent, 
In  this  most  holy  fast  of  Lent. 


Each  heart  is  manifest  to  Thee  : 
Thou  knowest  our  infirmity  : 
Forgive  Thou    then   each   soul 

that  fain 
Would  seek  to  Thee,  and  turn 

again. 

Our  sins  are  manifold  and  sore  ; 
But  pardon   them  that  sin  de- 
plore ; 


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Ad  nominis  laudem  tui 


Confer  medelam  languidis. 


Concede  nostrum  conteri 
Corpus  per  abstiuentiam : 
Culpae  ut  relinquant  pabulum 

Jejuna  corda  criminum. 


Pnesta,  beata  Trinitas, 
Concede  simplex  Uuitas : 
Ut  fructuosa  sint  tuis 
Jejuniorum  munera. 
Amen. 


And,    for    Thy     name's    sake, 

make  each  soul, 
That  feels  and  owns  its  languor, 

whole. 


So  mortify  we  every  sense 

By  grace  of  outward  abstinence, 

That  from  each  stain  and  spot* 

of  sin 
The  soul    may  keep    her    fast 

within. 

Grant,  O  Thou  blessed  Trinity, 
Grant,  O  Essential  Unity, 
That  this  our  fast  of  forty  days 
May  work  our  profit  and  Thy 
praise.     Amen. 


17.  LENT. 

"X  more  docti  mystico 
Servemus  hoc  jejunium, 


6 


Deno  dierum  cjrculo, 
Ducto  quater  liotissimo. 

I,ex  et  Prophetoe  primitus 

Hoc  prsetulerunt,  postmodum 
Christus  sacravit,  omnium 
Rex  atque  Factor  temporum. 

Utaniur  ergo  parcius 

Verbis,  cibis,  et  potibus, 
Somno,  jocis,  et  arctius 

Perstemus  in  custodia. 
Vitemus  autem  noxia, 

Qu£e  subruunt  mentes  vagas, 


Xt 


Again 


OW,  with  the  slow  revolv- 
ing year, 

the      Fast    we 
greet 
Which  in  its  mystic  circle  moves 
Of  forty  days  complete. 

That  Fast,  by  Law  and  Prophet 
taught, 

By  Jesus  Christ  restored  ; 
Jesus,  of  seasons  and  of  times 

The  Maker  and  the  Lord. 

Henceforth  more  sparing  let  us 
be 
Of  food,  of  words,  of  sleep  ; 
Henceforth    beneath   a   stricter 
guard 
The  roving  senses  keep  ; 

And     let     us     shun     whatever 
things 
Distract  the  careless  heart ; 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Nuliumque  demus  callidi 
Hostis  locum  tyrannidi. 

Flectamus  iranivindicem, 

Ploremus  ante  Judicem, 
Clamemus  ore  supplici, 

Dicamus  omues  cernui. 

Nostris  malis  offendimus 

Tuam,  Deus,  cleraentiam  : 
Effunde  nobis  desuper 
Remissor  indulgentiam. 

Memento  quod  sumus  tui, 

Iyicet  caduci  plasmatis  : 
Ne  des  honorem  nomiuis 

Tui,  precamur,  alteri. 

I,axa  malum,  quod  fecimus, 
Auge  bonum,  quod  poscimus  : 
Placere  quo  tandem  tibi 
Possimus  hie,  et  perpetim. 

Prassta,  beata  Trinitas, 
Concede,  simplex  Unitas, 
Ut  fructuosa  sint  tuis 


And  let  us  shut  our  souls  against 
The  tyrant  tempter's  art ; 

And  weep  before  the  Judge,  and 
strive 
His  vengeance  to  appease  ; 
Saying    to    Him  with  contrite 
voice 
Upon  our  bended  knees  : 

Much  have  we  sinned,  O  L,ord  ! 
and  still 

We  sin  each  day  we  live  ; 
Yet  look  in  pity  from  on  high, 

And  of  Thy  grace  forgive. 

Remember    that   we    still    are 
Thine, 
Though  of  a  fallen  frame  ; 
And  take  not  from  us  in  Thy 
wrath 
The  glory  of  Thy  name. 

Undo  past  evil ;  grant  us,  I^ord, 
More  grace  to  do  aright ; 

So  may  we  now" and  ever  find 
Acceptance  in  Thy  sight. 

Blest  Trinity  in  Unity  ! 

Vouchsafe  us,  in  Thy  love, 
To  gather  from  these  fasts  be- 
low 
Jejuniorum  munera.         Amen.        Immortal  fruit  above.    Amen. 


18. 


PASSION  SUNDAY. 


v 


EXILLA     Regis    prode- 
unt : 
Fulget  Crucis  mysteri- 

um, 


HE    Royal   Banners    for- 
ward go  ; 
The   Cross  shines  forth 
in  mystic  glow ; 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


613 


Qua  vita  mortem  pertulit, 
Et  morte  vitam  protulit. 


Quae  vulnerata  lanceae 
Mucrone  diro,  criminum 
Ut  nos  lavaret  sordibus, 
Manavit  unda  et  sanguine. 


Impleta  sunt,  quae  concinit 
David  fideli  carmine, 
Dicendo  nationibus  : 


Regnavit  a  ligno  Deus. 


Arbor  decora,  et  fulgida, 
Ornata  Regis  purpura, 
Electa  digno  stipite 


Tarn  sancta  membra  tangere. 


Beata,  cujus  brachiis 
Pretium  pependit  saeculi, 
Statera  facta  corporis, 
Tulitque  praedam  tartari. 


O  Crux  ave,  spes  unica, 
Hoc  passionis  tempore 
Piis  adauge  gratiam, 

Reisque  dele  crimina. 


Where   He  in  flesh,   our  flesh 

who  made, 
Our  sentence  bore,  our  ransom 

paid :  . 

Where  deep   for  us  the  spear 

was  dyed, 
L,ife's  torrent  rushing  from  His 

side, 
To  wash  us  in    that    precious 

flood 
Where  mingled  Water  flowed, 

and  Blood. 

Fulfilled  is  all  that  David  told 
In  true  prophetic  song  of  old  ; 
Amidst  the  nations,  God,  saith 

he, 
Hath   reigned  and    triumphed 

from  the  Tree. 

O     Tree     of    beauty,    Tree   of 

light ! 
O     Tree     with     royal     purple 

dight ! 
Klect     on     whose     triumphal 

breast 
Those    holy  limbs  should  find 

their  rest : 

On  whose  dear  arms,  so  widely 
flung, 

The  weight  of  this  world's  ran- 
som hung  : 

The  price  of  humankind  to 
pay, 

And  spoil  the  spoiler  of  his 
prey: 

O  Cross,  our  one  reliance,  hail ! 
This  holy  Passiontide  avail 
To    give    fresh    merit     to    the 

saint, 
And  pardon  to  the  penitent. 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Te,  fons  salutis  Trinitas, 
Collaudet  omnes  spiritus 

Quibus  Crucis  victoriam 

Largiris,  adde  prsemium. 


Amen. 


To  Thee,  Eternal  Three  in  One, 
I,et    homage    meet    by    all    be 

done  : 
Whom  by  the  Cross  Thou  dost 

restore, 
Preserve  and  govern  evermore  ! 

Amen. 


19. 


B 


PASSIONTIDE. 


ANGE,  lingua,  gloriosi 
Iyauream  certaminis, 


Et  super  erucis  trophseo 

Die  triumphum  nobilem, 
Qualiter  Redemptor  orbis 

Immoiatus  vicerit. 

De  parentis  protoplasti 
Fraude  Factor  condolens, 

Quando  pomi  noxialis 

In  necera  morsu  ruit, 

Ipse  lignum  tunc  notavit, 
Darana  ligni  ut  solveret. 

Hoc  opus  nostrse  salutis 
Ordo  depoposcerat, 

Multiformis  proditoris 
Ars  ut  artem  falleret, 
Et  medelam  ferret  inde 

Hostis  unde  lreserat. 


^-^fiNG.  my  tongue,  the  glo- 
P^         rious  battle 

With  completed  victory 
rife  : 
And  above  the  Cross's  trophy 

Tell  the  triumph  of  the  strife  : 
How    the     world's    Redeemer 
conquered 
By  surrendering  of  His  life. 

God    his   Maker,  sorely  griev- 
ing 
That    the    first-made    Adam 
fell 
When  he  ate  the  fruit  of  sor- 
row, 
Whose  reward  was  death  and 
hell, 
Noted  then  this  wood,  the  ruin 
Of  the  ancient  wood  to  quell. 

For  the  work  of  our  Salvation 
Needs  would  have  His  order 
so  ; 
And  the  multiform  deceiver's 
Art  by  art  would  overthrow, 
And  from  thence  would  bring 
the  med'eine 
Whence    the    insult    of    the 
Foe. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


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Quando  venit  ergo  sacri 
Plenitudo  temporis, 

Missus  est  ab  arce  Patris 
Xatus  orbis  Conditor, 

Atque  ventre  virginali 
Came  amictus  prodiit. 


Vagit  infans  inter  arcta 


Conditus  prsesepia 

Membra  pannis  involuta 

Virgo  mater  alligat  : 

Ht  Dei  manus.  pedesque 
Stricta  cingit  fascia. 


Lustra  sex  qui  jam  peregit 

Tempus  implens  corporis, 
Sponte  libera  Redemptor 

Passioni  deditus, 
Agnus  in  crucis  levatur 

Immolandus  stipite. 


Felle  potus  ecce  languet 

Spina,  clavi,  lancea  ; 

Mite  corpus  perforatur, 
L  nda  manat,  et  cruor  ; 


Wherefore,    when    the    sacred 
fulness 
Of   th'   appointed    time    was 
come, 
This  world's    Maker    left    His 
Father, 
Sent   the  Heav'nly   Mansion 
from, 
And    proceeded,     God     Incar- 
nate, 
Of  the  Virgin's  holy  womb. 

Weeps  the  Infant  in  the  man- 
ger 
That  in    Bethlehem's   stable 
stands ; 
And  His  limbs  the  Virgin  Mo- 
ther 
Doth  compose   in  swaddling 
bands. 
Meekly  thus  in  linen  folding 
Of    her    God    the    feet    and 
hands. 

Thirty  years  among  us  dwell- 
ing, 
His  appointed  time  fulfilled, 
Born   for    this,   He  meets    His 
Passion, 
For  that  this  He  freely  willed  : 
On  the  Cross  the  Lamb  is  lift- 
ed, 
Where  His  Life-blood  shall  be 
spilled. 

He  endured  the  nails,  the  spit- 
ting, 
Vinegar,      and     spear,     and 
reed  ; 
From  that  Holy  Body  broken 
Blood  and  Water  forth  pro- 
ceed : 


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Hymns  and  SeoukncEvS. 


Terra,  poutus,  astra,  niundus, 
Quo  lavantur  flumine. 

Crux  fidelis  !  inter  omnes 

Arbor  una  nobilis  ! 
Silva  talem  nulla  profert 

Fronde,  flore,  germine  : 

Dulce  ferrum,  dulce  lignum, 

Dulce  pondus  sustinent. 


Flecte  ramos,  arbor  alta, 

Tensa  laxa  viscera, 
Kt  rigor  lentescat  ille 
Queni  dedit  nativitas, 

Et  superni  membra  Regis 

Tende  miti  stipite. 
Sola  digna  tu  fuisti 

Ferre  mundi  victimam 

Atque  portum  prseparare 

Area  mundo  naufrago, 
Quern  sacer  cruor  perunxit 
Fusus  Agni  corpore. 

Sempiterna  sit  beatae 

Trinitati  gloria  ; 
iEqua  Patri,  Filioque, 

Par  decus  Paraclito  : 
Unius  Trinique  nomen 

Laudet  universitas. 

Amen. 


Earth,  'and  stars,  and  sky,  and 
ocean 
By  that  flood  from  stain  are 
freed. 

Faithful  Cross  !  above  all  other 

One  and  only  noble  tree  ! 
None  in  foliage,  none  in  blos- 
som, 
None  in  fruit  thy  peers  may 
be : 
Sweetest    wood    and    sweetest 
iron  ! 
Sweetest  weight  is  hung  on 
thee! 

Bend  thy  boughs,   O   Tree  of 
Glory! 
Thy  relaxing  sinews  bend  ; 
For  a  while  the  ancient  rigor, 
That  thy  birth  bestowed,  sus- 
pend : 
And    the     King    of    Heav'nly 
Beauty 
On  thy  bosom  gently  tend  ! 

Thou  alone  wast  counted  wor- 
thy 
This  world's  ransom  to  up- 
hold ; 
For  a  shipwrecked  race  prepar- 
ing 
Harbor,  like  the  Ark  of  old, 
With  the  sacred  Blood  anointed 
From  the  smitten  L,amb  that 
rolled. 

To  the  Trinity  be  glory 
Everlasting,  as  is  meet ; 

Equal  to  the  Father,  equal 
To  the  Son  and  Paraclete  : 

Triual  Unity,  whose  praises 
All  created  things  repeat. 

Amen. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


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20.  PASSIOXTIDE. 

TABAT  Mater  dolorosa 
Juxta  crucem  lacrymosa, 


& 


JEC 


Dura  pendebat  Filius. 
Cujus  animam  gementem, 

Contristatam,  et  dolentem, 
Pertransivit  gladius. 


O  quam  tristis  et  afflicta 
Fuit  ilia  benedicta 

Mater  Unigeniti. 
Quae  moerebat,  et  dolebat, 

Pia  Mater,  dum  videbat 
Nati  poenas  inclyti. 

Quis  est  homo  qui  non  fleret, 

Matrem  Christi  si  videret 

In  tanto  supplicio? 
Quis  non  posset  contristari, 

Christi  Matrem  contemplari 

Dolentem  cum  Filio  ? 

Pro  peecatis  suae  gentis 
Vidit  Jesum  in  tormentis, 
Et  flagellis  subditum.  ' 

Vidit  suum  dulcem  Natum 

Moriendo  desolatum 
Dum  emisit  spiritum. 


1  the  Cross  her  station 

keeping, 
Stood     the     mournful 
Mother  weeping, 
Close  to  Jesus  to  the  last  ; 
Through  her  heart,  His  sorrow 

sharing, 
All  his  bitter  anguish  bearing, 
1,0  !    the  piercing  sword  had 
passed  ! 

O  how  sad,  and  sore  distressed, 
Now    was     she,    that    Mother 
Blessed 
Of  the  Sole-begotten  One  ; 
Woe-begone,  with  heart's  pros- 
tration, 
Mother  meek,  the  bitter  Passion 
Saw  she  of  her  glorious  Son. 

Who  could  mark,  from  tears  re- 
fraining, 

Christ's    dear   Mother    uncom- 
plaining, 
In  so  great  a  sorrow  bowed  ? 

Who,  unmoved,  behold  her  lan- 
guish 

Underneath    His  Cross  of  an- 
guish, 
'Mid    the    fierce,     unpitying 
crowd  ? 

For  His  people's  sins  rejected, 
She  her  Jesus,  unprotected, 
Saw  with  thorns,  with  scourg- 
es rent  ; 
Saw  her    Son    from   judgment 

taken. 
Pier  beloved  in  death  forsaken, 
Till  His  Spirit  forth  He  sent. 


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Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Eia  Mater,  fons  amoris, 
Me  sentire  vim  doloris 
Fac,  ut  tecum  lugeam. 

Fac  ut  ardeat  cor  meum 

In  amaudo  Christum  Deum, 

Ut  sibi  complaceam. 
Sancta  Mater,  istud  agas, 
Crucifixi  fige  plagas 

Cordi  meo  valide. 
Tui  Nati  vulnerati, 
Tarn  dignati  pro  me  pati, 

Pcenas  mecum  divide. 


Fount  of  love  and  holy  sorrow, 
Mother  !  may  my  spirit  borrow 
Somewhat  of  thy   woe    pro- 
found ; 
Unto  Christ,  with  pure  emotion, 
Raise   my   contrite   heart's  de- 
votion , 
Love  to  read  in  every  Wound. 

Those   five    Wounds    on    Jesus 
smitten, 

Mother  !   in  my  heart  be  writ- 
ten, 
Deep  as   in    thine  own  they 
be: 

Thou,  my  Saviour's  cross  who 
bearest, 

Thou,   thy  Son's   rebuke    who 
sharest, 
Let  me  share  them  both  with 
thee  ! 


Fac  me  tecum  pie  flere, 
Crucifixo  condolere, 
Donee  ego  vixero. 

Juxta  Crucem  tecum  scare, 

Et  me  tibi  sociare 

In  planctu  desidero. 


Virgo  virginum  pra?clara, 
Mihi  jam  non  sis  amara  ; 

Fac  me  tecum  plangere. 
Fac  ut  portem  Christi  mortem, 

Passionis  fac  consortem 
Et  plagas  recolere. 


In  the  Passion  of  my  Maker 

Be  my  sinful  soul  partaker, 
Weep    till    death,   and    weep 
with  thee  ; 

Mine  with  thee  be  that  sad  sta- 
tion, 

There  to  watch  the  great  Salva- 
tion 
Wrought  upon    the    atoning 
Tree. 

Virgin  thou   of  virgins  fairest, 
May  the  bitter  woe  thou  shar- 
est 
Make  on  me  impression  deep  : 
Thus  Christ's  dying  may  I  car- 
ry, 
With  Him  in  His  Passion  tarry, 
And  His  Wounds  in  memory 
keep. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


619 


Fac  me  plagis  vulnerari, 

Fac  me  Cruce  inebriari, 

Et  cruore  Filii. 
Flammis  ne  urar  succensus, 

Per  te,  Virgo,  sim  defensus 

In  die  judicii. 
Christe,  cum  sit  hinc  exire 

Da  per  Matreni  me  venire 

Ad  palmam  victorise. 

Quando  corpus  morietur, 
Fac  ut  auiniEe  donetur 


Paradisi  gloria. 


Amen.(') 


May  His  Wounds  transfix  me 
wholly, 

May  His  Cross  and  Life  Blood 
holy 
Ebriate  my  heart  and  mind  ; 

Thus  inflamed  with  pure  affec- 
tion, 

In    the    Virgin's    Son    protec- 
tion 
May  I  at  the  judgment  find. 

When   in   death  my  limbs  are 
failing, 

Let  Thy  Mother's  prayer  pre- 
vailing 
Lift     me,      Jesus !      to     Thy 
throne  ; 

To  my  parting  soul  be  given 

Entrance   through  the  gate  of 
Heaven, 
There  confess  me  for   Thine 
own.  Amen.(i) 


21.  PALM  SUNDAY,  AT  THE  PROCESSION. 


s~>$  LORIA,  laus,  et  honor  ti- 
\G)     bi  sit,  Rex,  Christe,  Re- 

demptor : 
Cui  puerile  decus  prompsit  Ho- 

sanna  pium. 
Israel    es    tu    Rex    Davidis    et 

inclyta  proles  : 
Nomine  qui  in  Domini,  Rex  ben- 
edicte  venis. 
R.  Gloria,  laus.  etc. 
Ccetus  in  excelsis  te  laudat  cceli- 

cus  omnis, 
Et   mortalis    homo,    et    cuncta 
creata  simul. 
R.  Gloria,  laus,  etc. 


O  Thee,  O  Christ,  be  glory, 
praises  loud, 


To  Thee,  Hosanna,  cried 
the  Jewish  crowd, 
We  Israel's    monarch,   David's 

Son  proclaim  : 
Thou    corn's!,    blest    King,     in 
God's  most  holy  name. 
R.  To  Thee,  etc. 
Angels  and  men  in  one  harmo- 
nious choir 
To  sing  Thy  everlasting  praise 
conspire. 
R.  To  Thee,  etc. 


620 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Plebs  Hebraea  tibi  cum  palmis 

obyia  venit  ; 
Cum  prece,    voto,    hymnis  ad- 

sumus  ecce  tibi. 
R.  Gloria,  laus,  etc. 
Hi  tibi  passuro  solvebant  munia 

laudis  : 
Nos    tibi    regnanti    pangimus 

ecce  melos. 
R.  Gloria,  laus,  etc. 
Hi  placuere  tibi,  placeat   devo- 

tio  nostra  : 
Rex    bone,    Rex    clemens,    cui 

bona  cuncta  placent. 
R.  Gloria,  laus,  etc.        Amen. 


Thee     Israel's     children     met 
with  conquering  palms  ; 

To  Thee  our  vows  we  pay  in 
loudest  psalms. 
R.  To  Thee,  etc. 

For  Thee  on  earth  with  boughs 
they  strewed  the  ways  : 

To  Thee  in  heaven  we  sing  me- 
lodious praise. 
R.  To  Thee,  etc. 

Accept  this    tribute,   which   to 
Thee  we  bring-, 

As  Thou  didst  theirs,   O  good 
and  gracious  King. 
R.  To  Thee,  etc.  Amen. 


22. 


v 


EASTER.     SEQUENCE  AT  MASS. 


ICTIM.E  paschali  laudes 
Immolent  Christiani. 


Agnus  redemit  oves  : 


Christus  innocens  Patri 

Reconciliavit  peccatores. 
Mors  et  vita  duello 
Conflixere  mirando : 

Dux  vitse  mortuus, 

Regnat  vivus. 
Die  nobis,  Maria, 
Quid  vidisti  in  via  ? 

Sepulchrum  Christi  viventis, 

Et  gloriam  vidi  resurgentis  : 


oc 


NTO  the  Paschal  Victim 
bring, 
Christians,  your  thank- 
ful offering. 
The     I^arab     redeemed     the 
flock, 
So  Christ  the  spotless,  without 

guile, 
To  God  did  sinners  reconcile. 
In  wondrous  deadly  shock 
L,o  !  death  and  life  contend  and 

strive  ; 
The  Lord  of  life,    who    dfed, 

doth  reign  and  live. 
What  thou  sawest,  Mary,  say, 
As  thou  wentest  on  the  way. 
I  saw  the    grave  which    could 

not  Christ  retain  ; 
I  saw    His    glory    as    He    rose 

again  ; 
I    saw    th'    Angelic    witnesses 
around ; 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


621 


Angelicos  testes, 
Sudarium  et  vestes. 
Surrexit  Christus  spes  mea  : 

Prsecedet  vos  in  Galilsearn. 

Scimus  Christum  surrexisse 

A  mortuis  vere  : 
Tu  nobis,  victor  Rex,  miserere. 
Amen.    Alleluia. 


The    napkin    and    the    linen 
clothes  I  found. 
Yea,  Christ  my  hope  is  risen, 

and  He 
Will  go  before  you  into  Gali- 
lee. 
We   know  that    Christ  indeed 
has  risen  from  the  grave  : 
Hail,  thou  King"  of  Victory  ! 
Have  mercy,  Lord,  and  save. 
Amen.     Alleluia. 


23.  EASTER,  AT   VESPERS. 

No  Hymn  is  sung,  but  instead  the  following  Antiphon 


R 


A$C  dies  quam  fecit  Do-  *  J*  *  HIS  is  the  day  which  the 
minus  :  exultemus  et  V^)  Lord  hath  made  :  let  us 
lsetemur  in  ea.  be     glad     and     rejoice 

therein. 


24.  LOW  SUNDAY,  AT  VESPERS. 

*y  I  'D  regias  agni  dapes 

Stolis  amicti  candidis, 


Post  transitum  maris  Rubri 

Christo  canamus  Principi. 
Divina  cujus  Charitas 

Sacrum  propinat  sanguinem, 
Almique  membra  corporis 
Amor  sacerdos  immolat. 

Sparsum  cruorem  postibus 
Vastator  horret  angelus  : 


*TT\  OW  at  the  Lamb's  high 
I    /         royal  feast 

In     robes     of     saintly 
white  we  sing, 
Through  the  Red  Sea  in  safety 
brought 
By  Jesus  our  immortal  King. 

O    depth    of  love !    for  us    He 
drinks 
The  chalice  of  His  agony  ; 
For  us  a  Victim  on  the  Cross 
He  meekly  lays  Him  down  to 
die. 

And    as     the    avenging    angel 
passed- 
Of  old  the  blood-besprinkled 
door  ; 


622 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Fugitque  divisum  mare  : 
Mereruutur  hostes  fluctibus. 


As  the  cleft  sea  a  passage  gave, 
Then    closed    to  whelm    th' 
Egyptians  o'er  : 


Jam  Pascha  nostrum  Christus    So  Christ,   our    Paschal  Sacri- 


est, 
Paschalis  idem  victima, 

Et  pura  puris.mentibus 

Sinceritatis  azyma. 

O  vera  coeli  victima, 
Subjecta  cui  sunt  tartara, 
Soluta  mortis  vincula, 
Recepta  vitse  prcemia. 

Victor  subactis  iuferis 
Trophaea  Christus  explicat, 
Cceloque  aperto,  subditum 
Regem  teuebrarum  trahit. 

Ut  sis  perenne  mentibus 
Paschale  Jesu  gaudium, 

A  morte  dira  criminum 
Yitae  renatos  libera. 


Deo  Patri  sit  gloria, 
Et  Filio  qui  a  mortuis 

Surrexit,  ac  Paraclito 
In  sempiterna  ssecula. 


Amen. 


fice, 

Has  brought  us  safe  all  perils 
through  ; 
While  for  unleavened  bread  we 
need 

But  heart    sincere  and  pur- 
pose true. 

Hail,    purest     Victim     Heaven 
could  find 
The  powers  of  Hell  to  over- 
throw ! 
Who  didst  the  chains  of  Death 
destroy  ; 
Who  dost  the  prize  of  Life  be- 
stow. 

Hail,  victor  Christ  !  hail,  risen 
King  ! 
To   Thee  alone   belongs   the 
crown , 
Who  hast    the  heavenly  gates 
unbarred, 
And  dragged   the    Prince  of 
darkness  down. 

O  Jesu  !  from  the  death  of  sin 
Keep  us,  we  pray ;   so  shalt 
Thou  be 
The  everlasting  paschal  joy 
Of  all  the  souls  new-born  in 
Thee. 

Now  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son 

Who    rose     from    death,    be 

glory  given, 

With  Thee,  O  holy  Comforter, 

Henceforth    by  all    in  earth 

and  heaven.  Amen. 


Hymns  and  Sequencers. 


623 


25.         ASCENSION-TIDE,  AT  VESPERS. 

{->(  AI/UTIS  humanse  Sator, 
Jesu  voluptas  cordium, 


Orbis  redempti  Conditor, 
F,t  casta  lux  amantium. 

Qua  victus  es  dementia, 
Ut  nostra  ferres  crimina  ? 
Mortem  subires  innocens, 
A  morte  nos  ut  tolleres  ? 

Perrumpis  infernum  chaos 
Vinctis  catenas  detrahis ; 
Victor  triumpho  nobili 
Ad  dexteram  Patris  sedes. 

Te  cogat  indulgentia, 
Ut  damna  nostra  sarcias, 

Tuique  vultus  compotes 

Dites  beato  lumine. 

Tu  dux  ad  astra,  et  semita, 
Sis  meta  nostris  cordibus, 
Sis  lacrymarum  gaudium, 
Sis  dulce  vitse  praemium. 


Amen. 


OTHOU    pure     Light     of 
souls  that  love  ! 
True  joy  of  every   hu- 
man breast  ! 
Sower  of  life's  immortal  seed  ! 
Our    Maker,    and    Redeemer 
blest  ! 

What  wondrous  pity  Thee  o'er- 
came 
To     make    our     guilty    load 
Thine  own, 
And,  sinless,  suffer  death  and 
shame, 
For    our     transgressions    to 
atone  ! 

Thou,    bursting    Hades    open 
wide, 
Didst  all  the  captive  souls  un- 
chain ; 
And  thence  to  Thy  dread  Fa- 
ther's side 
With    glorious  pomp  ascend 
again. 

O  still  may  pity  Thee  compel 
To  heal  the  wounds  of  which 
we  die  ; 
And  take  us  in  Thy  light  to 
dwell, 
Who  for  Thy  blissful  Presence 
sigh. 

Be  Thou  our  Guide  ;  be    Thou 
our  Goal ; 
Be  Thou  our  Pathway  to  the 
skies  : 
Our  Joy  when  sorrow  nils  the 
soul  ; 
In      death     our      everlasting 
prize.  Amen. 


624 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


26. 


WHITSUNTIDE.     VESPERS. 


v 


ENI,  Creator  Spiritus, 
Mentes  tuorum  visita, 


Iraple  superna  gratia, 
Quce  tu  creasti,  pectora. 


Qui  diceris  Paraclitus, 

Altissimi  donum  Dei, 
Fous  vivus,  ignis,  charitas, 

Et  spiritalis  unctio. 


Tu  septiformis  munere, 

Digitus  paternse  dexterse, 
Tu  rite  promissum  Patris, 

Sennone  ditans  guttura. 
Accende  lumen  sensibus  : 

Infunde  amorem  cordibus 

Infirma  nostri  corporis 

Virtute  firmans  perpeti. 
Hostem  repellas  longius, 

Pacemque  dones  protinus ; 
Ductore  sic  te  prievio 

Vitemus  omne  noxium. 


COME,  Holy  Ghost,  Crea- 
tor, come, 
From  thy  bright  heaven- 
ly throne ! 
Come,   take  possession  of  our 
souls, 
And    make  them  all    Thine 
Own  ! 

Thou  who  art  called  the  Para- 
clete, 
Best  Gift  of  God  above, 
The  Living  Spring,  the  Living 
Fire, 
Sweet     Unction,    and     True 
Love  ! 

Thou  who  art  sevenfold  in  Thy 
grace, 
Finger  of  God's  right  hand, 
His     Promise,    teaching    little 
ones 
To  speak  and  understand  ! 

O   guide  our  minds  with    Thy 
blest  light, 
With     love    our     hearts    in- 
flame, 
And  with  Thy  strength,  which 
ne'er  decays, 
Confirm  our  mortal  frame. 

Far  from  us  drive  our  hellish 
foe, 
True  peace  unto  us  bring, 
And  through  all  perils  guide  us 
safe 
Beneath  Thy  sacred  wing. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


625 


Per  te  sciamus  da  Patrem 


Noscamus  atque  Filium  : 

Teque  utriusque  Spiritum 

Credamus  omni  tempore. 
Deo  Patri  sit  gloria, 

Et  Filio  qui  a  mortuis 


Surrexit,  ac  Paraclito, 
In  sseculorum  saecula. 


Amen,  (i) 


Through  Thee  may  we  the  Fa- 
ther know, 
Through    Thee  the    Paternal 
Son, 
And   Thee   the  Spirit  of  them 
both— 
Thrice-blessed  Three  in  One. 

Now  to    the    Father,   and   the 
Son 
Who    rose    from    death,    be 
glory  given, 
With  Thee,  O  holy  Comforter, 
Henceforth    by  all    in   earth 
and  heaven,  Amen.(i) 


27.  WHITSUNTIDE.     SEQUENCE  AT  MASS, 


v 


ENI  sancte  Spiritus, 
Et  emitte  ccelitus 


Iviicis  tuse  radium. 


Veni  pater  pauperum, 
Veni  dator  munerum, 
Veni  lumen  cordium. 

Consolator  optime, 
Dulcis  hospes  animse, 
Dulce  refrigerium. 

In  labore  requies, 
In  oestu  temperies, 
In  fletu  solatium. 

O  lux  beatissima, 

Reple  cordis  intinia 
Tuorum  fidelium. 


COME,    Thou    holy    Para- 
clete, 
And  from  Thy  celestial 
seat 
Send  Thy  light  and  brillian- 
cy : 

Father  of  the  poor,  draw  near, 
Giver  of  all  gifts,  be  here  : 
Come, the  soul's  true  radiancy  : 

Come,  of  Comforters  the  best, 

Of  the  soul  the  sweetest  guest, 

Come  in  toil  refreshingly  : 

Thou  in  labor  rest  most  sweet, 
Thou  art  shadow  from  the  heat, 
Comfort  in  adversity. 

O  Thou    Light  most  pure  and 

blest, 
Shine  within  the  inmost  breast 
Of  Thy  faithful  company. 


626 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Sine  tuo  numine, 

Nihil  est  in  homine, 
Nihil  est  innoxium. 

Lava  quod  est  sordidum, 
Riga  quod  est  aridum, 

Sana  quod  est  saucium. 

Flecte  quod  est  rigidum, 
Fove  quod  est  frigidum, 
Rege  quod  est  devium. 


Da  tuis  fidelibus, 
In  te  confidentibus, 

Sacrum  septenarium. 
Da  virtutis  meritum, 

Da  salutis  exitum, 
Da  perenne  gaudiuni. 

Amen.    Alleluia. (i) 


Where  Thou  art  not,  man  hath 

naught ; 
Every  holy  deed  and  thought 
Comes  from  Thy  divinity. 

What    is    soiled,     make    Thou 

pure; 
What     is    wounded,    work     its 

cure  ; 
What  is  parched,  fructify  ; 

What  is  rigid,  gently  bend  ; 
What  is  frozen,  warmly  tend  ; 
Strengthen  what  goes  erring- 

iy. 

Fill  Thy  faithful,  who  confide 
In    Thy    power    to    guard  and 
guide, 
With  Thy  sevenfold  mystery. 

Here     Thy    grace    and    virtue 

send  ; 
Grant  salvation  in  the  end, 
And  in  heaven  felicity. 

Amen.    Alleluia,  (i) 


28,        TRINITY  SUNDAY,  AT  VESPERS. 


3 


AM  sol  recedit  igneus, 
Tu  lux  perennis  Unitas, 


Nostris,  beata  Trinitas, 


Infunde  amorem  cordibus. 


Te  mane  laudum  carmine, 


Te  deprecamur  vespere ; 


*Y^OW   doth    the   fiery  sun 
_/         decline — 

**     Thou,    Unity   Eternal ! 

shine  ; 
Thou,    Trinity,    Thy    blessings 

pour, 
And  make  our  hearts  with  love 

run  o'er. 

Thee  in  the  hymns  of  morn  we 

praise ; 
To  Thee  our  voice  at  eve  we 

raise  ; 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


627 


Digneris,  ut  te  supplices 
Laudemus  inter  ccelites. 

Patri.  simulque  Filio, 

Tibique  Sancte  Spiritus, 
Sicut  fuit,  sit  jugiter 
Ssecluni  per  omne  gloria. 


Amen. 


O  grant  us,  with  Thy  saints 
on  high, 

Thee  through  all  time  to  glo- 
rify. 

Praise  to  the  Father,  with  the 

Son 
And  Holy  Spirit,  Three  in  One  ; 
As  ever  was  in  ages  past, 
And  shall  be  so  while  ages  last. 

Amen. 


29. 


B 


CORPUS  CHRISTI,  AT  VESPERS. 


AXGE,    lingua,    gloriosi 
Corporis  mysterium, 


Sanguinisque  pretiosi, 
Quern  in  mundi  pretium 

Fructus  ventris  generosi 
Rex  effudit  gentium. 


Nobis  datus,  nobis  natus 

Ex  intacta  Virgine, 
Et  in  mundo  conversatus, 

Sparso  verbi  semine, 
Sui  moras  incolatus 

Miro  clausit  ordine. 
In  supremse  nocte  coenae 

Recumbens  cum  fratribus, 


<""g^">V  OW,  my  tongue,  the  mys 
_|_/        tery  telling 

Of   the    glorious   Body 
sing, 
And  the  Blood,  all  price  excel- 
ling, 
Which  the  Gentiles'  Lord  and 
King, 
In  a  Virgin's  womb  once  dwell- 
ing, 
Shed  for  this  world's  ransom- 
ing. 

Given  for  us,  and  condescend- 
ing 
To  be  born  for  us  below, 
He  with  men  in  converse  blend- 
ing 
Dwelt   the   seed   of  truth  to 
sow, 
Till  He  closed  with  wondrous 
ending 
His  most  patient  life  of  woe. 

That  last  night  at  supper   ly- 
iner 
'Mid    the  twelve  His  chosen 
band, 


628 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Observata  lege  plene 
Cibis  in  legalibus, 

Cibum  turban  duodense 

Se  dat  suis  manibus. 


Jesus,  with  the  law  complying 
Keeps  the  Feast  its  rites  de- 
mand ; 
The,  ivmore  precious  Food  sup- 
plying, 
Gives  Himself  with  His  Own 
hand. 


Verbum  caro,  panem  verum 

Verbo  carnem  efficit, 
Fitque  sanguis  Christi  merum, 


Etsi  sensus  deficit 


Ad  firmandum  cor  sincerum 


Sola  fides  sufncit. 


Tantum  ergo  Sacramentum 

Veneremur  cernui : 
Et  antiquum  documentum 

Novo  cedat  ritui  : 
Praestet  fides  supplementum 

Sensuum  defectui. 


Genitori,  Genitoque 

Laus  et  jubilatio, 
Salus,  honor,  virtus  quoque 

Sit  et  benedictio  : 
Procedeuti  ab  utroque 


Compar  sit  laudatio. 


Amen.(i) 


Word-made-Flesh,    true    bread 
He  maketh 
By  His   Word   His    Flesh  to 
be  ; 
Wine,    His  Blood  ;  which  who- 
so taketh 
Must   from   carnal    thoughts 
be  free  ; 
Faith  alone,  though  sight  for- 
saketh, 
Shows  true  hearts   the   Mys- 
tery. 

Therefore     we,     before      Him 
bending, 
This  great  Sacrament  revere  ; 
Types  and  shadows  have  their 
ending, 
For  the  newer  Rite  is  here  ; 
Faith,   our  outward  sense    be- 
friending, 
Makes     our     inward     vision 
clear. 

Glory    let  us  give,   and    bless- 
in  cr 
To  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
Honor,    laud,    and    praise    ad- 
dressing, 
And  eternal  beuison. 
Holy    Ghost,    from    both    pro- 
gressing, 
Equal  laud  to  Thee  be  done. 

Amen.(i) 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


629 


30. 


CORPUS    CHRISTI.     MATINS. 


^~>f  ACRIS    solemniis    juncta 
^^         sint  gaudia, 

Et  ex  prsecordiis  sonent 
praeconia  ; 
Recedant  vetera,  nova  sint  om- 
nia, 
Corda,  voces  et  opera. 


Noctis  recolitur  ccena  novissi- 

ma, 
Qua  Christus  creditur  agnuni  et 

azyma 
Dedisse  fratribus,  juxta  legiti- 

ma 
Priscis  indulta  patribus. 


Post  agnum   typicum,  expletis 

epulis, 
Corpus  Dominicum  datum  dis- 

cipulis, 
Sic  totum  omnibus,  quod  totum 

singulis, 
Ejus  fatemur  manibus. 


Dedit  fragilibus  corporis  fercu- 

lum, 
Dedit  et  tristibus  sanguinis  po- 

culum, 


*t — '  ET     this     our     solemn 

I i        feast 

With      holy    joys     be 
crowned, 
And  from  each  loving  breast 
The     voice     of      gladness 
sound ; 
Let  ancient  things  depart, 
And  all  be  new  around, 
In    every    act    and    voice    and 
heart. 

Remember  we  that  eve, 
That    Supper       last      and 
dread, 
When  Christ,  as  we   believe, 
The   Lamb   and  leavenless 
Bread 
Unto   His  brethren  brought, 
And  thus  the  law  obeyed 
Of    old    time    to    the    fathers 
taught. 

But  when  the  law's  repast 
Was    o'er,    the    type   com- 
plete, 
To  His  disciples  last 
The    Lord    His    Flesh     to 
eat, 
The  whole  to  all,  no  less 
The    whole    to    each,    doth 
mete, 
With    His    own    hand,    as  we 
confess. 

He  gave    the  weak  and  frail 
His  Body  for  their  food, 

The  sad  for  their  regale 
The  Chalice  of  His  Blood. 


630 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Dicens,     Accipite 
vasculum, 
Omnes  ex  eo  bibite. 


quod    trado        And  said— Take  ye  of  this, 
My  Cup  with  life  imbued ; 
O   drink   ye   all    this   draught 
of  bliss ! 


Sic  sacrificium  istud  iustituit, 
Cujus  ofncium  comniitti  voluit 
Solis    presbyteris,     quibus    sic 
congruit, 
Ut  sumant,  et  dent  cseteris. 


Panis  Angelicus  fit  panis  homi- 

num  : 
Dat  panis  ccelicus   figuris   ter- 

minum  : 
O  res  mirabilis  !  mauducat  Do- 

minum 
Pauper,  servus  et  humilis. 


Te  trina  Deitas  unaque  posci- 

raus, 
Sic  uos  tu  visita,  sicut  te  coli- 

mus : 
Per  tuas  semitas   due  nos  quo 
tendimus, 
Ad  lucem,  quam  inhabitas. 

Amen. 


He  ordered  in  this  wise 

Our  Holy  Offering 
To  be  the  Sacrifice 

Which  Priests  alone  should 
bring : 
For  whom  is  meet  and  fit 
That     they    should     eat     of 

it, 
And   in    their   turn   to   others 
give. 

I,o !  Angels'  Bread  is  made 

The  Bread  of  mortal  man  ; 
Shows    forth    this    heavenly 
Bread 
The  ends  which  types  be- 
gan; 
O  wondrous  boon  indeed ! 
Upon  his  Uord  now  can 
A    poor    and    humble    servant 
feed! 

Thee,  Deity  Triune 

Yet  One,  we  meekly  pray 
O  visit  us  right  soon, 

As  we  our  homage  pay ; 
And   in  Thy  footsteps  bright 
Conduct  us  on  our  way 
To   where    Thou     dwell'st     in 
cloudless  light.        Amen. 


'>•*  I . 


V 


CORPUS  CHRISTI.     LAUDS. 


ERBUM   supernum  pro- 
diens, 
Nee  Patris  linquens  dex- 


leram, 


HE  Word  of  Ciod  proceed- 
ing forth, 
Yet  leaving  not  the  Fa- 
ther's side, 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


631 


Ad  opus  suuin  exiens, 
Venit  ad  vitse  vesperam. 


In  mortem  a  discipulo 
Suis  tradeudus  sernulis, 

Prius  in  vitse  ferculo 

Se  tradidit  discipulis. 

Quibus  sub  bin  a  specie 
Carnem  dedit  et  sanguinem, 

Ut  duplicis  substantias 

Totum  cibaret  hominem. 


Se  nascens  dedit  socium, 

Convescens  in  edulium, 

Se  moriens  in  pretium, 

Se  regnans  dat  in  prsemium. 


O  salutaris  hostia, 

Quse  coeli  pandis  ostium  : 

Bella  premunt  hostilia, 

Da  robur,  fer  auxilium. 


Uni,  trinoque  Domino 
Sit  sempiterna  gloria, 
Qui  vitam  sine  termino 
Nobis  donet  in  patria.     Amen. 


And    going    to    His    work    on 
earth, 
Had  reached  at   length  life's 
eventide. 

By  a  disciple  to  be  given 
To     rivals     for      His      Blood 
athirst, 
Himself     the    very    Bread    of 
heaven, 
He  gave  to  His  disciples  first. 

He  gave  Himself  in  either  kind) 
His  precious   Flesh,   His  pre- 
cious Blood  ; 
Of  flesh  and  blood  is  man  com- 
bined, 
And  He  of  man  would  be  the 
Food. 

In  birth,  man's  fellow-man  was 
He: 
His  Meat,  while  sitting  at  the 
board  ; 
He  died,  his  Ransomer  to  be"  ; 
He  reigns,  to  be  his  great  Re- 
ward. 

O  saving  Victim,  slain  to  bless, 
Who  op* st  the  heavenly  gate 
to  all  : 
The  attacks  of  many  a  foe  op- 
press ; 
Give   strength  in   strife,   and 
help  in  fall. 

To  God,  the  Three  in  One,  as- 
cend 
All    thanks    and    praise    for 
evermore  ; 
He  grants  the    life    that    shall 
not  end, 
Upon  the  heavenly  country's 
shore.     Amen. 


632 


Hymxs  and  Seouexces. 


32.      CORPUS  CHRISTI. 
AUDA  Sion  Salvatorem, 


H 


Eauda  Ducem   et    Pas- 
torem, 
In  hymnis  et  canticis. 
Quantum  potes,  tantum  aude  ; 

Quia  major  orani  laude, 
Xec  laudare  sufficis. 

Eaudis  thenia  specialis, 

Panis  vivus  et  vitalis 

Hodie  proponitur. 
Quern  in  sacrse  mensa  coense 

Turbae  fratrum  duodenae 

Datum  non  ambigitur  : 
Sit  laus  plena,  sit  sonora, 

Sit  jucunda,  sit  decora 

Mentis  jubilatio. 
Dies  enim  solemnis  agitur, 

In  qua  mensae  prima  recolitur 

Hujus  institutio. 
In  hac  mensa  novi  Regis, 

Novum  pascha  novae  legis 

Phase  vetus  terminat. 
Vetustatem  novitas, 
Umbram  fugat  Veritas, 

Noctem  lux  eliininat. 


PROCESSIONAL. 

^f~^  RAISE  high  thy  Saviour, 
1  Sion,  praise, 

With  hymns  of  joj'  and 
holy  lays, 
Thy  Guide  and  Shepherd  true. 
Dare  all  thou  canst,  yea,  take 

thy  fill 
Of  praise  and  adoration,  still 
Thou  fail'st  to  reach  His  due. 

A  special   theme  for  thankful 

hearts, 
The  bread  that  lives,  and  life 

imparts, 
To-day  is  duly  set ; 
Which,    at   the    solemn    festal 

board, 
Was   dealt  around  when,  with 

their  Eord, 
His  chosen  Twelve  were  met. 

Full  be  the  praise,  and  sweetly 

sounding, 
With  joy  and  reverence  abound- 
ing 
The  soul's  glad   festival. 
This    is    the    day    of    glorious 

state, 
When    of  that    feast  we    cele- 
brate 
The  high  original. 

'Tis  here   our  King  makes  all 

things    new, 
And  living  rules  and  offerings 
true 
Absorb  each  legal  rite  ; 
Before  the  new  retreats  the  old, 
And  life   succeeds   to   shadows 
cold, 
And  day  displaces  night. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


633 


Quod  in  ccena  Christus  gessit, 

Faciendum  hoc  expressit 
In  sui  memoriam. 

Docti  sacris  institutis, 

Panem,  vinum  in  salutis 

Consecramus  hostiam. 


His     faithful    followers    Christ 
hath  bid 

To  do  what  at  the  feast  He  did, 
For      sweet      remembrance' 
sake  ; 

And,   gifted  through   His  high 
commands, 

Of  bread  and  wine  their  priest- 
ly hands 
A  saving  victim  make. 


Dogma  datur  Christianis, 

Quod  in  carnem  transit  panis, 

Et  vinum  in  sanguinem. 
Quod  non  capis,  quod  non  vi- 

des, 
Animosa  firmat  fides 

Prseter  rerum  ordinem. 

Sub  diversis  speciebus, 
Signis  tantum  et  non  rebus, 

Datent  res  eximiae. 
Caro  cibus,  sanguis  potus  : 

Manet  tamen  Christus  totus 

Sub  utraque  specie. 
A  sumente  non  concisus, 

Non  confractus,  non  divisus, 

Integer  accipitur. 
Sumit  unus,  sumunt  mille, 

Quantum  isti,  tantum  ille, 

Nee  sumptus  consumitur. 


O     Truth    to    Christian      love 

displayed, 
The     bread     His     very     Body 

made, 
His  very  Blood  the  wine  ; 
Nor  eye  beholds,  nor  thought 

conceives, 
But  dauntless  Faith  the  change 

believes 
Wrought  by  a  power  divine. 

Beneath  two  differing  species 
(Signs    only,     not     their    sub- 
stances) 
Die  mysteries  deep  and  rare. 
His  Flesh  the  meat,  the  drink 

His  Blood, 
Yet  Christ  entire,  our  heaven- 
ly Food, 
Beneath  each  kind  is  there. 

And    they   who    of    the    Dord 
partake 

Nor  sever  Him,  nor  rend,  nor 
break  : 
All  gain,  and  naught  is  lost; 

The  boon  now  one,  now  thou- 
sands claim, 

Yet   one   and    all    receive    the 
same- 
Receive,  but  ne'er  exhaust. 


634 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Sumunt  boni,  sumunt  mali  : 

Sorte  tamen  inssquali 

Vitae  vel  interitus. 
Mors  est  malis,  vita  bonis, 

Vide  paris  sumptionis 

Quam  sit  dispar  exitus. 
Fracto  denium  Sacramento, 

Ne  vacilles,  sed  memento, 


Tantum  esse  sub  fragmento 


Quantum  toto  tegitur. 
Nulla  rei  fit  scissura  ; 

Signi  tantum  fit  fractura  ; 

Qua  nee  status  nee  statura 

Signati  minuitur. 
Ecce  panis  Angelorum, 

Factus  cibus  viatorum : 

Vere  panis  filiorum : 

Non  mittendus  canibus. 
In  figuris  praesignatur, 
Cum  Isaac  immolatur  ; 
Agnus  Paschal  deputatur, 

Datur  manna  patribus. 

Bone  Pastor,  panis  vere, 

Jesu,  uostri  miserere  : 


The  gift  is  shared  by  all,  yet 

tends, 
In  bad  and  good,  to   differing 
ends 
Of  blessing  or  of  woe  ; 
What  death  to  some,  salvation 

brings 
To   others  :    lo  !  from  common 
springs 
What  various  issues  flow  ! 

Nor  be   thy  faith  confounded, 
though 

The   Sacrament  be  broke,    for 
know, 

The    life   which   in  the   whole 
doth  glow 
In  every  part  remains ; 

No  force  the  Substance  can  di- 
vide 

Which   those  meek  forms  ter- 
restrial hide  : 

The   Sign  is  broke  ;   the  signi- 
fied 
Nor  change  nor  loss  sustains. 

The   Bread   of   angels,    lo !    is 

sent 
For  weary   pilgrims'    nourish- 
ment ; 
The  children's  Bread,  not  to  be 
spent 
On    worthless  dogs  profane  ; 
In  types  significant  portrayed, 
Young  Isaac  on  the   altar  laid, 
And     paschal     offerings     duly 
made, 
And  manna's  fruitful  rain. 

O   Thou   good    Shepherd,  Very 

Bread, 
Jesu,  on  us  Thy  mercy  shed  ; 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


635 


Tu  nos  pasce,  nos  tuere, 
Tu  nos  bona  fac  vide  re 


In  terra  viventium. 


Tu  qui  cuncta  scis  et  vales, 

Qui  nos  pascis  hie  mortales  : 

Tuos  ibi  commensales, 

Cohseredes  et  sodales 

Fac  sanctorum  civium. 

Amen.     Alleluia. 


Sweetly  feed  us, 
Gently  lead  us, 
Till  of  Thy   Fulness   us  Thou 

give 
Safe  in  the  land  of  those   that 

live. 
Thou    who   can'st  all,   and  all 

dost  know, 
Thou   who    dost    feed  us   here 
below, 
Grant  us  to  share 
Thy  banquet  there, 
Co-  heirs   and  partners  of  Thy 

love 
With  the  blest  citizens  above. 
Amen.   Alleluia. 


33.      THE  MOST  HOLY  NAME  OF  JESUS. 
Second  Sunday  after  Epiphany. 

f^ESU  dulcis  memoria, 


^     Dans  vera  cordis  gaudia 

Sed  super  mel  et  omnia 

Ejus  dulcis  praesentia. 
Nil  canitur  suavius, 

Nil  auditur  jucundius, 
Nil  cogitatur  dulcius, 

Quam  Jesus  Dei  Filius. 

Jesu  spes  pcenitentibus, 
Quam  pius  es  petentibus  ! 
Quam  bonus  te  qusereutibus  ! 

Sed  quid  invenientibus  ! 


I 


ESUS  !  the  very  thought  of 
Thee 
With    sweetness    fills    my 
breast ; 
But    sweeter    far    Thy  face    to 
see, 
And  in  Thy  presence  rest. 

Nor  voice  can  sing,  nor  heart 
can  frame, 
Nor  can  the  memory  find 
A  sweeter  sound  than  that  blest 
name, 
O  Saviour  of  mankind  ! 

O  hope  of  every  contrite  heart, 

O  joy  of  all  the  meek. 
To    those  who    fall    how  kind 
Thou  art ! 

How  ^ood  to  those  who  seek  ! 


636 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Nee  lingua  valet  dicere, 

Nee  littera  exprimere, 
Expertus  potest  credere, 
Quid  sit  Jesum  diligere. 

Sis,  Jesu,  nostrum  gaudium, 
Qui  es  futurus  premium  : 
Sit  nostra  in  te  gloria, 
Per  cuncta  semper  saecula. 


Ainen. 


But  what  to  those  who  find  ? 
Ah  !  this 

Nor  tongue  nor  pen  can  show; 
The  love  of  Jesus,  what  it  is, 

None  but  His  loved  ones  know. 

Jesus,  our  only  joy  be  Thou, 
As  Thou  our  prize  wilt  be  ; 

Jesus,  be  Thou  our  glory  now, 
Our  hope,  our  victory. 

Amen. 


34.      THE  PATRONAGE  OF  ST.  JOSEPH. 
Third  Sunday  after  Easter. 

E,  Joseph,    celebrent   ag-     JOSEPH,  pure  spouse  of  that 


J 


mina  coelitum,  ^1         immortal  Bride 

Te       cuncti       resonent  ^     Who  shines  in  ever-virgin 

Christiadum  chori,  glory  bright, 

Qui   clarus  meritis,  junctus  es  Thy  praise  let  all  the  earth  re- 

inclytae  echoing  send 

Casto  fcedere  Virgini.  Back  to  the  realms  of  light. 

Almo  cum    tumidam    germine  Thee,  when  sore  doubts  of  thine 

conjugem  affianced  wife 

Admiraus,  dubio  tangeris  anx-  Had  filled  thy  righteous  spirit 

ius,  with  dismay, 

Afflatu  superi  Elaminis  angelus  An    Angel    visited,    and,    with 

blest  words, 

Conceptum  puerum  docet.  Scattered  thy  fears  away. 

Tu  natum    Dominum  stringis,  Thine  arms  embraced  thy  Ma- 
ad  exteras  ker  newly  born, 

^Egypti   profugum  tu  sequeris  With    Him    to    Egypt's    desert 

plagas  ;  didst  thou  flee  ; 

Amissum  Solymis  quseris  et  in-  Him   in    Jerusalem  didst  seek 

venis,  and  find  ; 

Miscens  gaudia  fletibus.  O  day  of  joy  to  thee  ! 

Post  mortem  reliquos  mors  pia  Not  until  after  death  their  bliss- 

consecrat,  fill  crown 

Palmamque      emeritos      gloria  Others  obtain  ;    but    unto   thee 


suscipit  : 


was  given 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


637 


Tu  vivens,  superis  par,  frueris 
Deo, 
Mira  sorte  beatior. 

Nobis,  suruma  Trias,  parce  pre- 

cantibus, 
Da  Joseph  nieritis  sidera  scan- 

dere  : 
Ut  tandem    liceat  nos  tibi  per- 

petim 
Gratum  promere  canticum. 

Amen. 


In  thine  own  lifetime  to  enjoy 
thy  God, 
As  do  the  blest  in  heaven. 

Grant    us,    great     Trinity,    for 

Joseph's  sake, 
The  heights  of  immortality  to 

gain  : 
There   with   glad  tongues  Thy 
praise  to  celebrate 
In  one  eternal  strain. 

Amen. 


35.  THE  NATIVITY  OF  ST.  JOHN  THE  BAPTIST. 

{June  24.) 


%y  I  '  T*  queant  laxis  r^sonare 
(JL        nbris 

Mira.  gestorum  /amuli 
tuorum, 
Solve  polluti  labii  reatum 

5ancte  Joannes. 


o 


THAT  once  more,  to  sin- 
ful men  descending. 
Thou  from  polluted  lips 
their  chains  wert  rending, 
So,    holy  John,    might    worthy 
hymns  ascending 
Tell  of  thy  wonders. 


Nuntius  celso  veniens  Olympo,     Eo  !  from  the   hill  of  heaven's 

eternal  glory 
Te   patri   magnum   fore   nasci-    Comes  a  bright   herald  to  thy 

turum,  father  hoary, 

Nomen,     et    vitse     seriem    ge-     Gives  thee  thy  name,  thy  birth 


rendae 

Ordine  promit. 

Hie  promissi  dubius  superni, 

Perdidit  promptse  modulos  lo- 
quelae, 


and  wondrous  story 
Truly  foretelling. 

But,  while   the    heav'uly  word 

he  disbelieveth, 
Eo !    all    his    power    of    ready 

utt' ranee  leaveth, 


Sed     reformasti     genitus     pe-    Till    by  thy  birth    his   tongue 
remptae  again  receiveth 

Organa  vocis.  Power  of  speaking. 

*  The  first  verse  of  this  hymn  is  of  interest  to  musicians,  as 
the  initial  syllables  of  each  line  (marked  in  italics)  are  those 
chosen  by  Guido  of  Arezzo  for  the  musical  scale. 


638 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Ventris  obstruso  recubans  cu- 

bili, 
Senseras  Reg-em  thalamo  ma- 

nentein  : 
Hinc     parens,     nati     meritis, 

uterque 

Abdita  pandit. 

Sit  decus  Patri,  genitseque 
Proli, 

Et  tibi,  compar  utriusque  Vir- 
tus 

Spiritus  semper,  Deus  unus, 
omni 

Temporis  oevo.     Amen. 

30.       SS.  PETER  AND 

*-|^vECORA   lux   seternitatis, 
f         auream 

Diem     beatis    irrigavit 
ignibus 
Apostolorum  quae  coronat  prin- 

cipes, 
Reisque  in  astra  liberam  pandit 
viam. 

Mundi  Magister,  atque  coeli 
Janitor, 

Romae  parentes,  arbitrique  gen- 
tium, 

Per  ensis  ille,  hie  per  crucis  vic- 
tor neeem 

Vitoe  senatum  laureati  possi- 
dent. 

O  Roma  felix !  quae  duorum 
Priucipum 

Es  cousecrata  glorioso  san- 
guine : 

Horum  cruore  purpurata  came- 
ras 

Excellis  orbis  una  pulchritu- 
dines. 


Thou,     while      thy      mother's 
womb  was  thee  containing, 

Knewest   thy   King,   in    secret 
still  remaining ; 

Thus  was  each  parent  through 
her  child  obtaining 
Knowledge  of  mysteries. 

Father  and    Son,   to    Thee    be 

adoration  ; 
Spirit    of  Both,   to    Thee    like 

veneration  ; 
Praise  to  the  One  true  God  of 

our  salvation, 
Ever  and  ever.         Amen . 

PAUIv.     {June  29.) 

BATHED  in  eternity's  all- 
beauteous  beam, 
And  opening  into  hea- 
ven a  path  sublime, 
Welcome  the  golden  day  which 

heralds  in 
The     Apostolic    Chiefs,    whose 
glory  fills  all  time  ! 

Peter  and  Paul,  the  fathers  of 

great  Rome  ! 
Now  sitting  in  the  Senate  of  the 

skies  ! 
One  by  the  Cross,  the  other  by 

the  Sword, 
Sent  to  their  thrones  on  high, 

and  life's  eternal  prize. 

O    happy    Rome !    whom     that 

most  glorious  blood 
For  ever  consecrates  while  ages 

flow  : 
Thou,  thus  empurpled,  art  more 

beautiful 
Than  all  that  doth  appear  most 

beautiful  below. 


Hymns  and  Sequences.  639 

Sit  Triuitati  sempiterna  gloria,      Praise,       blessing,        majesty, 

through  endless  days. 

Honor,  potestas,  atque  jubilatio,    Be    to    the     Trinity    immortal 

given  ; 

In  unitate,  quae  gubernat  omnia,     Who,  in  pure  Unity,  profoundly 

sways 

Per  universa  sseculorumssecula.     Eternally    all    things    alike    in 

Amen.  earth  and  heaven.     Amen. 


37.     THE  MOST  PRECIOUS  BLOOD. 

(Firs I  Sunday  of  July.) 


EESTIVIS  resonent    com-  *t-jORTH  let  the  long  pro- 
pita  vocibus,  j     I         cession  stream, 
Cives  lsetitiam  frontibus  And  through  the  streets 
explicent,  in  order  wend  ; 
Tsedis  flammiferis  ordine  pro-  Let  the  bright  waving  line  of 
deant,  torches  gleam, 
Instructi  pueri  et  senes.  The  solemn  chant  ascend; 

Quern  dura  moriens  Christus  in  While  we,  with  tears  and  sighs 

arbore  profound, 

Fudit  multiplici  vulnere    San-  That  memorable  Blood  record 

guinem,  Which,  stretched  on   His  hard 

Nos  facti  memoresdumcolimus,  cross,  from  many  a  wound 

decet  The  dying  Jesus  poured. 
Saltern  fundere  lacrymas. 

Humanogeneri  pernicies  gravis  By  the  first  Adam's  fatal  sin 

Adami  veteriscriminecontigit :  Came  death  upon  the  human 

Adami  integritas  et  pietas  novi  race  ; 

Vitam  reddidit  omnibus.  In  this  new  Adam  doth  new  life 

begin, 
And  everlasting  grace. 

Clamorem  validum  summus  ab  For    scarce    the    Father    heard 

sethere  from  heaven 

Languentis  Geniti  si  Pater  au-  The  cry  of  His  expiring  Son, 

diit,  When  in  that  cry  our  sins  were 

Placari  potius  sanguine  debuit,  all  forgiven, 

Et  nobis  veniam  dare.  And  boundless  pardon  won. 


640  Hymns  and  Sequences. 

Hoc     quicumque     stolam    sail-  Henceforth,  whoso  in  that  dear 

guine  proluit,  Blood 

Abstergit  maculas,   et    roseum  Washeth  shall  lose  his  every 

decus  stain  : 

Quo  fiat  siniilis    protinus    An-  And  in  immortal  roseate  beauty 

gelis,  robed, 

Et  regi  placeat,  capit.  An  angel's  likeness  gain. 

A  recto  instabilis  tramite  post-  Only  run  thou  with  courage  on 

modum  Straight  to  the  goal  set  in  the 

Se    nullus    retrahat,   meta    sed  skies ; 

ultima  He  who  assists  thy  course  will 

Taugatur  :    tribuet  nobile  prse-  give  thee  soon 

mium,  The  everlasting  prize. 
Qui  cursum  Deus  adjuvat. 

Nobis    propitius     sis,    Genitor  Father  supreme  !  vouchsafe  that 

potens,  we, 

Ut  quos  unigence  Sanguine  Fi-  For  whom  Thine  only  Son  was 

Hi  slain, 

Eniisti,  et  placido   Flamine  re-  And    whom    thy    Holy    Spirit 

creas,  sanctifies, 

Coeli  ad  culmina  transferas.  May  heavenly  joys  attain. 

Amen.  Amen. 

3§.     THE  TRANSFIGURATION.     {August  6.) 

QUICUMQUE        Christum       «  j  |'LI<  ye  who  seek,  in  hope 
qureritis,  fLI         an(^  l°ve> 

Oculos  in  altum  tollite  :  For  your   dear    L,ord> 

look  up  above  : 
Illic  licebit  visere  Where,   traced  upon  the  azure 

sky, 
Signum  perennis  gloriae.  Faith     may    a     glorious    form 

descry. 

Illustre  quiddam  cernimus,  I,o  !  on  the  trembling  verge  of 

light 
Quod  nesciat  finem  pati,  A  something  all  divinely  bright : 

Sublime,  celsum,  intermiuum,       Immortal,  infinite,  sublime  ! 
Antiquius  coelo  et  chao.  Older    than     chaos,     space,    or 

time  : 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


641 


Hie  ille  Rex  est  Gentium 

Populique  Rex  judaici, 
Promissus  Abraham  patri 

Ej usque  iu  aevum  semini. 


Hunc  et  prophetis  testibus, 

Iisdemque  signatoribus, 
Testator  et  pater  jubet 

Audire  nos,  et  credere. 


Jesu,  tibi  sit  gloria, 

Qui  te  revelas  parvulis, 
Cum  Patre,  et  almo  Spiritu, 
In  sernpiterna  ssecula. 

Amen. 


Hail,  Thou  the  Gentiles'  mighty 

Lord  ! 
All  hail,  O  Israel's  King  adored  ! 
To    Abraham    sworn    in    ages 

past, 
And  to    his    seed    while    earth 

shall  last. 

To  Thee  the  prophets  witness 
bear  ; 

Of  Thee  the  Father  doth  declare 

That  all  who  would  His  glory- 
see 

Must  hear  and  must  believe  in 
Thee. 

To  Jesus,  from  the  proud  con- 
cealed, 
But  evermore  to  babes  revealed, 
All  glory  with  the  Father  be, 
And  Holy  Ghost,  eternally. 

Amen. 


39.    THE  SEVEN  SORROWS  OF  THE  BLESSED 
VIRGIN.     {Third  Sunday  in  September.) 


OQUOT    undis    lacryma- 
rum, 
Quo  dolore  volvitur, 

Luctuosa  de  cruento 
Dum  revulsum  stipite, 

Cernit  ulnis  incubantem 
Virgo  mater  filium. 

Os  suave,  mite  pectus, 
Et  latus  dulcissimum, 


%y  7]  1  'HAT  a  sea  of  tears  and 
\J^J^        sorrows 

Did  the  soul  of  Mary 
toss 
To  and  fro  upon  its  billows, 
While    she    wept    her    bitter 
loss  ; 
In  her  arms  her  Jesus  holding, 
Torn     but    newly     from    the 
Cross  ! 

O   that    mournful   Virgin    Mo- 
ther! 
See  her  tears   how  fast  they 
flow 


642 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Dexteramque  vulneratam, 
Et  siiiistram  sauciam, 

Et  rubras  cruore  plantas 

iEgra  tingit  lacrymis. 

Centiesque,  milliesque 
Stringit  arctis  nexibus 

Pectus  illud  et  lacertos, 
Ilia  figit  vulnera, 

Sicque  tota  colliquescit 

In  doloris  osculis. 


Eia,  Mater,  obsecramus 
Per  tuas.has  lacrymas, 
Filiique  triste  funus, 

Vulnerumque  purpuram, 

Hunc  tui  cordis  dolorem 

Conde  nostris  cordibus. 

Esto  Patri,  Filioque, 
Et  Cosevo  Flammi, 

Esto  summae  Trinitati 
Sempiterna  gloria  ; 

Et  perermis  laus  honorque, 
Hoc  et  omni  sseculo. 


Amen. 


Down  upon  His  mangled  body, 
Wounded    side,    and    thorny 
brow  ; 
While  His  hands  and  feet  she 
kisses, 
Picture  of  immortal  woe  ! 

Oft  and  oft  His  arms  and  bosom 
Fondly  straining  to  her  own  ; 
Oft  her  pallid  lips  imprinting 
On  each  wound  of  her  dear 
.  Son, 
Till   at   last,  in  swoons  of  an- 
guish, 
Sense  and  consciousness  are 
gone. 

Gentle  Mother,  we  beseech  thee, 
By  thy  tears  and  trouble  sore, 
By  the   death  of  thy  dear   Off- 
spring, 
By    the    bloody    wounds    He 
bore, 
Touch  our  hearts  with  that  true 
sorrow 
Which  afflicted  thee  of  yore. 

To  the  Father  everlasting, 
And  the  Sou  who  reigns  on 
high, 
With  the  coeternal  Spirit, 

Trinity  in  Unity, 
Be  salvation,  honor,  blessing, 
Now  and  through  eternity. 

Amen. 


40.  ST.  MICHAEL,  ARCHANGEL.    {September  29. ) 

O 


TE  splendor   et  virtus   Pa 
tris, 
Te  vita,  Jesu,  cordium, 


JESU  !  life-spring  of  the 
soul  ! 
The     Father's     power, 
and  glory  bright ! 


Hymns  and  Seouences. 


64 


Ab  ore  qui  pendeut  tuo, 

Laudamus  inter  Angelos. 
Tibi  niille  densa  rnillium 

Ducuin  corona  militat : 
Sed  explicat  victor  crucem 

Michael  salutis  signifer. 


Draconis  hie  dirum  caput 
In  ima  pellit  tartara, 

Ducemque  cum  rebellibus 

Ccelesti  ab  arce  fulminat. 


Contra  ducem  superbise 

Sequamur  huncnos  Principem, 

Ut  detur  ex  Agni  throno 
Nobis  corona  gloriae. 


Patri,  simulque  Filio, 

Tibique  Sancte  Spiritus, 
Sicut  fuit,  sit  jugiter, 
Sceclurn  per  oniue  gloria. 


Amen. 


Thee  with  the  angels  we  extol : 
From   Thee  they   draw  their 
life  and  light. 

Thy  thousand   thousand    hosts 
are  spread 
Embattled  o'er  the  azure  sky  : 
But  Michael  bears  Thy  standard 
dread, 
And  lifts  the  mighty  Cross  on 
high. 

He  in  that  sign  the  rebel  powers 
Did  with  their  dragon  prince 
expel ; 
And    hurled    them,    from    the 
heaven's  high  towers, 
Down  like  a   thunderbolt   to 
hell. 

Grant  us  with  Michael  still,  O 
Lord. 
Against  the  Prince  of  Pride  to 
fight  : 
So  may  a  crown  be  our  reward 
Before  the  Lamb's  pure  throne 
of  light. 

Now    to  the    Father,   and    the 
Son 
And  Holy  Ghost,  all  glory  be, 
As  ever  was  in  ages  gone, 
And  shall  be  so  eternally. 

Amen. 


41,  THE  HOLY  GUARDIAN  ANGELS.  {October 2.) 


CUSTODES  hominum  psal- 
limus  angelos. 
Naturae  fragili  quos  Pa- 
ter addidit 
Ccelestis  comites,  insidiantibus 
Ne  succuuiberet  hostibus. 


^f"^  RAISE    those     ministers 
\^*        celestial 

Whom  the  dread  Father 
chose 
To  be  the  Guardians  of  our  na- 
ture frail 
Against  our  scheming  foes. 


644 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Nam    quod    corruerit    proditor 

an  gel  us, 
Concessis  nierito  pulsus  houo- 

ribus, 
Ardens  invidia  pellere  nititur, 

Quos  coelo  Deus  advocat. 

Hue  eustos  igitur   pervigil  ad- 

vola, 
Avertens  patria  de  tibi  credita 
Tarn  morbos  animi,  quam    re- 
quiescere 
Quidquid  non  sinit  in  colas. 


For,  since  that  from  his  glory- 
in  the  skies 
The  apostate  angel  fell, 

Burning  with   envy,   evermore 
he  tries 
To  drown  our  souls  in  hell. 

Then    hither,   watchful    Spirit, 
bend  thy  wing, 
Our        country's       Guardian 
blest ! 
Avert  her  threatening  ills,  ex- 
pel each  thing 
That  hindereth  her  rest. 


Sanctae    sit    Triadi    laus     pia     Praise  to  the  glorious  Trinity, 


jugiter, 

Cujus     perpetuo    numine    ma- 
china 

Triplex  hasc  regitur,  cujus  in 
omnia 
Regnat  gloria  saecula.   Amen. 


whose  strength 
This  mighty  fabric  sways  ; 
Whose    glory    spreads    beyond 
the  utmost  length 
Of  everlasting  days. 

Amen. 


42.    ST.  RAPHAEL,  ARCHANGEL.     {October  24.) 


IBI,  Christe,  splendor 
tris, 

Vita,  virtus  cordium 
In  conspectu  angelorum 
Votis,  voce  psallimus  : 
Alternantes  concrepando 
Melos  damus  vocibus. 


Pa- 


y 


Collaudamus  venerantes, 
Omnes  cceli  principes, 
Sed  proscipue  fidelem 
Medicum  et  comitem 
Raphaelem,  in  virtute 
Alligantem  daemonem. 


ESU,  brightness  of  the  Fa- 
tlier  ! 
Eife    and   strength   of   all 
who  live  ! 
In  the  presence  of  the  Angels, 
Glory  to  Thy  name  we  give, 
And  Thy  wondrous  praise  re- 
hearse, 
Singing  in  alternate  verse. 

Hail,  too,  ye  angelic  powers ! 

Hail,  ye  thrones  celestial ! 
Hail,  Physician  of  salvation, 

Guide  of  life,  blest  Raphael ! 
Who  the  foe  of  all  mankind 
Didst  in  links  of  iron  bind. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


645 


Quo  custode  procul  pelle, 
Rex  Christe  piissime, 
Omne  nefas  inimici, 
Mundo  corde  et  corpore  : 
Paradiso  redde  tuo 
Nos  sola  dementia. 


Gloriam  Patri  melodis 
Personemus  vocibus : 
Gloriam  Christo  canaraus, 
Gloriam  Paraclito  ; 
Qui  trinus  et  unus  Deus 
Extat  ante  saecula. 


Amen. 


O  may  Christ,  by   thy    protec- 
tion, 
Shelter  us    from    harm    this 
day; 
Keep  us  pure  in  flesh  and  spi- 
rit, 
Save  us  from  the  enemy  ; 
And  vouchsafe  us,  of  His  grace, 
In  His  Paradise  a  place. 

Glory  to  th'  Almighty  Father 
Sing    we    now    in    anthems 
sweet ; 

Glory  to  the  great  Redeemer, 
Glory  to  the  Paraclete  ; 

Three  in  one,  and  one  in  three, 

Throughout  all  eternity.  Amen. 


43.  THE  MATERNITY  OF  THE  BLESSED  VIR- 
GIN.    {Third Sunday  in  October.) 

'CEUO    Redemptor   praetu-     '^^f  HE  Saviour  left  high  Hea 


c 


lit 


Felicis  alvum  Virginis, 
Ubi  caduca  membra 
Mortale  corpus  induit. 


Haec  Virgo  nobis  edidit 
Nostras  salutis  auspicem, 
Qui  nos  redemit  sanguine, 
Pcenas  crucemque  pertulit. 

Spes  lseta  nostro  e  pectore 
Pellat  timores  anxios: 
Haec  quippe  nostras  lacrynias, 
Precesque  defert  Filio. 


Voces  parentis  excipit, 
Votisque  natus  annuit ; 


ven  to  dwell 
Within       the      Virgin's 
womb, 
And  there  arrayed  Himself  in 

Flesh, 
Our  Victim  to  become. 

She  unto  us  divinely  bore 
Salvation's  King  and  God, 

Who  died  for  us  upon  the  Cross, 
Who  saves  us  in  His  Blood. 

She   too  our  jovful  hope   shall 
be, 

And  drive  away  all  fears, 
Offering  for  us  to  her  dear  Son 

Our  contrite  sighs  and  tears. 

That  Son,  He  hears  His    Mo- 
ther's prayer, 


646 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Hanc  quisque  semper  diligat, 
Rebusque  in  arctis  invocet. 


Sit  Trinitati  gloria, 
Quae  Matris  intactum  sinum 
Ditavit  alrao  germine, 
X,aus  sit  per  omne  saeculum. 


Amen. 


And  grants,  ere  it  be  said  ; 
Be  ours  to  love  her  and  invoke 
In  every  strait  her  aid. 

Praise  to  the  Glorious  Trinity 

While  endless  times  proceed, 
Who   in    that   bosom,   pure    of 
stain, 
Sowed  such  immortal  seed. 

Amen. 


44. 


ALL  SAINTS.     {November  /.) 


S^vI^ACARE,  Christe,  servu- 

Quibus      Patris     demen- 
ti am 
Tuse  ad  Tribunal  gratise 

Patrona  Virgo  postulat. 


Et  vos  beata,  per  novem. 
Distincta  gyros  agmina  : 

Antiqua  cum  praesentibus, 
Futura  damna  pellite. 


Apostoli  cum  Vatibus, 
Apud  severum  Judicem 
Veris  reorum  fletibus 

Exposcite  indulgentiam. 


Vos  purpurati  Martyres, 
Vos  Candida ti  praemio 

Coufessionis,  exules 
Vocate  nos  in  patriam. 


O   CHRIST,  Thy  guilty  peo- 
ple spare ! 
IvO,  bending  at  Thy  gra- 
cious throne, 
Thy  Virgin   Mother  pours  her 
prayer, 
Imploring     pardon     for    her 
own. 

Ye  Angels,  happy  evermore  ! 
Who  in  your  circles  nine  as- 
cend, 
As  ye  have  guarded  us  before, 
So  still  from  harm  our  steps 
defend. 

Ye  Prophets  and  Apostles  high  ! 

Behold  our  penitential  tears  ; 

And  plead  for  us  when  death  is 

nigh, 

And  our  all-searching  Judge 

appears. 

Ye  Martyrs  all !  a  purple  band, 
And     Confessors,     a     white- 
robed  train  : 
O  call  us  to  our  native  land, 
From    this    our    exile,    back 
again. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


647 


Chorea  casta  Virginum, 

Et  quos  eremus  incolas 

Transmisit  astris  Coelitum, 

Locate  nos  in  sedibus. 
Auferte  genteni  perfidam 

Credentium  de  finibus  ; 

Ut  unus  omnes  unicum 

Ovile  nos  Pastor  regat. 

Deo  Patri  sit  gloria, 
Natoque  Patris  unico, 

Sancto  sirnul  Paraclito, 

In  sempiterna  saecula. 


Amen. 


And    ye,    O  choirs    of   Virgins 
chaste, 
Receive  us    to  your  seats  on 
high, 
With  hermits  whom  the  desert 
waste 
Sent  up  of  old  into  the  sky. 

Drive  from  the  flock,  O  Spirits 
blest ! 

The    false    and    faithless    race 
away  ; 

That  all  within  one    fold  may 
rest, 
Secure     beneath    one    Shep- 
herd's sway. 

To  God  the  Father  glory  be, 
And      to     His     sole-begotten 
Son  ; 
The    same,  O    Holy    Ghost,  to 
Thee, 
While  everlasting  ages  run. 

Amen. 


45.  THE  COMMON  OF  APOSTLES   AND  EVAN- 
GELISTS. 


€f 


'XUI/TET    orbis    gaudiis : 
Coelum  resultet  laudibus : 
Apostolorum  gloriam 
Tellus  et  astra  concinunt. 

Vos  saeculorum  Judices, 
Et  vera  mundi  lumina, 
Votis  precamur  cordium : 


IS 


OW    let    the   earth  with 
joy  resound, 
And  highest  heaven  re- 
echo round ; 
Nor  heaven  nor  earth  too  high 

can  raise 
The    great    Apostles'    glorious 
praise. 

O  ye  who,  throned  in  glory 
dread, 

Shall  judge  the  living  and  the 
dead ! 

Lights  of  the  world  for  ever- 
more ! 


648 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Audite  voces  supplicum. 


Qui  templa  coeli  clauditis, 
Serasque  verbo  solvitis, 
Nos  a  reatu  noxios 
Solvi  jubete,  quaesumus. 

Prazcepta  quorum  protinus 
Languor,  salusque  sentiunt : 
Sanate  rnentes  languidas : 
Augete  nos  virtutibus. 

Ut,  cum  redibit  Arbiter 
In  fine  Christus  sseculi, 

Nos  sempiterni  gaudii 

Concedat  esse  compotes. 
Patri,  simulque  Filio, 

Tibique  sancte  Spiritus, 

Sicut  fait,  sit  jugiter 
Soeclum  per  omne  gloria. 

Amen. 

46.  THE  COMMON  OF 
GEUSTS,  AT 
RISTES  erant  Apostoli 

De  Christi  acerbo  funere, 


To  you  the  suppliant  prayer 
we  pour. 

Ye  close    the  sacred    gates  on 

high  ; 
At  your  command   apart   they 

fly: 
O    loose    us    from    the    guilty 

chain 
We  strive  to  break,  and  strive 

in  vain. 

Sickness  and  health  your  voice 
obey  ; 

At  your  command  they  go  or 
stay  : 

O  then  from  sin  our  souls  re- 
store ; 

Increase  our  virtues  more  and 
more. 

So  when  the  world  is  at  its  end, 
And  Christ  to  judgment   shall 

descend, 
May  we  be  called  those  joys  to 

see, 
Prepared  from  all  eternity. 

Praise  to  the  Father,  with  the 

Son, 
And     Holy    Spirit,     Three    in 

One; 
As  ever  was  in  ages  past, 
And  shall  be  so  while  ages  last. 

Amen. 

APOSTLES  AND  EVAN- 
EASTKRTIDE. 

V  VI  y^HEN  Christ,  byHisown 
fJ^A*        servants  slain, 

Had    died     upon     the 
bitter  Cross. 


Hymns  and  SEQUENCES. 


649 


Quern  morte  crudelissima 


Servi  necarant  impii. 


The  Apostles,  of  their  joy  be- 
reft, 
Were  weeping  their  dear  Mas- 
ter's loss  : 


Sermone  verax  Angelus 

Mulieribus  praedixerat : 
Mox  ore  Christus  gaudium 


Gregi  feret  fidelium. 


Meanwhile    an    Angel    at     the 
tomb 
To  holy  women  hath  foretold, 
"The  faithful    flock  with   joy 
shall  soon 
Their    Lord     in    Galilee    be- 
hold.'' 


Ad  anxios  Apostolos 
Currunt  statim  dum  nuntioe, 


IlltC  micantis  obvia 


Christi  tenent  vestigia. 


Who,  as  they  run  the  news  to 
bring, 
Lo,  straightway  Christ   Him- 
self they  meet, 
All    radiant    bright    with    hea- 
venly light, 
And,  falling,  clasp  His  sacred 
feet. 


Galilsese  ad  alta  montium 

Se  conferunt  Apostoli, 
Jesuque,  voti  compotes, 

Almobeantur  lumine. 


Ut  sis  perenne  mentibus 
Paschale  Jesu  gaudium, 

A  morte  dira  criminum 
Vitae  renatos  libera. 


Deo  Patri  sit  gloria, 
Et  Filio  qui  a  mortuis 


To    Galilee's    lone     mountain 
height 
The  Apostolic  band  retire, 
There,    blest    with    their    dear 
Saviour's  sight, 
Enjoy  in  full  their  souls'  de- 
sire. 

O  Jesu,  from  the  death  of  sin 
Keep   us,   we   pray;   so  shalt 
Thou  be 
The  everlasting  Paschal  joy 
Of  all  the  souls  new-born  in 
Thee. 

To  God    the   Father,  with  the 
Son 
Who  from  the  grave  immor- 
tal rose., 


650 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Surrexit,  ac  Paraclito, 
In  sempiterna  ssecula. 


And    Thee,    O     Paraclete,     be 
praise, 
While  age    on    endless    ages 
flows. 
Amen.  Amen. 


47.        THE  COMMON  OF  ONE  MARTYR. 

""•""X  EUS,  tuorum  militum 

Sors,  et  corona,  prsemi 


um, 
Eaudes  canentes  Martyris 

Absolve  nexu  criminis. 


Hie  nempe  mundi  gandia, 
Et  blanda  fraudum  pabula 
Imbuta  felle  deputans, 
Pervenit  ad  ccelestia. 


OGOD.      Thy      soldiers' 
Crown  and  Guard, 
And      their     exceeding 
great  reward, 
From  all  transgressions  set  us 

free, 
Who    sing    Thy    Martyr's  vic- 
tory. 

The  pleasures  of  the  world  he 
spurned, 

From  sin's  pernicious  lures 
he  turned  ; 

He  knew  their  joys  imbued 
with  gall  : 

And  thus  he  reached  Thy  hea- 
venly hall. 


Pcenas  cucurrit  fortiter, 
Et  sustulit  viriliter, 


For  Thee  through  many  a  woe 

he  ran, 
In  many  a  fight  he  played  the 
man  ; 
Fundensque  pro  te  sanguinem,    For  Thee  his  blood  he  dared  to 

pour, 
iEterna  dona  possidet.  And  thence  hath  joy  for  ever- 

more. 


Ob  hoc  precatu  supplici 
Te  poscimus,  piissime  : 
In  hoc  triumpho  Martj-ris 


Dimitte  iioxara  servulis. 


We  therefore  pray  Thee,  full  of 
love, 

Regard  us  from  Thy  throne 
above  : 

On  this  Thy  Martyr's  triumph- 
day 

Wash  every  stain  of  sin  away. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


651 


Laus  et  perennis  gloria 
Patri  sit,  atque  Filio, 

Sancto  simul  Paraclito, 

In  sempiterna  ssecula. 


O  Father,  that  we  ask  be  done, 
Through    Jesus    Christ,   Thine 

only  Son  : 
Who,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 

Thee, 
Shall  live  and  reign  eternal!-. 
Amen.  Amen. 


4§.     THE  COMMON  OF   MANY  MARTYRS. 


£^f  x^XCTOHUM    meritis    in- 
j^^        clyta  gaudia 

Pangamus      socii,     ges- 
taque  fortia  : 
Gliscens   fert  animus  promere 
cantibus 
Victorum  genus  optimum. 


Hi  sunt.quos  fatue  mundus  ab- 
horruit, 

vacuum,  rloribus 


Hunc    fructu 

aridum, 
Contempsere 

seclse, 
Jesu  Rex  bone  Coelitum 


tui    nominis    as- 


HE  merits  of  the  Saints, 
Blessed  for  evermore, 
Their     love     that     never 
faints, 
The  toils  they  bravely  bore — 
For  these  the  Church  to-day 
Pours  forth  her  joyous  lay  : 
These   victors  win   the  noblest 
bay. 

They,  whom  this  world  of  ill, 
While  it  yet  held,  abhorred  : 
Its  withering  flowers  that  still 
They  spurned  with    one    ac- 
cord : 
They  knew  them  short-lived  all, 
And  followed  at  Thy  call, 

Jesu,    to    Thy    heavenly 
hall. 


King 


Hi  pro  te   furias   atque    miuas    For  Thee  all  pangs  they  bare, 


truces 
Calcarunt       hominum,      sseva 

que  verbera  : 
His  cessit  laceraus  fortiter  un- 

gula, 
Nee  carpsit  penetralia. 


Cseduntur  gladiis  more  bidenti- 


um  : 
Non      murmur     resonat, 
qiuerimonia  : 


non 


Fury  and  mortal  hate, 
The  cruel  scourge  to  tear, 

The  hook  to  lacerate  ; 
But  vain  their  foes'  intent : 
For,  every  torment  spent, 
Their  valiant  spirits  stood    un- 
bent. 

Ivike    sheep    their    blood    they 
poured  : 
And  without  groan  or  tear 
They  bent  before  the  sword 


652 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Sed  corde  impavido  mens  bene 
conscia 
Conservat  patientiam. 


For     that     their    King    most 

dear  : 
Their  souls,  serenelj'  blest, 
In  patience  they  possessed, 
And    looked    in    hope    towards 

their  rest. 


Quae  vox,   quae  poterit    lingua  What  tongue  may  here  declare, 

retexere  Fancy  or  thought  descr\-, 

Quae     tu    Martyribus    munera  The  joys  Thou  dost  prepare 

praeparas  ?  For  these  Thy  Saints  on  high  ? 

Rubri  nam  fluido  sanguine  ful-  Empurpled  in  the  flood 

gidis  Of  their  victorious  blood, 

Cingunt  tempora  laureis.  They  won  the  laurel  from  their 

God. 

Te,  summa   O  Deitas,  unaque,    To  Thee,  O  Lord  Most  High, 

poscimus, 
Ut    culpas   abigas,   noxia    sub- 

trahas, 
Des  pacem  famulis,  ut  tibi  glo- 
riam 
Annorum  in  seriem  canant. 

Amen. 


One  in  Three  Persons  still, 
To  pardon  us  we  cry, 

And  to  preserve  from  ill : 
Here  give  Thy  servants  peace, 
Hereafter  glad  release, 
And  pleasures  that  shall  never 
cease.  Amen. 


49.      THE    COMMON    OF   MARTYRS,    KASTBR- 

TIDE. 


K 


EX  gloriose  Martyrum, 
Corona  confitentium, 


Qui  respueutes  terrea 

Perducis  ad  coelestia : 

Aurem  benignam  protinus 
Intende  nostris  vocibus : 

Trophaea  sacra  pangimus  : 

Ignosce  quod  deliquimus. 


xj  g'lvL-GIyORIOUS  King  of 
f""|  Martyrs  Thou, 

^*""         Crown    of  Confessors 

here  below  ; 
Whom,     casting    earthly    joys 

away, 
Thou  guidest  to  celestial  day  : 

O  quickly  bend  a  gracious  ear 
To  this  our  suppliant  voice  of 

prayer ; 
As  we    their    sacred    triumphs 

chant, 
Forgiveness  to  our  errors  grant. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


653 


Tu  vincis  inter  Martyres, 
Parcisque  Confessoribus  : 

Tu  vince  nostra  crimina, 

Largitor  indulgentise. 


Deo  Patri  sit  gloria, 
Et  Filio  qui  a  mortuis 


Surrexit,  ac  Paraclito 
In  seinpiterna  saecula. 


Amen. 


In  Martyrs,  victory  is  Thine  ; 

In  Thy  Confessors,  mercies 
shine  : 

Then  conquer,  Lord,  our  wick- 
edness, 

And  us  with  loving  pardon 
bless. 

Now  to    the    Father,  and   the 
Sou 
Who  rose  from  death,  all  glory 
be, 
With  Thee,  O  Holy  Comforter, 
Henceforth  through  all  eter- 
nity. Amen. 


50. 


THE  COMMON  OF  CONFESSORS. 


ISTE  Confessor  Domini,  co-  '-^-,  HIS  is  the  day  when  Jesu's 

lentes  V^*^         *rue  Confessor, 
Quern  pie  laudant  populi  Whose  happy  festal  here 

per  orbem,  His  people  keep, 

Hac  die    laetus    meruit    beatas  Hasting  with  joy  to  dwell  with. 
Scandere  sedes.  Kim  the  Blesser, 

Climbed  Heaven's  steep. 

{If  it  be  not  the  day  of  his  death,  the  first  verse  is  as  follows  :) 

Iste   Confessor   Domini,    colen-  Safe  now  for  ever,  Jesu's  true 

tes  Confessor, 

Quern   pie  laudant  populi  per  Whose  happy  festal  here  His 

orbem,  people  keep, 

Hac  die  lsetus  meruit  supremos  Doth     of    his    labors    for    his 

Laudis  honores.  mighty  Blesser 

Rich  harvest  reap. 

Qui  pius,  prudens,  humilis,  pu-    Gentle  was  he,  wise,  pure,  and 

dicus,  lowly-hearted, 

Sobriam  duxit  sine  labe  vitam,         Sober  and  modest,  ever  foe  to 
Donee  humanos  animavit  aurse  strife, 

Spiritus  artus.  While  in  his  frame  there  flowed 

as  yet  unparted 
Currents  of  life. 


654 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Cujus    ob    prcestans    meritum,  Ofttimes  hath  He  whose  face  he 

frequenter  sees  in  heaven, 

JEgra      quae     passim     jacuere  Being  entreated   for  His  ser- 

membra,  vant's  sake, 

Viribus  morbi  domitis,  saluti  To  us  on   earth    the  same   for 

Restituuntur.  healer  given 

Sick  whole  to  make. 

i 

Noster    hinc    illi  Chorus  obse-  Wherefore  our  choir,  in  thank- 

quentem  fulness  adoring, 

Concinit    laudem,    celebresque  Iyifteth  its  voice  with  melody 

palmas ;  of  laud, 

Ut  piis  ejus  precibus  juvemur  While  he  on    high    for  us  his 

Omne  per  aevum.  prayer  is  pouring 

Unto  his  God. 

Sit  salus  illi,  decus  atque  vir-  Glory    and    honor,   virtue    and 

tus,  salvation 

Qui     super    coeli     solio     corus-  Be   unto    Him,   who,    in    His 

cans,  might  divine, 

Totius    mundi     seriem     guber-  Ruleth  supremely  over  all  crea- 

n  at  tion, 

Triuus  et  unus.                Amen.  One  and  yet  Trine.        Amen. 


51. 


THE   COMMON   OF  VIRGINS. 


3 


ESU,  corona  Virgin um, 
Quern  Mater  ilia  coucip  t. 


Quae  sola  Virgo  parturit, 
Hsec  vota  clemens  accipe. 


Qui  pergis  inter  lilia, 
Septus  choreis  Virgiuum, 
Sponsusdecorus  gloria, 
Sponsisque  reddens  praemia. 


j^ESUS,   the  Virgins'   Crown, 

\         do  Thou 
^  Accept  us,  as  in  prayer  we 

bow  ; 
Born    of    that     Virgin     whom 

alone 
The  mother  and   the  maid  we 
own. 

Amongst  the  lilies  Thou  dost 
feed, 

With  virgin  choirs  accompa- 
nied ; 

With  glory  decked,  the  spotless 
brides 

Whose  bridal  gifts  Thy  love 
provides. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


6.55 


Quocumque  tendis,  Virgines 
Sequuntur,  atque  laudibus 
Post  te  canentes  cursitant, 
Hymnosque  dulces  personant. 

Te  deprecamur  supplices, 

Nostris  ut  addas  sensibus 
Nescire  prorsus  omnia 

Corruptionis  vulnera. 


Virtus,  honor,  laus,  gloria 
Deo  Patri  cum  Filio, 
Sancto  simul  Paraelito, 
In  sasculorum  saecula. 

Amen. 


They,  whereso'er  Thy  footsteps 
bend, 

With  hymns  and  praises  still 
attend  ; 

In  blessed  troops  they  follow 
Thee, 

With  dance,  and  song,  and  mel- 
ody. 

We  pray  Thee  therefore  to  be- 
stow 

Upon  our  senses  here  below 

Thy  grace,  that  so  we  may  en- 
dure, 

From  taint  of  all  corruption 
pure. 

All  laud  to  God  the  Father  be  : 
All  laud,  Eternal  Son,  to  Thee  : 
All  laud,  as  is  for  ever  meet, 
To  God  the  Holy  Paraclete. 

Amen. 


52.       THE   COMMON   OF   HOLY  WOMEN. 


B 


ORTEM  virili  pectore 


Laudemus  omnes  fcemi- 
nam, 
Quae  sanctitatis  gloria 

Ubique  fulget  inclyta. 


Hsec  sancto  amore  saucia, 


Dum  mundi  amorem  noxium 


Horrescit,  ad  coelestia 
Iter  peregit  arduum. 


'  w*  IGH  let  us  all  our  voices 
r         raise 

In  that  heroic  woman's 
praise 
Whose  name,  with  saintly  glory 

bright, 
Shines  in  the  starry  realms  of 
light. 

Filled  with  a  pure  celestial 
glow, 

She  spurned  all  love  of  things 
below  ; 

And  heedless  here  on  earth  to 
stay, 

Climbed  to  the  skies  her  toil- 
some wav. 


656 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Carnetn  domans  jejuniis, 
Dulcique  mentem  pabulo 
Orationis  nutriens, 
Cceli  potitur  gaudiis. 


Rex  Christe,  virtus  fortium, 

Qui  magna  solus  efficis, 

Hujus  precatu  qucesumus 

Audibenignus  supplices. 
Deo  Patri  sit  gloria, 

Ej  usque  soli  Filio, 
Cum  Spiritu  Paraclito, 
Nunc  et  per  omue  sseculum. 

A  me  u. 


With  fasts  her  body  she  sub- 
dued, 

But  filled  her  soul  with  prayer's 
sweet  food  ; 

In  other  worlds  she  tastes  the 
bliss 

For  which  she  left  the  joys  of 
this. 

O  Christ,  the  strength  of  all  the 
strong, 

To  whom  all  our  best  deeds  be- 
long ! 

Through  her  prevailing  pray- 
ers on  high, 

In  mercy  hear  Thy  people'sery. 

To  God  the    Father,   with   the 

Son, 
And  Holy  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  glory  while  the  ages  flow, 
From  all  above  and  all  below. 

Amen. 


53.   THE   COMMON  OF   THE   DEDICATION   OF 

A   CHURCH. 


C03XESTIS    Urbs    Jerusa- 
lem, 
Beata  pacis  visio, 
Quoe  celsa  de  viventibus 
Saxis  ad  astra  tolleris, 
Sponsaxme  ritu  cingeris 
Mille  Angelorum  millibus. 


BLESSED    city,   heavenly 
Salem, 
Vision    dear    of    peace 
and  love, 
Who,  of  living  stones  upbuild- 
ed, 
Art  the  joy  of  heaven  above, 
And,  with  angel  cohorts  circled, 
As    a    bride     to    earth     dost 
move  ! 


O  sorte  nupta  prospera, 
Dotata  Patris  gloria, 
Respersa  Sponsi  gratia, 


From  celestial  realms  descend- 
in  2" 
Ready  for  the  nuptial  bed, 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


657 


Regina  formosissima, 
Christo  jugata  Principi, 
Cceli  corusca  civitas. 


Hie  margaritis  emicant, 
Patentque  cuiictis  ostia  : 
Virtute  namque  prsevia 
Mortalis  illuc  ducitur, 
Amore  Christi  percitus 
Tormenta  quisquis  sustinet. 


Scalpri  salubris  ictibus, 

Et  tunsione  plurima, 

Fabri  polita  malleo 

Hanc  saxa  molem  construunt, 

Aptisque  juncta  nexibus 

Locantur  in  fastigio. 


Decus  Parenti  debitum 
Sit  usquequaque  Altissimo, 
Natoque  Patris  unico, 
Etinclyto  Paraclito, 
Cui  laus,  potestas,  gloria 
Sterna  sit  per  specula. 


Amen. 


To  His  presence,  decked   with 
jewels, 
By  her  Lord  shall  she  be  led ; 
All  her  streets,  and  all  her  bul- 
warks, 
Of  pure  gold  are  fashioned. 

Bright  with    pearls  her  portal 
glitters  ! 
It  is  open  evermore  ; 
And,  by  virtue  of  His  merits, 
Thither    faithful    souls    may 
soar 
Who,  for  Christ's  dear  Name,  in 
this  world 
Pain  and  tribulation  bore. 

Many  a  blow  and  biting  sculp- 
ture 
Polished    well     those    stones 
elect, 
In  their  places  now  compacted 

By  the  heavenly  Architect, 
Who  therewith  hath  willed  for 
ever 
That    His   palace   should   be 
decked. 

Laud    and    honor    to    the    Fa- 
ther ; 
Laud  and  honor  to  the  Son  ; 
Laud  and  honor  to  the  Spirit, 
Ever  Three,  and  ever  One  : 
Consubstantial,  Co-eternal, 
While  unending  ages  run. 

Amen. 


54.     THE  COMMON   OF    ALL   FEASTS  OF  THE 
BLESSED  VIRGIN  MARY. 


JE£ 


VE  maris  stella, 
Dei  Mater  alma, 


n 


A.IL,  bright  Star  of  ocean, 
God's       own       Mother 
blest, 


658 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Atque  semper  virgo, 
Felix  coeli  porta. 

Sumens  illud  Ave 
Gabrielis  ore, 
Funda  nos  in  pace, 
Mutans  Hevse  noraen. 

Solve  vincla  reis, 
Profer  lumen  csecis, 
Mala  nostra  pelle, 
Bona  cuncta  posce. 

Monstra  te  esse  matrem  ; 
Sumat  per  te  preces, 
Qui  pro  nobis  natus 
Tulit  esse  tuus. 


Virgo  singularis, 
Inter  omnes  mitis, 
Nos  culpis  solutos, 
Mites  fac  et  castos. 

Vitam  prsesta  puram, 
Iter  para  tutum, 
Ut  videntes  Jesum, 
Semper  collaetemur. 

Sit  laus  Deo  Patri, 
Summo  Christo  decus, 
Spiritui  Sancto, 
Tribus  honor  unus. 


Ever-sinless  Virgin, 
Gate  of  heavenly  rest  ! 

Taking  that  sweet  AVE 
Which  from  Gabriel  came, 

Peace  confirm  within  us, 
Changing  EVA's  name. 

Break  the  captive's  fetters  ; 

Eight  on  blindness  pour  ; 
All  our  ills  expelling, 

Every  bliss  implore. 

Show  thyself  a  mother  ; 

May  the  Word  Divine, 
Born  for  us  thine  Infant, 

Hear    our    prayers    through 
thine. 

Virgin  all  excelling, 

Mildest  of  the  mild, 
Freed  from  guilt,  preserve  us 

Meek  and  undefiled ; 

Keep  our  life  all  spotless, 
Make  our  way  secure, 

Till  we  find  in  Jesus 
Joy  for  evermore. 


Through  the  highest  heaven 

To  the  Almighty  Three, 
Father,  Son,  and  Spirit, 
Amen.        One  same  glory  be.        Amen. 


55.     FOR  THE  BENEDICTION  OF  THE   BLESS- 
ED SACRAMENT. 


J0C 


VK  verum   Corpus,   na-    '  »^/ 

tum  n 

Ex  Maria  Virgine, 


AIL.  to  Thee,  True  Body, 
sprung 
From  the  Virgin  Mary's 
womb  ! 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


659 


Vere  passum,  immolatuni 
In  cruce  pro  homine. 

Cujus  latus  perforatum 

Unda  fluxit  et  sanguine, 
Esto  nobis  prsegustatum, 
Mortis  in  exaniine. 


The  same    that    on  the    Cross 

was  hung, 
And  bore    for  man   the  bitter 

doom  ! 

Thou  whose  Side  was  pierced, 

and  flowed 
Both  with  water  and  with  blood, 
Suffer  us  to  taste  of  Thee 
In  our  life's  last  agony. 


O  Clemens,  O  Pie,  O  kind,  O  loving  One  ! 

O  Dulcis  Jesu,  Fili  Mariae.  O  sweet  Jesus  !  Mary's  Son  ! 

Amen.  Amen. 


*V  I'DORO  te  devote,  latens 

*£*,  nDeitas:   ..    fi     . 

Qure    sub    his    nguns 
vere  latitas  ; 

Tibi  se  cor  meum  totum  sub- 
jicit, 

Quia  te  contemplans  totum  de- 
ficit. 

Visus,  gustus,  tactus,   in  te  fal- 

litur, 
Sed  auditu  solo  tuto  creditur. 

Credo  quidquid  dixit  DeiFilius  : 

Nil  hoc  verbo  veritatis  verius. 


In  cruce  latebat  sola  Deitas, 

At  hie  latet  simul  et  Humani- 

tas  : 
Ambo     tamen     credens    atque 

confitens, 
Peto  quod  petivit  latro   poeni- 

te:i  5. 


*-p^  UMBLY    I    adore    Thee, 

r         hidden  Deity, 

Which    beneath    these 

symbols  art  concealed  from 

me  : 
Wholly  in  submission  Thee  my 

spirit  hails, 
For  in   contemplating  Thee  it 

wholly  fails. 

Seeing,   touching,    tasting,    all 

are  here  deceived, 
But  by  hearing  only  safely  'tis 

believed  : 
I  believe  whatever  God's  own 

Son  averred  : 
Nothing     can     be    truer    than 

Truth's  very  Word. 

On  the  Cross  Thy  Godhead  only 
was  concealed, 

Here  not  e'en  Thy  Manhood  is 
to  sight  revealed  : 

But  in  both  believing  and  con- 
fessing, Lord, 

Ask  I  what  the  dying  thief  of 
Thee  implored. 


66o 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


Plagas,  sicut  Thomas,  non  in-    I  do  not,  like  Thomas,  see  Thy 

tneor,  Wounds  appear, 

Deum  tainen  meum  te  confiteor.    But  with  him  confess  my  Lord 

and  God  is  here. 
Fac  me  tibi  semper  magis  ere-    Grant  this    faith    in    me    may 

°-ere,  evermore  increase, 

In  te  spem  habere,  te  diligere.       And  my  hope  in  Thee,  and  love, 

may  never  cease. 

O  memoriale  mortis  Domini !        O  thrice-blest  Memorial  of  my 

dying  Lord. 

Panis  vivus,  vitam  prsestans  ho-  This  true  Bread  of  Life  doth  life 
mini  !  to  man  afford  ; 

Praesta  mece  menti  de  te  vivere,     Grant,  O  Lord,   my  soul  may 

ever  feed  on  Thee, 

Et  te  illi  semper  dulce  sapere.        And  Thy  taste  of  all  things  to 

it  sweetest  be. 

Pie  Pelicane,  Jesu  Domine,  Victim  for   Thy    people,   Jesu, 

Lord  and  God, 
Me  immundum  munda  tuo  san-    Cleanse  me,  wretched  sinner,  in 


gume, 
Cujus  una  stilla  salvum  facere 


Thy  precious  Blood — 
Blood   whereof    one    drop    for 
humankind  outpoured 
Totum  mundum  quit  ab  omni     Might    from'  all    transgression 
scelere.  have  the  world  restored. 


Jesu,  quern  velatum  nunc  aspi- 

cio, 
Oro,  fiat  illud,  quod  tarn  sitio, 

Ut,  te  revelata  cernens  facie, 

Visu  sim  beatus  tuce  glorice. 

Amen. 


Jesu,  whom  in  this  life  veiled  I 
behold, 

Grant  what  my  soul  thirsts  for 
with  desire  untold  ; 

O  may  I,  beholding  Thine  un- 
veiled grace, 

Rest  in  blissful  vision  of  Thine 
open  Face.  Amen. 


The  following  is  usually  sung  after  each  verse  : 

Ave  Jesu,  Pastor  fidelium  ;  Jesus,  Eternal  Shepherd,  hear 

our  cry : 
Adauge    fidem    omnium  in    te    Increase  the  faith  of  all  whose 
credentium.  souls  on  Thee  rely. 


Hymns  and  Sequences. 


661 


OQUAM  suavis  est,  Domi- 
ne,  vSpiritus  tuus !  qui 
ut  dulcedinem  tuam  m 
filios  demonstrates,  pane  sua- 
vissimo,  de  coelo  praestito,  esu- 
rientes  reples  bonis,  fastidiosos 
divites  dimittens  inanes. 

Alleluia. 


OHOW  gracious,  O  Lord, 
is  Thy  Spirit !  Who,  to 
show  Thy  sweetness  to 
Thy  children,  by  the  sweetest 
food  from  Heaven,  dost  fill  the 
hungry  with  good  things,  and 
sendest  the  proud  rich  empty 
away.  Alleluia. 


O  SACRUM  Convivium,  in 
quo    Christus    sumitur ; 
recolitur  memoria   pas- 
sionis    ejus ;      mens     impletur 
gratia,  et  futurse  glorias  nobis 
pignus  datur. 

Alleluia. 


O  SACRED  Banquet,  where- 
in   Christ    is   received  ; 
the  memory  of  His  Pas- 
sion  is   renewed,    the  mind    is 
filled  with  grace,  and  the  pledge 
of  future  glory  is  given  unto  us. 

Alleluia. 


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Zhc  Jntvoits,  Collects, 


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postcomtnumons- 


663 


Gbe  3ntrotts,  Collects,  Epistles, 
(Sospels,  ano  lpostcommunions 

FOR  THE   SUNDAYS  AND  PRINCIPAL 
FEASTS  OF  THE  YEAR. 


Note. —  When  a  Feast  of  greater  rank  falls  upon  a  Sunday,  the 
Mass  is  of  the  Feast ;  the  Collect  of  the  Sunday  is  said  after  the 
Collect  of  the  day,  and  the  Gospel  of  the  Sunday  is  read  at  the 
end  of  Mass,  in  place  of  the  usual  Gospel  of  St.  John. 

FIRST  SUNDAY  OF  ADVENT. 

Introit.  To  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul  :  in 
Thee,  O  my  God,  I  put  my  trust ;  let  me  not  be  ashamed  :  neither 
let  mine  enemies  laugh  at  me  :  for  none  that  wait  on  Thee  shall 
be  confounded. 

Show  me  Thy  ways,  O  Lord,  and  teach  me  Thy  paths. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

To  Thee,  O  Lord,  etc.     ( Thus  the  Introit  is  always  repeated.) 

Collect  I.  O  Lord,  we  pray  Thee,  raise  up  Thy  power,  and 
come  ;  that  by  Thy  protection  we  may  deserve  to  be  rescued  from 
the  threatening  dangers  of  our  sins,  and  to  be  saved  by  Thy  de- 
liverance.    Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  O  God,  who  wast  pleased  that  Thy  Word,  at  the  message 
of  an  Angel,  should  take  flesh  in  the  womb  of  the  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary  :  grant  unto  us,  Thy  suppliants,  that  we  who  believe  her  to 
be  trulv  the  Mother  of  God  mav  be  assisted  bv  her  intercessions 
with  Thee. 

III.  Mercifully  hear,  O  Lord  {p.  166),  or,  O  God,  the  Pastor 
{p.  122). 

Epistle.  Rom.  xiii.  ii-i^..  Brethren  : — Knowing 
the  time  :  that  it  is  now  the  hour  for  us  to  awake  from 
sleep.  For  now  our  salvation  is  nearer  than  when  we 
first  believed.  The  night  is  far  spent,  and  the  day  is 
at  hand.  Let  us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  of  dark- 
ness, and  put  on  the  armor  of  light.  As  in  the  day  let 
us  walk  becomingly  ;  not  in  baiiquetings  and  drunken- 
ness, not  in  chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  con- 
tention and  jealousy.  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  make  not  provisions  for  the  flesh  in  its 
lusts. 

665 


666         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

Gospel.  Luke  xxi.  2j-jj.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  There  will  be  signs  in  the  sun, 
and  moon,  and  stars  ;  and  on  the  earth  distress  of  na- 
tions, by  reason  of  the  confusion  of  the  sound  of  the 
sea  and  of  the  waves,  men  withering  away  for  fear  and 
expectation  of  the  things  which  are  coming  upon  the 
world  :  For  the  powers  of  the  heavens  will  be  shaken. 
And  then  they  will  see  the  Son  of  Man  coming  on  a 
cloud  with  great  power  and  majesty.  But  when  these 
things  begin  to  come  to  pass,  look  up,  and  lift  up  your 
heads  :  because  your  redemption  is  at  hand.  And"  He 
spake  to  them  a  similitude  :  See  the  fig-tree,  and  all 
the  trees  :  when  they  now  shoot  forth  their  fruit,  ye 
know  that  summer  is  nigh.  So  also,  when  ye  shall 
see  these  things  come  to  pass,  know  that  the  kingdom 
of  God  is  at  hand.  Truly,  I  say  to  you,  this  genera- 
tion will  not  pass  away  till  all  things  be  fulfilled. 
Heaven  and  earth  will  pass  away,  but  My  words  will 
not  pass  away. 

Postcommunion  I.  May  we  receive  Th}'  mercy  in  the  midst 
of  Thy  temple,  O  Lord  ;  that  we  may  anticipate  with  due  honor 
the  coining  solemnities  of  our  renewal.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Pour  forth,  we  beseech  Thee  {p.  68). 

III.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  Thou  wouldst 
not  permit  to  be  exposed  to  human  dangers  those  whom  Thou 
givest  to  rejoice  in  this  divine  participation. 

Or:  May  the  partaking  of  this  divine  .Sacrament  protect  us, 
we  beseech  Thee.  O  Lord  ;  and  ever  save  and  defend  Thy  servant 
X.,  whom  Thou  hast  been  pleased  to  appoint  as  the  Pastor  over 
Thy  Church,  together  with  the  flock  committed  to  his  care. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

SECOND  SUNDAY  OF  ADVENT. 

Introit.  People  of  Sion,  behold  the  Lord  shall  come  to  save 
the  nations  ;  and  the  Lord  shall  make  the  glory  of  His  voice  to  be 
heard  in  the  joy  of  your  heart. 

( ,ive  ear,  O  Thou  that  rulest  Israel :  Thou  that  leadest  Joseph 
like  a  sheep. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Stir  up  our  hearts,  O  Lord,  to  make  ready  the  ways 
of  Thine  Only -begotten  Son,  that  by  His  coming  we  may  be 
worthy  to  serve  Thee  with  purified  minds.  Through  the  same 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  665. 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  667 

Epistle.  Rom.  xv.  4-13.  Brethren  : — Whatever 
things  were  written,  w7ere  written  for  onr  instruction  ; 
that  through  patience  and  the  consolation  of  the  Scrip- 
tures, we  may  have  hope.  Now  the  God  of  patience 
and  of  comfort  grant  you  to  be  of  one  mind  one  to- 
wards another,  according  to  Jesus  Christ  :  that  unani- 
mously with  one  mouth  ye  may  honor  God,  and  the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  wherefore  receive  one 
another,  as  Christ  also  received  you  to  the  glory  of 
God.  For  I  say  that  Christ  Jesus  was  minister  of  cir- 
cumcision for  the  truth  of  God,  to  confirm  the  prom- 
ises of  the  fathers.  But  that  the  Gentiles  glorify  God 
for  mercy,  as  it  is  written  :  Therefore  will  I  praise 
Thee  among  the  Gentiles,  O  Lord,  and  will  sing  to  Thy 
name.  And  again  He  saith  :  Rejoice,  ye  Gentiles, 
with  His  people.  And  again  :  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye 
Gentiles,  and  glorify  Him,  all  ye  people.  And  again 
Isaiah  said  :  There  shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse,  and  He  who 
shall  rise  up  to  rule  the  Gentiles,  in  Him  the  Gentiles 
shall  hope.  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy 
and  peace  in  believing :  that  ye  may  abound  in  hope 
and  in  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

Gospel.  Matt.  xi.  2-10.  At  that  time  : — When 
John  in  the  prison  had  heard  of  the  works  of  Christ, 
he  sent  two  of  his  disciples,  and  said  to  Him  :  Art 
Thou  He  wdio  should  come,  or  must  we  look  for  an- 
other ?  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them  ;  Go 
and  relate  to  John  what  ye  hear  and  see.  The  blind 
see,  the  lame  walk,  lepers  are  cleansed,  the  deaf  hear, 
the  dead  rise  again,  the  poor  have  the  Gospel  preached 
to  them.  And  happy  is  he  who  shall  not  be  scan- 
dalized in  Me.  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began  to 
speak  to  the  crowds  concerning  John  :  What  went  you 
out  into  the  desert  to  see  ?  a  reed  shaken  by  the 
wind?  But  wThat  went  ye  out  to  see?  a  man  clothed 
in  soft  garments  ?  Behold,  they,  who  are  clothed  in 
soft  garments  are  in  the  palaces  of  kings.  But  what 
went  ye  out  to  see  ?  a  prophet  ?  Yea,  I  tell  you,  and 
more  than  a  prophet ;  for  this  is  he  of  whom  it  is  writ- 


668         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

ten  :   Behold,  I  send  My  messenger  before  Thy  face, 

who  shall  prepare  Thy  way  before  Thee. 

Postcommunion.  Having-  been  filled  with  the  food  of  spiri- 
tual nourishment,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  by  the 
participation  of  this  Mystery  Thou  wouldst  teach  us  to  despise 
earthly  things,  and  love  those  that  are  heavenly.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  666. 

THIRD  SUNDAY  OF  ADVENT. 

Introit.  Rejoice  in  the  Lord  always  ;  again  I  say,  rejoice. 
Let  your  moderation  be  known  to  all  men  ;  the  Lord  is  nigh. 
Be  anxious  about  nothing  ;  but  in  everything  by  prayer  let  your 
petitions  be  made  known  to  God. 

Thou  hast  blessed  Thy  land,  O  Lord  :  Thou  hast  turned  away 
the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  mercifully  incline  Thine 
ears  unto  our  pra3'ers,  and  enlighten  the  darkness  of  our  minds 
by  the  grace  of  Thy  heavenly  visitation.  Who  livestaud  reignest, 
etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  665. 

Epistle.  Philip,  iv.  4-7.  Brethren  : — Rejoice  in 
the  Lord  always  :  again  I  say,  rejoice.  Let  your  mod- 
eration be  known  to  all  men  :  the  Lord  is  nigh.  Be 
anxious  about  nothing,  but  in  everything  by  prayer 
and  supplication,  with  thanksgiving,  let  your  peti- 
tions be  made  known  to  God.  And  may  the  peace  of 
God,  which  surpasseth  all  understanding,  guard  your 
hearts  and  minds  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gospel.  John  i.  19-28.  At  that  time  ; — The  Jews 
sent  from  Jerusalem  priests  and  Levites  to  him,  to  ask 
him  :  Who  art  thou  ?  And  he  confessed,  and  denied 
not ;  but  confessed  :  I  am  not  the  Christ.  And  they 
asked  him:  What  then?  Art  thou  Elias  ?  And  he 
said  :  I  am  not.  Art  thou  the  prophet  ?  And  he  an- 
swered :  No.  They  said  therefore  to  him  :  Who  art 
thou,  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to  those  who  sent 
us  ?  What  say  est  thou  of  thyself?  He  said  :  I  am  the 
voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness  :  Make  straight 
the  way  of  the  "Lord,  as  said  the  prophet  Jsaiah.  And 
they  who  were  sent  were  of  the  Pharisees.  And  they 
asked  him,  and  said  to  him  :  Why  then  dost  thou  bap- 
tize, if  thou  art  not  Christ,  nor  Klias,  nor  the  prophet? 
John  answered  them,  saying:  I  baptize  in  water,  but 


GOSPELS,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  669 

in  the  midst  of  you  staudeth  One  whom  ye  know  not. 
It  is  He  who,  though  comiug  after  me,  is  preferred  be- 
fore me  ;  the  latchet  of  whose  shoe  I  am  not  worthy  to 
loose.  These  things  were  done  in  Bethany,  beyond 
the  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 

POSTCOMMtTNiON.  We  implore,  O  God,  Thy  clemency,  that 
these  divine  helps  having-  expiated  our  sins,  may  prepare  us  for 
the  approaching  festival.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  666. 

FOURTH  SUNDAY  OF  ADVENT. 

Ixtroit.  Drop  dew,  }re  heavens,  from  above,  and  let  the 
clouds  rain  the  Just  One  ;  let  the  earth  be  opened,  and  bud  forth 
a  Saviour. 

The  heavens  show  forth  the  glory  of  God,  and  the  firmament 
declareth  the  works  of  His  hands. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  we  pray  Thee,  raise  up  Thy  power,  and 
come,  and  with  great  might  succor  us  ;  that,  by  the  aid  of  Thy 
grace,  that  which  is  hindered  by  our  sins  may  be  quickened  by 
Thy  merciful  forgiveness.  Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.  Amen. 
Others  as  on  p.  665. 

Epistle,  i  Cor.  iv.  /-5.  Brethren  : — Let  a  man  so 
regard  us  as  ministers  of  Christ,  and  stewards  of  the 
mysteries  of  God.  Here  now  it  is  required  in  stewards, 
that  a  man  be  found  faithful.  But  to  me  it  is  of  the 
least  account  to  be  judged  by  you,  or  by  the  day  of 
man  :  but  neither  do  I  judge  myself.  For  I  am  not 
conscious  to  myself  of  anything  ;  vet  am  I  not  hereby 
justified  :  but  He  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord.  There- 
fore judge  not  before  the  time,  until  the  Lord  come, 
who  both  will  bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  dark- 
ness, and  will  make  manifest  the  counsels  of  hearts  : 
and  then  shall  every  man  have  praise  from  God. 

Gospel.  Luke  Hi.  1-6.  In  the  fifteenth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Tiberius  Caesar,  Pontius  Pilate  being  pro- 
curator of  Judea,  and  Herod  being  tetrarch  of  Galilee, 
and  Philip  his  brother  being  tetrarch  of  Iturea  and  the 
country  of  Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  being  tetrarch  of 
Abilina,  under  the  high-priests  Annas  and  Caiphas,  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  John,  the  son  of  Zachariah, 
in  the  desert.     And  he  came  into  all  the  country  about 


670         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

the  Jordan,  preaching  the  baptism  of  penance,  for  the 

remission  of  sins  ;  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the 

sayings  of  Isaiah  the  prophet  :  A  voice  of  one  crying 

in  the  desert  :  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make 

straight  His  paths.     Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and 

every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low  :  and  what 

is  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the  rough  way 

smooth.     And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God. 

POSTCOMMUNION.  Having  received  Thy  gifts,  we  beseech 
Thee,  O  Lord,  that  with  the  frequent  use  of  this  Mystery  the 
effect  of  our  Salvation  may  increase.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  666. 

THE  NATIVITY  OF  OUR  LORD,  OR  CHRISTMAS. 

First  Mass. 

Introit.  The  Lord  hath  said  unto  me  :  Thou  art  My  Son, 
this  day  have  I  begotten  Thee. 

Why  have  the  Gentiles  raged,  and  the  people  devised  vain 
things"? 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  hast  made  this  most  sacred  night  to 
shine  forth  with  the  brightness  of  the  true  Light  :  grant,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  that  we  may  enjoy  His  happiness  in  heaven,  the 
mystery  of  whose  light  we  have  known  upon  earth.  Who  liveth 
and  reigneth,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistle.  Titus  it.  11-15.  Dearly  Beloved  : — The 
grace  of  God  onr  Saviour  hath  appeared  to  all  men, 
instructing  us  that  denying  impiety  and  worldly  lusts 
we  should  live  soberly,  and  justly,  and  piously  in  this 
world,  waiting  for  the  blessed  hope  and  coming  of  the 
glory  of  our  great  God  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who 
gave  Himself  for  all,  that  He  might  redeem  us  from 
all  iniquity,  and  cleanse  for  Himself  an  acceptable 
people,  zealous  of  good  works.  These  things  speak 
and  exhort  :  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gospkl.  Luke  ii.  /-//.  At  that  time  : — A  decree 
went  forth  from  Augustus  Caesar  that  the  whole  world 
should  be  enrolled.  This  first  enrolment  was  made  by 
Cyrinus,  the  governor  of  Syria.  And  all  went  to  be 
enrolled,  every  one  into  his  own  city.  And  Joseph 
also  went  up  from  Galilee,  from  the  city  of  Nazareth, 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  671 

into  Judea  to  the  city  of  David,  which  is  called  Beth- 
lehem, because  he  was  of  the  house  and  family  of 
David,  to  be  enrolled  with  Mary  his  espoused  wife, 
who  was  with  Child.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  while 
they  were  there  the  days  for  her  delivery  were  com- 
pleted. And  she  brought  forth  her  first-born  Son,  and 
swathed  Him  and  laid  Him  in  a  manger :  because 
there  was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn.  And  there 
were  in  the  same  country  shepherds  watching,  and 
keeping  the  night-watches  over  their  flock.  And  be- 
hold, an  Angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by  them,  and  the 
brightness  of  God  shone  round  them,  and  they  feared 
greatly.  And  the  Angel  said  to  them  :  Fear  not  ;  for 
behold.  I  bring  you  good  news  of  great  joy,  which  will 
be  to  all  the  people  ;  for  this  day  is  born  to  you  in  the 
city  of  David  a  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord.  And 
this  shall  be  a  sign  to  you.  Ye  shall  find  a  Babe 
swathed  and  lying  in  a  manger.  And  suddenly  there 
was  with  the  Angel  a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host, 
praising  God,  and  saying  :  Glory  to  God  on  high  :  and 
on  earth  peace  to  men  of  good  will. 

Postco.mmuxion.  Grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord  our 
God,  that  we,  who  rejoice  in  celebrating-  by  these  Mysteries  the 
Xativity  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  may  deserve  by  a  worthy  con- 
duct to  attain  unto  fellowship  with  Him.  Who  liveth  and  reign- 
eth,  etc.     Amen. 

Secoxd  Mass. 

Introit.  A  light  shall  shine  upon  us  this  day  :  for  our  Lord 
is  born  to  us ;  and  He  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  God,  the  Prince 
of  peace,  the  Father  of  the  world  to  come  ;  of  whose  kingdom 
there  shall  be  no  end. 

The  Lord  hath  reigned,  He  is  clothed  with  beauty  :  the  Lord 
is  clothed  with  strength,  and  hath  girded  Himself. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that  we, 
who  are  filled  with  the  new  light  of  Thy  Incarnate  Word,  may 
show  forth  in  our  works  that  which  by  faith  shineth  in  our 
minds.     Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistle.  Titus  Hi.  4-7.  Dearly  Beloved : — The 
goodness  and  kindness  of  our  Saviour  God  appeared  : 
not  by  works  of  justice  done  by  us,  but  according  to 
His  mercy  He  saved  us  by  the  layer  of  regeneration 


672         Thk  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

and  renewing  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  whom  He  hath  pour- 
ed forth  on  us  abundantly  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour,  that  being  justified  by  His  grace  we  may  be 
heirs  according  to  hope  of  eternal  life :  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gospel.  Luke  ii.  15-20.  At  that  time : — The 
shepherds  said  to  one  another  :  Let  us  go  over  to 
Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing  which  is  come  to  pass, 
which  the  Lord  hath  showed  us.  And  they  came  in 
haste  ;  and  found  Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  Babe  lying 
in  the  manger.  And  when  they  had  seen  it,  they 
understood  the  thing  which  had  been  spoken  to  them 
concerning  this  Child.  And  all  who  heard  wondered  ; 
and  at  the  things  which  were  told  them  by  the  shep- 
herds. But  Mary  kept  all  these  words,  pondering  in 
her  heart.  And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying 
and  praising  God  for  all  that  they  had  heard  and  seen 
as  it  was  told  to  them. 

Postcommuxion.  May  we,  O  Lord,  always  receive  new  life 
from  this  Sacrament,  which  reneweth  to  us  the  memory  of  that 
wonderful  Birth  which  destroyed  the  old  man.  Through  the 
same  our  Lord,  etc.     Amen. 

Third  Mass. 

Introit.  A  Child  is  born  for  us,  and  a  Son  is  given  to  us  ; 
whose  government  is  upon  His  shoulder  ;  and  His  name  shall  be 
called  the  Angel  of  great  counsel. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ;  for  He  hath  done  wonderful 
things. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that  the 
new  birth  of  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  in  the  flesh  may  deliver 
us  who  are  held  by  the  old  bondage  under  the  yoke  of  sin. 
Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistle.  Heb.  i.  1-12.  God  who  formerly  spoke 
to  the  fathers  by  the  prophets,  at  different  times  and 
in  various  ways :  lastly  in  these  days  hath  spoken  to 
us  by  His  Son,  whom  He  hath  appointed  heir  of  all 
things,  by  whom  also  He  made  the  world  :  who  being 
the  brightness  of  His  glory,  and  the  impression  of  His 
substance,  and  upholding  all  things  by  the  word  of  His 
power,  which  He  made  a  purification  of  sins,  sitteth  on 


Gospels,  axd  Postcommunions.  673 

the  right  hand  of  the  majesty  on  high:  being  made  so 
much  greater  than  the  Angels,  as  He  hath  inherited  a 
more  excellent  name  than  they.  For  to  which  of  the 
Angels  did  He  ever  say:  Thou  art  My  Son,  this  day 
have  I  begotten  Thee  ?  And  again :  I  will  be  to  Him 
a  Father,  and  He  shall  be  to  Me  a  Son  ?  And  when 
He  bringeth  again  the  First-Begotten  into  the  world, 
He  saith,  And  let  all  the  Angels  of  God  adore  Him. 
And  of  the  Angels  indeed  He  saith:  Who  maketh  His 
Angels  spirits,  and  His  ministers  a  flame  of  fire.  But 
to  the  Son  :  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  ; 
the  sceptre  of  Thy  kingdom  is  a  sceptre  of  right. 
Thou  hast  loved  justice  and  hated  iniquity  ;  therefore 
God,  Thy  God,  hath  anointed  Thee  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  above  Thy  partners.  And:  Thou,  O  Lord,  in 
the  beginning  didst  found  the  earth :  and  the  heavens 
are  works  of  Thine  hands.  They  shall  perish,  but 
Thou  shalt  remain,  and  they  all  shall  grow  old  as  a 
garment:  and  as  a  vesture  Thou  shalt  change  them 
and  they  shall  be  changed :  but  Thou  art  the  self-same, 
and  Thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

Gospel.  John  i.  1-14.  In  the  beginning  was  the 
Word,  and  the  Word  was  with  God,  and  the  Word  was 
God.  This  was  in  the  beginning  with  God.  All 
things  were  made  through  Him :  and  without  Him  was 
made  nothing  that  was  made.  In  Him  was  life,  and 
the  life  was  the  light  of  men :  and  the  light  shineth  in 
darkness,  and  the  darkness  did  not  comprehend  it. 
There  was  a  man  sent  from  God,  whose  name  was 
John.  This  one  came  for  a  witness,  to  testifv  concern- 
ing the  light,  that  all  might  believe  through  "him.  He 
was  not  the  light,  but  he  was  to  testify  concerning  the 
light.  The  true  light,  which  enlighteueth  every  man, 
cometh  into  this  world.  He  was  in  the  world,  and  the 
world  was  made  through  Him,  and  the  world  knew 
Him  not.  He  came  to  His  own  possessions,  and  His 
own  people  received  him  not.  But  to  as  many  as  re- 
ceived Him,  He  gave  power  to  become  children  of 
God,  to  those  who  believe  in  His  name:  who  are  born, 


674         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

not  of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  the  will 
of  man,  but  of  God.  And  The  Word  was  made 
Flesh  (here  all  kneel),  and  dwelt  among  us,  and  we 
saw  His  glory,  the  glory  as  of  the  Only- Begotten  of 
the  Father :  full  of  grace  and  truth. 

Postcommunion.  Grant,  we  beseech  thee,  Almighty  God, 
that  as  the  Saviour  of  the  world,  born  this  day,  is  the  author  of  a 
divine  birth  for  us,  so  He  may  also  be  Himself  the  giver  of  im- 
mortality.    "Who  liveth  and  reigneth,  etc.    Amen, 

Last  Gospel  as  on  the  Epiphany  {p.  676). 

SUNDAY  WITHIN    THE    OCTAVE    OF   CHRIST- 
MAS. 

IisfTROiT.  While  all  things  were  in  quiet  silence,  and  the 
night  was  in  the  midst  of  her  course,  Thy  Almighty  Word,  O 
IvOrd,  came  down  from  heaven,  from  Thy  royal  throne. 

The  L,ord  hath  reigned,  He  is  clothed  with  beauty  :  the  I^ord 
is  clothed  with  strength,  and  hath  girded  Himself. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  do  Thou  order 
all  our  actions  in  conformity  with  Thy  good  pleasure,  that, 
through  the  name  of  Thy  beloved  Son,  we  may  worthily  abound 
in  good  works.  Through  the  same  our  L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen. 

Epistle.  Gal.  iy.  1-7.  Brethren  : — As  long  as  the 
heir  is  a  child,  he  differeth  nothing  from  a  servant,  al- 
though he  is  lord  of  all  :  but  he  is  under  tutors  and 
governors,  until  the  time  appointed  by  the  father  :  so 
we  also,  when  we  were  children,  were  serving  under 
the  elements  of  the  world.  But  when  the  fulness  of 
time  came,  God  sent  His  Son  made  of  a  woman,  made 
under  the  law,  to  redeem  those  who  were  under  the 
law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons.  And 
because  ye  are  sons,  God  hath  sent  the  Spirit  of  His 
Sou  into  your  hearts,  crying :  Abba,  Father.  There- 
fore he  is  no  more  a  servant,  but  a  son  :  and  if  a  son, 
heir  also  through  God. 

GOSPEI/.  Luke  it.  33-40.  At  that  time  : — Joseph 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  Jesus  were  wondering  at  the 
ugs  spoken  concerning  Him.  And  Simeon  blessed 
them,  and  said  to  Mary  His  mother  :  Behold,  He  is  set 
for  the  fall  and  rising  of  many  in  Israel,  and  for  a  sign 
which  will  be  opposed  :  And  a  sword  shall  pierce  thine 


jGospels,  and  Postcommuxions.  675 

own  soul,  that  the  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may  be 
revealed.  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  prophetess,  the 
daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Aser  ;  she  was  far 
advanced  in  years,  and  had  lived  with  her  husband 
seven  vears  from  her  vinrinitv.     And  she  was  a  widow 

J  CD  J 

until  eighty-four  years ;  and   departed    not    from  the 

temple,  but,  by  fastings  and  prayers,  worshipped  night 

and  day.     Now  she,  at  the  same  hour,  coming  in,  gave 

praise  to  the  Lord  ;  and  spake  of  Him  to  all  who  were 

looking  for  the  redemption  of  Israel.     And  after  they 

had  performed  all  things  according  to  the  law  of  the 

Lord,    they  returned  into   Galilee,  to  their  own  city, 

Nazareth.     And  the  Child  grew,  and  became  strong, 

full  of  wisdom  :  and  the  grace  of  God  was  in  Him. 

POSTCOMMUNION.  By  the  operation  of  this  Mystery,  O  Lord, 
may  our  sins  be  purged  away,  and  our  just  desires  fulfilled. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

NEW  YEAR'S  DAY. 
The  Circumcision  of  our  Lord. 

Introit.  A  Child  is  born,  as  in  Third  Mass  of  Christmas 
(A  ^72). 

Collect.  O  God,  who  by  the  fruitful  (p.  194). 

Epistle.  Titus  ii.  11-15,  as  i>i  First  Mass  of  Christmas  {p.  670). 

Gospel.  Luke  ii.  21.  At  that  time  : — After  eight 
days  were  past  that  the  Child  should  be  circumcised, 
His  name  wras  called  Jesus,  so  called  by  the  Angel  be- 
fore He  was  conceived  in  the  womb. 

POSTCOMMUNION.  Vlay  this  Communion,  O  Lord,  purge  us 
from  guilt  ;  and  through  the  intercession  of  Blessed  Mary,  the 
Virgin-Ivl other  of  God,  make  us  partakers  of  Thy  heavenly 
remedy.     Through  the  same  our  Lord,  etc.     Amen. 

THE  VIGIL  OF  THE  EPIPHANY. 

Introit,  Collect,  Epistle,  and  Postcommunion  as  on 
Sunday  within  the  Octave  of  Christmas  {p.  6J4). 

Gospel.  Matt.  ii.  /9-23.  At  that  time  : — When 
Herod  was  dead,  behold  an  Angel  of  the  Lord  appear- 
ed in  a  dream  to  Joseph,  in  Egypt,  saying  :  Arise,  and 
take  the  Child  and  His  mother,  and  go  into  the  land 
of  Israel  :  for  they  who  sought  the  life  of  the  Child 


676         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

are  dead.  And  he  arose  and  took  the  Child  and  His 
mother,  and  came  into  the  land  of  Israel.  But  hearing 
that  Archelaus  reigned  in  Judea,  in  the  room  of  Herod 
his  father,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither  :  and  being 
warned  in  a  dream,  retired  into  the  country  of  Galilee. 
And  coming  he  dwelt  in  a  city  called  Nazareth,  that 
what  was  said  by  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled  :  He 
shall  be  called  a  Nazarene. 

THE  EPIPHANY  OF  OUR  LORD. 

Introit.  Behold  the  Lord  the  Ruler  is  come  ;  and  a  king- 
dom is  in  His  hand,  and  power  and  dominion. 

Give  to  the  king  Thy  judgment,  O  God  ;  and  Thy  justice  unto 
the  king's  son. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  by  the  leading  of  a  star  didst  on  this 
day  manifest  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  to  the  Gentiles  :  merci- 
fully grant  that  we,  who  know  Thee  now  by  faith,  may  be 
brought  to  the  contemplation  of  Thy  glorious  majesty.  Through 
the  same  our  L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Isaiah  Ix.  1-6.  Arise,  be  enlightened,  O 
Jerusalem  :  for  thy  light  is  come,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  is  risen  upon  thee.  For  behold,  darkness  shall 
cover  the  earth,  and  a  mist  the  peoples  :  but  the  Lord 
shall  arise  upon  thee,  and  His  glory  shall  be  seen  on 
thee.  And  the  Gentiles  shall  walk  in  thy  light,  and 
kings  in  the  brightness  of  thy  rising.  Lift  np  thy  eyes 
round  about,  and  see  :  all  these  are  gathered  together, 
they  are  come  to  thee  :  thy  sons  shall  come  from  afar, 
and  thy  daughters  shall. rise  up  at  thy  side.  Then 
shalt  thou  see,  and  abound,  and  thy  heart  shall  won- 
der and  be  enlarged,  when  the  multitude  of  the  sea 
shall  be  converted  to  thee,  the  strength  of  the  Gen- 
tiles shall  come  to  thee.  The  multitude  of  camels 
shall  cover  thee,  the  dromedaries  of  Madian  and  Epha  : 
all  they  from  Saba  shall  come,  bringing  gold  and 
frankincense,  and  showing  forth  praise  to  the  Lord. 

Gospel,.  Matt.  ii.  1-12.  When  Jesus  was  born  in 
Bethlehem  of  Juda,  in  the  days  of  King  Herod,  behold 
Magians  came  from  eastern  parts  to  Jerusalem,  saying  : 
Where  is   He  that  is   born   king  of  the  Jews  ?  for  we 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  677 

have  seen  His  star  in  the  East,  and  we  are  come  to 
worship  Him.  And  King  Herod,  hearing  this,  was 
troubled,  and  all  Jerusalem  with  him.  And  assem- 
bling together  all  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes  of 
the  people,  he  inquired  of  them  wdiere  the  Christ 
should  be  born.  And  they  said  to  him  :  In  Bethlehem 
of  Juda  :  for  so  it  is  written  by  the  prophet  :  And  thou 
Bethlehem,  land  of  Juda,  art  not  the  least  among  the 
princes  of  Juda  :  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  forth  a 
Leader,  who  shall  rule  My  people  Israel.  Then  Herod, 
privately  calling  the  Magians,  ascertained  from  them 
the  time  when  the  star  appeared  to  them.  And  sent 
them  to  Bethlehem,  and  said  ;  Go,  and  diligently  in- 
quire after  the  Child,  and  when  ye  have  found  Him, 
bring  back  word  to  me,  that  I  also  may  go  and  worship 
Him.  When  they  had  heard  the  king,  they  departed  : 
and  behold,  the  star  which  they  had  seen  in  the  East 
went  before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood  over  the  place 
where  the  Child  was.  And  seeing  the  star,  they  re- 
joiced  with  very  great  joy.  And  having  entered  into 
the  house,  they  found  the  Child  with  Mary  His  mo- 
ther, and  fell  down  and  worshipped  Him  {here  all 
kneel).  And  opening  their  treasures  they  offered  Him 
gifts,  gold,  frankincense,  and  myrrh.  And  being  warn- 
ed of  God  in  a  dream,  that  they  should  not  return  to 
Herod,  they  went  back  another  way  into  their  own 
country. 

Postcommunion.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God, 
that  what  we  celebrate  with  solemn  office  we  may  attain  by  the 
understanding-  of  a  purified  mind.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Introit.  Upon  a  high  throne  I  saw  a  Man  sitting,  whom  a 
multitude  of  Angels  adore  singing  together  :  Behold  Him  the 
name  of  whose  empire  is  for  ever  and  ever. 

Sing  joyfully  unto  God,  all  the  earth  :  serve  ye  the  Lord  with 
gladness. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  receive,  of  Thy  heavenly 
mercy,  the  prayers  of  Thy  people  who  call  upon  Thee  ;  and 
grant  that  they  may  both  perceive  what  things  they  ought  to  dc, 


678         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

and  also  may  have  power  to  fulfil  the  same.    Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ' etc.     Amen.     Collect oj the  Epiphany  \p.  6/6). 

Epistle.  Rom.  xii.  /-5.  Brethren  : — I  beseech 
you,  by  the  mercy  of  God,  that  ye  present  your  bodies 
a  living  victim,  holy,  well  pleasing  to  God,  your  ra- 
tional worship.  And  be  not  conformed  to  this  world, 
but  be  ye  reformed  in  the  newness  of  your  mind  ;  that 
ye  may  prove  what  is  the  good,  and  acceptable,  and 
perfect  will  of  God.  For  I  sa}%  by  the  grace  which  is 
given  me,  to  all  who  are  among  you  :  not  to  think 
more  highly  than  it  behooveth  to  think  ;  but  to  think 
soberly,  and  according  as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  one 
the  measure  of  faith.  For  as  we  have  manv  members 
in'  one  body,  but  all  the  members  have  not  the  same 
office  ;  so  we,  being  many,  are  one  body  in  Christ,  and 
every  one  members  one  of  another  :  in  Christ  Jesus 
our  Lord. 

Gospel.  Luke  it.  42-52.  When  Jesus  was  twelve 
years  old,  they  went  up  to  Jerusalem,  according  to  the 
custom  of  the  feast,  and  when  they  had  completed  the 
days,  as  they  returned,  the  Child  Jesus  remained  be- 
hind in  Jerusalem,  and  His  parents  knew  it  not.  And 
thinking  that  He  was  in  the  company,  they  came  a 
day's  journey,  and  sought  Him  among  their  kindred 
and  acquaintance.  And.  not  finding  Him,  they  return- 
ed to  Jerusalem,  seeking  Him.  And  it  came  to  pass 
that  after  three  days  they  found  Him  in  the  temple, 
sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  hearing  them  and 
asking  them  questions.  And  all  who  heard  Him  were 
astonished  at  His  wisdom,  and  His  answers.  And 
when  the}'  saw  Him  they  were  amazed.  And  His 
mother  said  to  Him  :  -Child,  why  hast  Thou  done  so  to 
us  ?  Behold,  Thy  father  and  I  were  seeking  Thee  sor- 
rowing. And  He  said  to  them  :  Why  did  ye  seek  Me  ? 
Did  ye  not  know  that  I  must  be  about  My  Father's 
business  ?  And  they  understood  not  the  word  which 
Tie  spake  to  them.  And  He  went  down  with  them, 
and  came  to  Nazareth  :  and  He  was  subject  to  them. 
And  His  mother  kept  all  these  things  in   her  heart. 


GOSPELS,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  679 

And  Jesus  advanced  in  wisdom  and  age,  and  favor  with 

God  and  men. 

Pqstcommttnton.  Grant,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  Almighty 
God,  that  those  whom  Thou  refreshest  with  Thy  Sacraments 
may  serve  Thee  worthily  by  a  life  well  pleasing  to  Thee. 
Through  our  Eord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Postcomm union  of 
the  Epiphany  {p.  Oyj). 

SECOND  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 
Feast  oe  the  Hoey  Name  oe  Jesus. 

Ixtroit.  At  the  Name  of  Jesus  ever}'  knee  should  bend  of 
those  that  are  in  heaven,  on  earth,  and  under  the  earth  ;  and 
every  tongue  should  confess  that  the  Eord  Jesus  Christ  is  in  the 
glory  of  God  the  Father. 

O  Eord  our  Eord,  how  admirable  is  Thy  name  in  the  whole 
earth  ! 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  hast  appointed  Thine  Only-begotten 
Son  to  be  the  Saviour  of  mankind,  and  hast  commanded  that  His 
name  should  be  called  Jesus  :  mercifully  grant  that  we  may  en- 
joy in  heaven  the  blessed  Vision  of  Him  whose  holy  Name  we 
worship  on  earth.  Through  the  same  our  Eord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen. 

Collect  of  the  Sunday.  Almighty-  and  everlasting  God, 
who  dost  govern  all  things  in  heaven  and  earth  :  mercifully  hear 
the  prayers  of  Thy  people,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace  in  our  days. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Acts  iv.  8-12.  In  those  days  : — Peter, 
filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  said  to  them  :  Ye  rulers  of 
the  people  and  ancients,  hear  ;  If  we  this  day  are  ex- 
amined concerning  the  good  deed  done  to  the  infirm 
man,  by  what  means  he  hath  been  made  whole,  be  it 
known  to  you  all,  and  to  all  the  people  of  Israel,  that 
by  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth, 
whom  ye  crucified,  whom  God  hath  raised  from  the 
dead,  by  Him  this  man  standeth  here  before  you 
whole.  This  is  the  stone  wmich  was  rejected  by  you 
the  builders,  wdiich  is  become  the  head  of  the  corner  : 
neither  is  there  salvation  in  any  other.  For  there  is  no 
other  name  under  heaven  given  among  men,  by  which 
wTe  must  be  saved. 

Gospee.     Luke  ii.  2r. — As  on  Circumcision  {p.  675). 

Postcommunion.  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  who  hast 
created  and  redeemed  us  :   mercifully  hear  our  pikers  ;   and 


68o         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

vouchsafe  to  accept  with  a  favorable  and  gracious  countenance 
the  Sacrifice  of  the  saving  Victim,  which  we  have  offered  to  Thy 
majesty,  in  honor  of  the  Name  of  Thy  Son,  our  L,ord  Jesus 
Christ  ;  that  Thy  grace  being  infused  into  us,  through  the  glori- 
ous Name  of  Jesus,  as  a  pledge  of  our  eternal  predestination,  we 
may  rejoice  that  our  names  are  written  in  heaven.  Through  the 
same  our  Tord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     A  men. 

Postcommumon  of  the  Sunday.  May  the  efficacy  of  Thy 
power,  O  Tord,  be  increased  in  us ;  that,  being  fed  with  Thy 
divine  Sacraments,  we  may,  through  Thy  bounty,  be  prepared 
to  receive  what  they  promise.  Through  our  Iyord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen. 

IvAST  GospEIv.  John  ii.  i-ii.  At  that  time  : — There 
was  a  wedding  in  Cana  of  Galilee:  and  the  mother  of  Jesus 
was  there.  And  Jesus  also  was  invited,  and  His  disci- 
ples, to  the  wedding.  And  the  wine  failing,  the  mother 
of  Jesus  saith  to  Him  :  They  have  no  wine.  And  Jesus 
saith  to  her:  Woman,  what  have  I  to  do  with  thee? 
My  hour  is  not  yet  come.  His  mother  saith  to  the 
waiters  :  Whatever  He  shall  say  to  you,  do  ye.  Now 
six  stone  pitchers  were  set  there,  after  the  manner  of 
the  purifying  of  the  Jews,  containing  two  or  three 
measures  apiece.  Jesus  saith  to  them,:  Fill  the  pitchers 
with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 
And  Jesus  saith  to  them  :  Draw  out  now,  and  carry  to 
the  master  of  the  feast.  And  they  carried  it.  And 
when  the  master  of  the  feast  had  tasted  the  water  made 
wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was,  but  the  waiters 
who  drew  the  water  knew,  the  master  of  the  feast 
calleth  the  bridegroom,  and  saith  to  him  :  Every  man 
at  first  setteth  forth  good  wine,  and  when  men  have 
well  drunk,  then  that  which  is  inferior  :  but  thou  hast 
kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This  beginning  of 
miracles  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested 
His  glory,  and  His  disciples  believed  in  Him. 

THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Intkoit.     Adore  God,  all  ye  His  Angels  :  Sion  heard,  and  w 
glad  ;  and  the  daughters  of  Juda  rejoiced. 

The  Ivord  hath  reigned;  let  the  earth  rejoice;  let  the  multi- 
tude of  the  isles  be  glad. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect  I.  Almighty  and   Everlasting  God,  mercifully   look 


Gospels,  and  Postcomtmunioxs.  6Si 


upon  our  infirmities,  and  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy 
Majesty  to  help  and  defend  us.  Through  our  Lord  Jes.:s  Christ, 
etc.     Amen. 

II.  O  God.  who  by  the  fruitful  (p.  194). 

III.  Mercifully  hear  \p.  166),  or,  O  God,  the  Pastor  \p.  122). 

Epistle.  Rom.  -xii.  16-21.  Brethren  : — Be  not 
wise  in  your  own  conceit.  Render  to  no  man  evil  for 
evil :  provide  good  things  not  only  before  God,  but 
also  before  all  men.  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  is 
in  you,  have  peace  with  all  men.  Do  not  revenge 
yourselves,  dearly  beloved,  but  give  place  unto  wrath  : 
for  it  is  written  :  Vengeance  is  Mine  ;  I  will  repay, 
saith  the  Lord.  But  if  thine  enemy  hunger,  feed  him  : 
if  he  thirst,  give  him  drink  :  for  doing  this,  thou  shalt 
heap  coals  of  fire  on  his  head.  Be  not  overcome  by 
evil,  but  overcome  evil  with  good. 

Gospel.  Matt.  viii.  1-13.  At  that  time  : — When 
Jesus  was  come  down  from  the  mountain,  great  crowds 
followed  Him.  And  behold  a  leper  came,  and  wor- 
shipped Him,  saying  :  Lord,  if  Thou  wTilt,  Thou  canst 
make  me  clean.  And  Jesus  stretching  forth  His  hand, 
touched  him,  saying:  I  will:  Be  thou  made  clean. 
And  forthwith  his  leprosy  was  cleansed.  And  Jesus 
saith  to  him  :  See  thou  tell  no  man:  but  go,  show7  thy- 
self to  the  priest,  and  offer  the  gift  which  Moses  com- 
manded for  a  testimony  to  them.*  And  on  His  enter- 
ing into  Capharnaum,  a  centurion  came  to  Him,  be- 
seeching Him,  and  saving:  Lord,  my  servant  lieth  at 
home  sick  of  the  palsy,  and  is  grievously  tormented. 
And  Jesus  saith  to  him:  I  will  come  and  heal  him. 
And  the  centurion  making  answer,  said  :  Lord,  I  am 
not  worthy  that  Thou  shouldst  enter  under  my  roof  : 
but  only  say  the  wrord,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 
For  I  also  am  a  man  subject  to  authority,  having  sol- 
diers under  me  ;  and  I  say  to  one  :  Go,  and  he  goeth  ; 
and  to  another  :  Come,  and  he  cometh  ;  and  to  my 
servant  :  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.  And  Jesus,  hearing 
this,  marvelled,  and  said  to  those  who  followed  Him : 
Truly,  I  say  to  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith  in 
Israel.     And  I  say  to  you,  that  many  shall  come  from 


632  The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

the  East,  and  the  West,  and  shall  recline  at  table  with 
Abraham,  a  id  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven.  But  the  children  of  the  kingdom  shall  be 
cast  out  into  the  outer  darkness :  there  shall  be  wailing 
and  gnashing  of  teeth.  And  Jesus  said  to  the  centu- 
rion :  Go,  and  as  thou  hast  believed,  be  it  done  to  thee. 
And  the  servant  was  healed  at  the  same  hour. 

Postcommunion  I.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  we,  to 
whom  Thou  vouchsafest  the  enjoyment  of  so  great  Mysteries, 
may  be  fitted  truly  to  receive  the  benefits  thereof.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

II.  May  this  Communion  {p.  6y$). 

III.  We  beseech  Thee,  or,  May  the  partaking  {p.  666). 

FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 
Introit  as  on  last  Sunday,  and  the  same  until  Septuagesima. 

Collect.  O  God.  who  knowest  us  to  be  set  in  the  midst  of 
so  great  dangers  that,  by  reason  of  the  frailty  of  our  nature,  we 
cannot  stand  :  grant  to  us  health  of  mind  and  body,  that  those 
things  which  we  suffer  for  our  sins  we  may  by  Thine  aid  over- 
come. Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as 
on  last  Sunday. 

Epistle.  Rom.  xiii.  8-10.  Brethren  : — Owe  110 
man  anything,  but  to  love  one  another  :  for  he  who 
loveth  the  neighbor  hath  fulfilled  the  law.  For  :  thou 
shalt  not  commit  adultery  :  thou  shalt  not  kill  :  thou 
shalt  not  steal :  thou  shalt  not  covet :  and  if  there  be 
any  other  commandment,  it  is  comprised  in  this  wTord  : 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbor  as  thyself.  The  love  of 
the  neighbor  worketh  no  evil  :  love,  therefore,  is  the 
fulfilling  of  the  law. 

Gospel.  Matt.  viii.  23-27.  At  that  time  : — When 
Jesus  entered  into  the  boat,  His  disciples  followed 
Him  :  and  behold  a  great  storm  arose  at  sea,  so  that 
the  boat  wras  covered  with  the  waves,  but  He  was 
asleep.  And  His  disciples  came  to  Him,  and  awaked 
Him,  saying  :  Lord,  save  us,  we  perish.  And  Jesus 
saith  to  them  :  Why  are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ? 
Then  rising  tip,  He  commanded  the  winds  and  the 
sea,  and  a  great  calm  ensued.  But  the  men  wondered, 
saying  :  What  an  one  is  this,  for  the  winds  and  the  sea 
obey  Him  ? 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  683 

Postcommunion.  May  Thy  gifts,  O  God,  detach  us  from  all 
earthly  pleasures,  and  ever  refresh  and  strengthen  us  with 
heavenly  food.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen. 
Others  as  on  last  Sunday. 

FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Introit  as  on  Third  Sunday  (p.  680). 

Collect.  Keep,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  family  by 
Thy  continual  mercy  ;  that  they  who  lean  only  upon  the  hope  of 
Thy  heavenly  grace  may  evermore  be  defended  by  Thy  protec- 
tion.   Through  our  Lord.  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Defend  us,  O  Lord  {p.  121). 

III.  (A  t  the  choice  of  the  Priest.) 

Epistle.  Col.  Hi.  12-ij.  Brethren  :— Put  ye  on, 
as  the  elect  of  God,  holy  and  beloved,  bowels  of  com- 
passion, kindness,  humility,  modesty,  patience  :  bear- 
ing with  one  another,  and  forgiving  one  another,  if 
any  man  hath  a  complaint  against  any  one  :  as  even 
the  Lord  hath  forgiven  you,  so  ye  also.  But  above  all 
these  things,  put  on  charity,  which  is  the  bond  of  per- 
fection :  and  let  the  peace  of  Christ  reign  in  your 
hearts,  in  which  also  ye  are  called  in  one  body  :  and  be 
ye  thankful.  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you 
abundantly,  in  all  wisdom  ;  teaching  and  admonishing 
one  another  in  psalms,  hymns,  and  spiritual  songs,  in 
grace,  singing  in  your  hearts  to  God.  All  whatever 
ye  do  in  word,  or  in  work,  all  things  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  giving  thanks  to  God  and  the 
Father  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Gospel.  Matt.  xih.  24-30.  At  that  time : — Jesus 
spoke  this  parable  to  the  multitudes  :  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  likened  to  a  man  who  sowed  good  seed  in 
his  field.  But  while  the  men  were  asleep,  his  enemy 
came  and  sowed  cockle  among  the  wheat,  and  went 
away.  And  when  the  blade  sprang  up  and  brought 
forth  fruit,  then  appeared  also  the  cockle.  And  the 
servants  of  the  householder  came  and  said  to  him  : 
Sir,  didst  thou  not  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field  ? 
Whence  then  hath  it  cockle  ?  And  he  said  to  them  : 
An  enemy  hath  done  this.  And  the  servants  said  to 
him  :  Wilt  thou  that  we  go  and  gather  it  up  ?  And  he 
said  :  No,  lest  in  gathering  up  the  cockle  ye  root  up 


684         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

the  wheat  also  with   it.     Let  both  grow  together  until 

the  harvest,  and  in  the  time  of  the  harvest  I  will  say 

to  the  reapers  :  Gather  up  first  the  cockle,  and  bind  it 

in  bundles  to  burn,    but  the  wheat    gather  into   niy 

barn. 

Postcommuxion  I.  We  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that 
we  may  receive  the  effect  of  that  Salvation,  of  which  in  these 
M ysteries  we  have  received  a  pledge.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Ma}'  the  oblation  of  this  divine  Sacrament,  we  beseech 
Thee,  O  Lord,  both  cleanse  us  and  defend  us  ;  and  by  the  inter- 
cession of  Blessed  Mary,  Virgin-Mother  of  God,  of  Blessed  Joseph, 
of  Thy  holy  Apostles  Peter  and  Paul,  of  Blessed  N.,  and  of  all 
Thy  Saints,  free  us  from  all  sin,  and  deliver  us  from  all  adversity. 

III.  {At  choice.) 

SIXTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Introit  as  on  Third  Sunday  {p.  680). 

Collect.  Grant  us.  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty  God,  ever 
to  think  such  things  as  are  reasonable,  and,  in  every  word  and 
work  of  ours,  to  do  that  which  is  pleasing  in  Thy  sight. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  last 
Sunday. 

Epistle.  /  Thess.  i.  2-10.  Brethren  : — We  give 
thanks  to  God  always  for  you  all,  making  remem- 
brance of  you  in  our  prayers,  without  ceasing,  being 
mindful  of  the  work  of  your  faith,  and  labor,  and 
charity,  and  the  endurance  of  the  hope  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  before  our  God  and  Father  :  knowing, 
brethren,  beloved  of  God,  your  election  :  because  our 
gospel  to  you  was  not  in  word  only,  but  also  in  power, 
and  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  in  much  fulness,  as  ye 
know  what  manner  of  men  we  were  among  you  for 
vour  sake.  And  ye  became  followers  of  us  and  of  the 
Lord,  having  received  the  word  in  much  tribulation, 
with  joy  of  the  Holy  Spirit  :  so  that  ye  became  a  model 
to  all  who  believe  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia.  For 
from  you  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  spread  abroad,  not 
only  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  but  also  in  every  place 
your  faith,  which  is  toward  God,  hath  gone  forth,  so 
that  we  have  no  need  to  say  anything.  For  they 
themselves  relate  of  us  what  manner  of  entrance  we 
had  among  you,  and  how  ye  turned  to  God  from  idols, 


GOSPELS,  AND   POSTCOMMUXIOXS.  685 

to  serve  the  living  and  true  God,  and  to  wait  for  His 

vSon  from  heaven   (whom  lie  raised  from  the  dead), 

Jesus,  who  hath  delivered  us  from  the  wrath  to  come. 

Gospel.      'Matt.  xiii.  31-35-        t  that  time  :   Jesus 

spake  this  parable  to  the  multitudes  :  The  kingdom  of 

heaven  is  like  to  a  grain  of  mustard,  which  a  man  took 

and  sowed  in  his  field,  which  indeed  is  the  least  of  ail 

seeds  :    but  when  it  is  grown  up,  it  is  greater  than  all 

herbs,  and  becometh  a  tree,  so  that  the  birds  of  the  air 

come  and    lodge  in  the    branches    thereof.     Another 

parable  He  spake  to  them  :  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 

like  to  leaven,  which  a  woman  took  and  hid  in  three 

measures  of  meal,  until  the  whole  was  leavened.     All 

these  things  Jesus  spake  to  the  crowds  in  parables  : 

and  without  parables  He  did  not  speak  to  them  :  that 

what  was  spoken  by  the  prophet  might  be  fulfilled, 

when  He  saith  :  I  will  open  My  mouth  in  parables.     I 

will  utter  things  hidden   from  the  foundation  of  the 

world. 

Postcommuxion.  Being-  fed,  O  Lord,  with  heavenly  de- 
lights, we  beseech  Thee  that  we  may  ever  hunger  after  those 
things  by  which  we  truly  live.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  last  Sunday. 

SBPTUAGESIMA. 

Ixtroit.  The  groanings  of  death  surrounded  me.  the  sorrows 
of  hell  encompassed  me  :  and  in  mj-  affliction  I  called  upon  the 
Lord,  and  He  heard  my  voice  from  His  holy  temple. 

I  will  love  Thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength  :  the  Lord  is  my  rock, 
my  refuge,  and  my  deliverer. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  graciously  hear  the 
prayers  of  Thy  people  :  that  we,  who  are  justly  afflicted  for  our 
sins,  may  be  mercifully  delivered  by  Thy  goodness,  for  the  glory 
of  Thy  name.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen. 
Others  as  on  p.  683. 

Epistle.  /  Cor.  t'x.  24  to  x.  5.  Brethren  : — Know 
ye  not  that  they  who  run  in  the  race-ground,  all  run 
indeed,  but  one  receiveth  the  prize?  So  run  that  ye 
may  obtain.  And  every  one  who  striveth  for  the  mas- 
tery refraineth  himself  from  all  tilings,  and  they,  in- 
deed, that  they  may  receive  a  perishable  crown  :  but 


686         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

we  an  imperishable.  I  therefore  so  run,  not  as  an  un- 
certainly :  I  so  fight,  not  as  one  beating  the  air.  But 
I  chastise  my  body,  and  bring  it  under  subjection,  lest 
perhaps,  when  I  have  preached  to  others,  I  rnyself  be- 
come a  reprobate.  For  I  would  not  have  you  ignorant, 
brethren,  that  our  fathers  were  all  under  the  cloud  and 
all  passed  through  the  sea,  and  all  were  baptized  unto 
Moses  in  the  cloud,  and  in  the  sea  :  and  all  did  eat  the 
same  spiritual  food,  and  all  drank  the  same  spiritual 
drink  (and  they  drank  of  the  spiritual  rock  which  fol- 
lowed them  :  and  the  rock  was  Christ).  But  with  the 
most  of  them  God  was  not  well  pleased. 

GoSPEiv.  Matt.  xx.  7-16.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
spoke  to  His  disciples  this  parable  :  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  like  to  a  householder,  who  went  out  early  in 
the  morning  to  hire  laborers  into  his  vineyard.  And 
having  agreed  with  the  laborers  for  a  shilling  a  day,  he 
sent  them  into  his  vineyard.  And  going  out  about  the 
third  hour,  he  saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  market- 
place. And  he  said  to  them  :  Go  ye  also  into  my  vine- 
yard, and  I  will  give  you  what  is  just.  And  the)'  went. 
And  again  he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and  the  ninth 
hour,  and  did  in  like  manner.  But  about  the  eleventh 
he  went  out,  and  found  others  standing,  and  saith  to 
them  :  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle  ?  They  say 
to  him  :  Because  no  one  hath  hired  us.  He  saith  to 
them  :  Go  ye  also  into  m}^  vineyard.  And  when  even- 
ing was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  saith  to  his 
steward  :  Call  the  laborers,  and  pay  them  their  hire, 
beginning  from  the  last  even  to  the  first.  When  there- 
fore they  who  had  come  about  the  eleventh  hour  came 
forward,  they  received  each  one  a  shilling.  But  when 
the  first  also  came,  they  thought  that  they  should  re- 
ceive more  :  and  they  also  received  each  one  a  shilling. 
And  when  they  received  it,  they  murmured  against  the 
householder,  saying :  These  last  have  worked  one 
hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal  to  us,  who  have 
borne  the  burden  of  the  day,  and  the  burning  heat. 
But  he  answered  and  said  to  one  of  them  :  Friend,  I  do 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  687 

thee  no  wrong :  didst  thou  not  agree  with  me  for  a 
shilling?  Take  what  is  thine  and  go.  It  is  my  will 
also  to  give  to  this  last  even  as  to  thee.  Is  it  not  law- 
ful for  me  to  do  what  I  will?  Is  thine  eye  evil,  be- 
cause I  am  good  ?  So  shall  the  last  be  first,  and  the 
first  last :  For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 

P09TCOMMUNION.  May  Thy  faithful,  O  God,  be  strengthened 
by  Thy  gifts  ;  that  partaking  of  them,  they  may  still  desire 
them,  and,  desiring  them,  may  constantly  receive  them. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  684. 

SEXAGKSniA. 

Ixtroit.  Arise,  why  sleepest  Thou,  O  Lord  ?  arise,  and  cast 
us  not  off  for  ever  :  why  turn  est  Thou  away  Thy  face  and  for- 
gettest  our  trouble?  our  belly  hath  cleaved  unto  the  earth  :  arise, 

0  Lord,  help  us  and  deliver  us. 

We  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O  God  ;  our  fathers  have  de- 
clared unto  us. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  seest  that  we  put  not  our  trust  in  any- 
thing that  we  do  :  mercifully  grant  that,  through  the  protection 
of  the  Doctor  of  the  Gentiles,  we  may  be  defended  against  all 
adversity.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others 
as  on  p.  683. 

Epistle.  2  Cor.  xi.  19  to  xii.  9.  Brethren  : — Ye 
willingly  suffer  the  foolish,  whereas  ye  yourselves  are 
wise.  For  ye  suffer  if  any  one  bring  you  into  bondage, 
if  a  man  devour  you,  if  a  man  take,  if  a  man  exalt 
himself,  if  a  man  strike  you  on  the  face.  I  speak  ac- 
cording to  dishonor,  as  though  we  had  been  weak  in 
this  respect.  Wherein  any  one  is  bold  (I  speak  foolish- 
ly), I  am  bold  also.  They  are  Hebrews,  I  also  :  They 
are  Israelites,  I  also  :  They  are  the  seed  of  Abraham,  I 
also.     They  are  ministers  of  Christ  (I  speak  as  foolish), 

1  more  so  :  in  many  more  labors,  in  prisons  more  fre- 
quently, in  stripes  above  measure,  in  deaths  often. 
From  the  Jews  I  received  five  times  forty  stripes  save 
one.  Thrice  I  was  beaten  with  rods,  once  I  was  ston- 
ed, thrice  I  suffered  shipwreck,  a  night  and  a  day  have  I 
been  in  the  deep,  in  journeyings  often,  perils  of*  rivers, 
perils  of  robbers,  perils  from  my  nation,  perils  from 
the  Gentiles,  perils  in  the  city,  perils  in  the  wilderness, 


688         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

perils  in  the  sea,  perils  among  false  brethren  :  in  labor 
and  distress,  in  watchings  often,  in  hunger  and  thirst, 
in  fastings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness  :  Besides  the 
things  that  are  without,  my  daily  charge,  the  care  of  all 
the  churches.  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak  ? 
Who  is  scandalized,  and  I  do  not  burn  ?  If  I  must 
glory,  I  will  glory  in  the  things  which  concern  n 
weakness.  God,  even  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  is  blessed  for  ever,  knoweth  that  I  do  not 
lie.  At  Damascus  the  governor  of  King  Aretas  guard- 
ed the  city  of  the  Damascenes,  to  apprehend  me  :  and 
through  a  wTindow,  in  a  basket,  w7as  I  let  down  by  the 
wall,  and  so  I  escaped  his  hands.  If  I  must  glory  (it  is 
not  indeed  expedient),  but  I  will  come  to  the  visions 
and  revelations  of  the  Lord.  I  know  a  man  in  Christ, 
above  fourteen  years  ago  (whether  in  the  body  I  know 
not,  or  whether  out  of  the  body  I  know  not,  God 
knoweth),  such  an  one  caught  up  to  the  third  heaven. 
And  I  know  such  a  man  (whether  in  the  body  or  out 
of  the  body,  I  know  not,  God  knoweth),  that  he  was 
caught  up  into  paradise :  and  heard  secret  words, 
which  it  is  not  allowed  for  man  to  utter.  For  such  an 
one  I  will  glory  :  but  for  myself  I  will  not  glory,  but 
in  mine  infirmities.  For,  although  I  would  glory,  I 
shall  not  be  foolish  :  for  I  will  say  the  truth  ;  but  I 
forbear,  lest  any  man  should  esteem  me  beyond  what 
he  seeth  in  me,  or  heareth  something  from  me.  And 
lest  the  greatness  of  the  revelation  should  lift  me  up,  a 
thorn  in  my  flesh,  an  angel  of  Satan,  was  given  me  to 
buffet  me.  For  which  cause  I  besought  the  Lord 
thrice,  that  it  might  depart  from  me  :  And  He  said  to 
me  :  My  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee  :  for  power  is  per- 
fected in  weakness.  Gladly,  therefore,  will  I  glory  in 
mine  infirmities,  that  the  power  of  Christ  may  dwell 
in  me. 

Gospel.  Luke  viii.  4-15-  At  that  time  : — When  a 
great  crowd  wras  gathered  together,  and  they  hastened 
to  Him  out  of  the  cities,  He  spake  by  a  similitude  : 
The  sower  went  out  to  sow  his  seed.     And  as  he  sowed, 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunioxs.  689 

some  fell  by  the  wayside,  and  it  was  trodden  down, 
and  the  birds  of  the  air  ate  it  up.  And  some  fell  on 
the  rock,  and  as  soon  as  it  had  sprung  up  it  withered 
away,  because  it  had  no  moisture.  And  some  fell 
among  thorns,  and  the  thorns,  growing  up  with  it, 
choked  it.  And  some  fell  on  good  ground,  and  sprang 
up,  and  yielded  fruit  a  hundred-fold.  Saying  these 
things.  He  cried  out  :  He  who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear.  And  His  disciples  asked  Him  what  this  par- 
able might  be?  And  He  said  to  them:  To  you  it  is 
given  to  know  the  mystery  of  the  kingdom  of  God  ; 
but  to  the  rest  in  parables,  that  seeing  they  may  not 
see,  and  hearing  they  may  not  understand.  Now  the 
parable  is  this  :  The  seed  is  the  word  of  God.  And 
those  by  the  wayside  are  they  who  hear  ;  then  the  devil 
cometh  and  taketh  the  word  out  of  their  heart,  lest  be- 
lieving they  should  be  saved.  Now  those  upon  the 
rock  are  they  who,  when  they  hear,  receive  the  word 
with  joy  :  and  these  have  no  root :  for  they  believe  for 
a  while,  and  in  time  of  temptation  they  fall  away. 
And  that  which  fell  among  the  thorns  are  they  who, 
when  they  have  heard,  go  forth  and  are  choked  with 
cares  and  riches  and  pleasures  of  life,  and  bring  no 
fruit  to  maturity.  But  that  on  the  good  ground  are 
they  who  in  a  good  and  excellent  heart,  hearing  the 
word,  retain  it,  and  bring  forth  fruit  in  patience. 

Postcommtjnion.  Grant,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  as  on 
First  Sunday  after  Epiphany,  p.  6yg.     Others  as  on  p.  684. 

QUIXQUAGESIMA. 

Introit.  Be  Thou  unto  me  a  God,  a  protector,  and  a  place 
of  refuge,  to  save  me  ;  for  Thou  art  my  strength  and  my  refuge  : 
and  for  Thy  name's  sake  Thou  wilt  be  my  leader,  and  wilt  nour- 
ish me. 

In  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  hoped,  let  me  never  be  confounded  : 
deliver  me  in  Thy  justice,  and  set  me  free. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  graciously  hear  our 
prayers ;  that  we,  being  loosed  from  all  chains  of  our  sins,  may 
by  Thee  be  defended  against  all  adversity.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  683. 

Epistle.     /  Cor.  xiii.  1-13.     Brethren  : — If  I  speak 


690         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  Angels,  and  have  not 
charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding  brass,  or  a  tinkling 
cymbal.  And  if  I  have  prophecy,  and  know  all  the 
mysteries,  and  all  knowledge,  and  if  I  have  all  faith, 
so  as  to  remove  mountains,  and  have  not  charity,  I  am 
nothing.  And  if  I  should  distribute  all  my  goods  to 
feed  the  poor,  and  if  I  should  deliver  my  body  to  be 
burned,  and  have  not  charity,  it  pronteth  me  nothing. 
Charity  is  patient,  is  kind  :  charity  envieth  not,  dealeth 
not  perversely,  is  not  puffed  up,  is  not  ambitious,  seek- 
eth  not  her  own,  is  not  provoked  to  anger,  thiuketh  no 
evil,  rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoiceth  with  the 
truth  :  beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things,  hopeth 
all  things,  endureth  all  things.  Charity  never  falleth 
away :  whether  prophecies  shall  be  made  void,  or 
tongues  shall  cease,  or  knowledge  be  made  void.  For 
we  know  in  part,  and  we  prophesy  in  part.  But  when 
that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  that  which  is  in  part  shall 
be  done  away.  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a  child, 
I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child».  But  when 
I  became  a  man,  I  put  away  childish  things.  We  now 
see  through  a  glass  darkly  :  but  then,  face  to  face.  Now 
I  know  in  part :  but  then  I  shall  know  even  as  I  am 
known.  And  now  remain  faith,  hope,  charity,  these 
three  :  but  the  greatest  of  these  three  is  charity. 

GosPEiy.  Luke  xviii.  31-43.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
took  to  Him  the  twelve,  and  said  to  them  :  Behold, 
we  are  going  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all  things  will  be 
accomplished  which  were  written  by  the  prophets  con- 
cerning the  Sou  of  Man.  For  He  will  be  delivered  up 
to  the  Gentiles,  and  mocked,  and  scourged,  and  spit 
upon.  And  after  they  have  scourged  Him,  they  will 
put  Him  to  death,  and  the  third  day  He  will  rise 
again.  And  they  understood  none  of  these  things, 
and  this  word  was  hidden  from  them,  and  they  under- 
stood not  the  things  which  were  said.  Now  it  came  to 
pass,  as  He  drew  near  to  Jericho,  that  a  certain  blind 
man  sat  by  the  wayside,  begging.  And  when  he 
heard    the   multitude    passing   by,   he   asked   what   it 


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meant.  And  they  told  him  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth  was 
passing  by.  And  he  cried  out,  saying  :  Jesus,  vSon  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  they  who  went  be- 
fore, rebuked  him,  charging  him  to  be  silent.  But  he 
cried  out  much  more  :  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on 
me.  And  Jesus  stopped  and  commanded  him  to  be 
brought  to  Him.  And  when  he  was  come  near,  He 
asked  him,  saying  :  What  wilt  thou  that  I  do  for  thee  ? 
And  he  said  :  Lord,  that  I  may  receive  my  sight. 
And  Jesus  said  to  him  ;  Receive  thy  sight  :  thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole.  And  immediately  he  received 
his  sight,  and  followed  Him,  glorifying  God.  And  all 
the  people,  when  they  saw  it,  gave  praise  to  God. 

Postcommfnion.  We  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that  we 
who  have  received  celestial  food  may  be  defended  by  it  against 
all  adversities.     Others  as  on  p.  684. 

ASH-WEDNESDAY. 

For  the  Blessing  of  the  Ashes  see  p.  234. 

Introit.  Thou  hast  mercy  upon  all,  O  Lord,  and  hatest  none 
of  the  things  which  Thou  hast  made,  overlooking  the  sins  of 
men  that  they  may  repent,  and  sparing  them  ;  for  Thou  art  the 
Lord  our  God. 

Have  mercy  on  me,  O  God,  have  mercy  on  me  ;  for  my  soul 
trusteth  in  Thee. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  O  Lord,  unto  Thy  faithful  people  that  they 
may  begin  the  solemn  service  of  fasting  with  due  piety,  and  with 
tranquil  devotion  perform  the  same.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Defend  us,  O  Lord  {p.  121). 

III.  Almighty,  everlasting  God  {p.  269). 

Lesson.  Joel  it.  12-ig.  .Thus  saith  the  Lord  :  Be 
converted  to  Me  with  all  your  heart,  with  fasting,  and 
with  weeping,  and  with  mourning.  And  rend  your 
hearts,  and  not  your  garments,  and  turn  to  the  Lord 
your  God  :  for  He  is  gracious  and  merciful,  patient  and 
rich  in  mercy,  and  ready  to  repent  of  the  evil.  Who 
knoweth  but  He  will  turn,  and  forgive  and  leave  a 
blessing  behind  Him,  and  sacrifice  and  libation  to  the 
Lord  your  God  ?  Blow  the  trumpet  in  Sion  ;  sanctify 
a  fast :  call  a  solemn  assembly,  gather  together  the 


692         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

people  ;  sanctify  the  congregation  ;  assemble  the  an- 
cients ;  gather  together  the  little  ones,  and  them  that 
suck  at  the  breasts  :  let  the  bridegroom  go  forth  from 
his  bed,  and  the  bride  out  of  her  bride-chamber.  Be- 
tween the  porch  and  the  altar  the  priests,  the  Lord's 
ministers,  shall  weep,  and  shall  say  :  Spare,  O  Lord, 
spare  Thy  people  :  and  give  not  Thy  inheritance  to 
reproach,  that  the  heathens  should  rule  over  them. 
Why  should  they  say  among  the  nations  :  Where  is 
their  God  ?  The  Lord  hath  been  zealous  for  His  land, 
and  hath  spared  His  people.  And  the  Lord  answered, 
and  said  to  His  people  :  Behold  I  will  send  you  corn, 
and  wine,  and  oil  :  and  ye  shall  be  filled  with  them  : 
and  I  will  no  more  make  you  a  reproach  among  the 
nations  :  saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 

GOSPEL.  Matt.  vi.  16-21.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  When  ye  fast,  be  not  of  a  sad 
countenance,  as  the  hypocrites.  For  they  disfigure 
their  faces,  that  to  men  they  may  appear  to  fast. 
Truly  I  say  to  you,  they  have  got  their  reward.  But 
thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thy  head,  and  wash  thy 
face  :  that  thou  appear  not  to  men  to  fast,  but  to  thy 
Father,  who  is  in  secret :  and  thy  Father,  who  seeth  in 
secret,  will  repay  thee.  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  on  earth,  where  rust  and  moth  consume,  and 
where  thieves  break  through  and  steal.  But  lay  up 
for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven  ;  where  neither  rust 
nor  moth  doth  consume,  and  where  thieves  do  not 
break  through  nor  steal.     For  where  thy  treasure  is, 

there  is  thy  heart  also. 

Postcommunion.  May  the  Sacraments  which  we  have  re- 
ceived, O  Lord,  afford  us  support  ;  that  our  fasts  may  be  pleasing 
to  Thee,  and  be  a  healing  remedy  to  us.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  May  the  oblation,  as  on  the  Fifth  Sunday  after  Epiphany, 

p.  684. 

III.  May  the  Mysteries  which  we  have  received  purify  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty  and  merciful  Cod  ;  and  by  the  inter- 
cession of  all  Thy  Saints,"grant  that  this  Thy  Sacrament  may 
not  be  to  us  a  means  of  condemnation,  but  of  pardon  and  salva- 
tion ;  may  it  be  the  washing  away  of  sins,  the  strength  of  the 
weak,  protection  against  all  the  dangers  of  the  world,  and  the 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  693 


remission  of  all  the  sins  of  the  faithful,  living  and  dead.     Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

The  Prayer  over  the  People. 

Incline,  O  Lord,  the  ear  of  Thy  mercy  unto  Thy  people  pros- 
trate before  Thy  majesty;  that,  as  we  have  been  refreshed  by 
Thy  divine  gift,  we  may  ever  be  sustained  by  heavenly  aids. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus"Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

FIRST  SUNDAY  IN  LENT. 

Ixtroit.  He  shall  call  upon  Me,  and  I  will  hear  him  ;  I  will 
deliver  him,  and  glorify  him  ;  I  will  fill  him  with  length  of  days. 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  help  of  the  Most  High  shall  abide 
under  the  protection  of  the  God  of  heaven. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  dost  every  year  purify  Thy  Church  by 
the  Fast  of  Forty  Days  :  grant  unto  this  Thy  family  that  what 
tilings  the}7  strive  to  obtain  at  Thy  hand  by  abstinence,  they  may 
turn"  to  profit  by  good  works.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     A  men.     Others  as  on  p.  6gi. 

Epistle.  2  Cor.  vi.  1-10.  Brethren  : — We  do  ex- 
hort, that  ye  receive  not  the  grace  of  God  in  vain. 
For  He  saith  :  In  an  acceptable  time  I  have  heard 
thee,  and  in  the  day  of  salvation  I  have  helped  thee. 
Behold  now  is  the  acceptable  time,  behold  now  is  the 
day  of  salvation.  Giving  no  offence  to  any  one,  that 
our  ministry  may  not  be  blamed  :  but  in  all  let  us 
present  ourselves  as  ministers  of  God  in  much  pa- 
tience, in  tribulations,  in  necessities,  in  distresses,  in 
stripes,  in  prisons,  in  tumults,  in  labors,  in  watchings, 
in  fastings,  in  chastity,  in  knowledge,  in  long  suffer- 
ing, in  sweetness,  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  in  charity  un- 
feigned, in  the  word  of  truth,  in  the  power  of  God,  by 
the  armor  of  justice  on  the  right  hand,  and  on  the  left, 
by  glory  and  dishonor,  by  evil  report,  and  good  re- 
port :  as  deceivers  and  true  ;  as  unknown  and  known  : 
as  dying,  and  behold  we  live  :  as  chastened,  and  not 
killed  :  as  sorrowful,  yet  always  rejoicing  :  as  needy, 
yet  enriching  many  :  as  having  nothing,  and  possess- 
ing all  things. 

Gospel.  Matt.  iv.  1-11.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  was 
led  by  the  Spirit  into  the  desert,  to  be  tempted  by  the 
devil.     And  when  He  had  fasted  fortv  davs  and  forty 


694         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

nights,  afterwards  He  was  hungry.     And  the  tempter 

carne  and  said  to  Him  :  If  Thou  art  the  Son  of  God, 

command  that  these  stones  be  made  bread.     But  He 

answered  and  said  :  It  is  written  :  Not  by  bread  alone 

doth  man  live,  but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  from 

the  mouth  of  God.     Then  the  devil  took  Him  up  into 

the  holy  city,  and  set  Him  upon  the  pinnacle  of  the 

temple,  and  said  to  Him  :  If  Thou  art  the  Son  of  God, 

cast  Thyself  down  ;  for  it  is  written  :  He  hath  given 

His  Angels  charge  over  Thee,  and  in  their  hands  they 

shall  bear  Thee  up,  lest  Thou  dash  Thy  foot  against  a 

stone.     Jesus  said  to  him  :  It  is  written  again  :  Thou 

shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God.     Again  the  devil 

took  Him  up  into  a  very  high  mountain,  and  showed 

Him  all  the  kingdoms  of*  the  world,  and  their  glory  : 

and  said  to  Him  :  All  these  will  I  give  Thee,  if  Thou 

wilt  fall  down  and  worship  me.     Then  Jesus  saith  to 

him  :  Begone,  Satan  :  for  it  is  written  :  The  Lord  thy 

God    shalt   thou  worship,  and  Him  only  shalt   thou 

serve.     Then  the  devil  left  Him  ;  and  behold,  Angels 

came  and  ministered  to  Him. 

Postcommunion.  May  the  holy  oblation  of  Thy  Sacrament 
refresh  us,  O  Lord,  and  purifying-  us  from  our  old  life,  make  us 
pass  on  to  the  fellowship  of  Th}'  saving  Mystery.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  692. 

SECOND  SUNDAY  IN  LENT. 

Introit.  Call  to  remembrance,  O  Lord,  Thy  compassion  and 
Thy  mercies,  which  are  of  old  :  lest  at  any  time  our  enemies  rule 
over  us  :  deliver  us,  O  God  of  Israel,  from  all  our  tribulations. 

To  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul  :  in  Thee,  O  my 
God,  I  put  my  trust  :  let  me  not  be  ashamed. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Almighty  God,  who  seest  that  we  have  no  power  of 
ourselves  :  keep  us  both  inwardly  and  outwardly  ;  that  we  may 
be  defended  from  all  adversities  which  may  happen  to  the  body, 
and  from  all  evil  thoughts  which  may  hurt  the  soul.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen.     Others  as  on  />.  691. 

Epistle.  /  Thess.  iv.  1-7.  Brethren  : — We  ask  and 
beseech  yon  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  as  ye  have  receiv- 
ed from  us  how  ye  ought  to  walk,  and  please  God,  so 
also  ye  would  walk,  that  ye  may   abound  the  more. 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  695 

For  ve  know  what  coniniands  I  gave  you  by  the  Lord 

Jesus.     For  this  is  the  will  of  God,  your  sanctification, 

that  ye  abstain  from  fornication,  that  even-  one  of  you 

know  how  to  possess  his  vessel  in  sanctification  and 

honor,  not  in  the  passion  of  lust,  even  as  the  Gentiles, 

who  know  not  God  :  and  that  no  man  over-reach,  or 

circumvent  his  brother  in  the  matter,  because  the  Lord 

is  the  avenger  of  all  those  things,  as  we  have  told  you 

before,  and  testified.     For  God  hath  not  called  us  to 

uncleanness,  but  to  holiness  :  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gospel.     Matt.   xvii.   1-9.      At  that  time  : — Jesus 

taketh   with    Him   Peter,    and    James,    and    John   his 

brother,  and  bringeth  them  up  on  a  high  mountain 

apart  :   and  was  transfigured   before   them.     And  His 

face  shone  as  the  sun :  and  His  garments  became  white 

as  snow.     And  behold,  there  appeared  to  them  Moses 

and  EHas  talking  with  Him.     And  Peter  answered  and 

said  to  Jesus:  Lord,  is  it  good  for  us  to  be  here  ;  if  Thou 

wilt,  let  us  make  here  three  tents,  one  for  Thee,  and 

one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias.     And  while  he  was 

yet  speaking,    behold   a   bright   cloud    overshadowed 

them.     And  lo  !  a  Voice  from  the  cloud  saying,  This 

is  My  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased:  hear 

ye  Him.     And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  fell  on 

their   face,  and   were   very   much   afraid.     And  Jesus 

came  and  touched  them,  and  said  to  them  :  Arise,  and 

fear  not.     And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes  they  saw 

no  one,  but  Jesus  alone.     And  as  they  came  down  from 

the  mountain,  Jesus  charged  them,  saying:  Tell   the 

vision  to  no  man,  till  the  Son  of  Man  be  risen  from 

the  dead. 

PoSTCOMMtnviON.  Grant,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  as  on  Fit  si 
Sunday  after  Epiphany  (p.  679).     Others  as  on  p.  692. 

THIRD  SUNDAY  IN  LENT. 

Introit.  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  :  for  He  shall 
pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  snare  :  look  Thou  upon  me,  and  have 
mercy  on  me,  for  I  am  alone  and  poor. 

To  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul :  in  Thee,  O  my 
God,  I  put  my  trust  :  let  me  not  be  ashamed. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


696         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

Collect.  We  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  look  upon  the 
desires  of  Thy  humble  servants,  and  stretch  forth  the  right  hand 
of  T-hy  Majesty,  to  be  our  defence.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  6gi. 

Epistle.  Ephes.  v.  i-g.  Brethren:  Be  ye  fol- 
lowers of  God,  as  beloved  children  :  and  walk  in  love, 
as  Christ  also  hath  loved  us,  and  delivered  Himself  up 
for  us  an  offering  and  sacrifice  to  God  for  a  sweet-smell- 
ing savor.  But  let  not  fornication,  and  all  un clean- 
ness, or  covetousness,  be  even  named  among  you,  as  it 
becometh  saints:  or  filthiness,  or  foolish  talking,  or 
buffoonery,  which  is  not  to  the  purpose  :  but  rather 
thanksgiving.  For  know  ye  this,  understanding  that 
no  fornicator,  or  unclean  or  covetous  man,  which  is 
idolatry,  hath  inheritance  in  the  kingdom  of  the 
Christ,  and  God.  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with  vain 
words:  for  because  of  these  things  the  anger  of  God 
cometh  on  the  children  of  unbelief.  Be  not  therefore 
partakers  with  them.  For  ye  were  once  darkness  ;  but 
now  light  in  the  Lord.  Walk  as  children  of  light :  for 
the  fruit  of  the  light  is  in  all  goodness,  and  justice,  and 
truth. 

Gospel.  Luke  xi.  14-28.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
was  casting  out  a  devil,  and  it  was  dumb  ;  and  when 
He  had  cast  out  the  devil,  the  dumb  man  spake:  and 
the  crowds  wondered.  But  some  of  them  said  :  He 
casteth  out  devils  through  Beelzebub,  the  prince  of 
devils.  But  others,  tempting,  sought  of  Him  a  sign 
from  heaven.  But  seeing  their  thoughts,  He  said  to 
them :  Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought 
to  desolation,  and  house  against  house  falleth.  And  if 
Satan  also  is  divided  against  himself,  how  shall  his 
kingdom  stand?  since  ye  say,  that  by  Beelzebub  I  cast 
out  the  devils.  Now  if  I  cast  out  the  devils  by  Beelze- 
bub, by  whom  do  your  children  cast  them  out?  There- 
fore they  shall  be  your  judges.  But  if,  by  the  finger 
of  God,  I  cast  out  the  devils,  doubtless  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  come  upon  you.  When  the  strong  one  armed 
guardeth  his  court,  his  goods  arc  secure,  but  if  01. 
stronger  than  he  come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him, 


GOSPKLS,   AND    POSTCOMMUXIOXS.  697 

he  taketh  away  all  his  armor  wherein  he  trusted,  and 
distributed!  his  spoils.  He  who  is  not  with  Me,  is 
against  Me :  and  he  who  gathereth  not  with  Me,  scat- 
tereth.  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out  of  a  man, 
he  walketh  through  places  without  water,  seeking  rest: 
and  not  finding  it,  he  saith :  I  will  return  to  my  house, 
whence  I  came  out.  And  when  he  cometh,  he  rlndeth 
it  swrept  and  adorned.  Then  he  goeth  and  taketh  wTith 
him  seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than  himself,  and 
they  enter  in,  and  dwell  there  ;  and  the  last  state  of 
that  man  becometh  wTorse  than  the  first.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  He  spake  these  things,  that  a  certain  woman 
from  the  crowd,  lifting  up  her  voice,  said  to  Him: 
Happy  is  the  womb  which  bore  Thee,  and  the  breasts 
which  Thou  hast  sucked.  But  He  said:  Yea,  rather 
happy  are  they  wrho  hear  the  wTord  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

Postcommunion.  Mercifully  absolve  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  O 
Lord,  from  all  guilt  and  danger,  since  Thou  dost  admit  us  to  be 
partakers  of  this  great  Mystery.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  692. 

FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  LENT. 

Introit.  Rejoice,  O  Jerusalem,  and  come  together  all  ye  that 
love  her :  rejoice  with  joy,  ye  that  have  been  in  sorrow  :  that  ye 
may  exult,  and  be  filled  from  the  breasts  of  your  consolation. 

I  was  glad  at  the  things  that  were  said  unto  me  :  We  will  go 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that  we 
who  for  our  deeds  are  justly  punished,  by  the  comfort  of  Thy 
grace  may  mercifully  be  relieved.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  691. 

Epistle.  Gal.  iv.  22-31.  Brethren: — It  is  written  : 
Abraham  had  twx>  sons,  one  by  a  bond-maid,  and  one 
by  a  free  woman.  Bnt  he  by  the  bond-maid  was  born 
after  the  flesh  ;  and  he  by  the  free  woman,  by  promise: 
Which  things  are  an  allegory.  For  these  are  two 
covenants:  One  indeed  on  Mount  Sinai,  which  g^n- 
dereth  to  bondage,  which  is  Agar  ;  For  Sinai  is  a 
mount  in  Arabia,  which  corresponded  with  the  present 
Jerusalem,  and  is  in  bondage  with  her  children.  But 
that  Jerusalem   which  is  above,  is  free  ;  which  is  our 


698  The  Introits,  Collects,  EPISTLES, 

mother.  For  it  is  written:  Rejoice,  thou  barren,  who 
bearest  not:  break  forth,  and  cry,  thou  who  travailest 
not,  for  many  are  the  children  of  the  desolate  one, 
rather  than  of  her  who  hath  a  husband.  But  we, 
brethren,  according  to  Isaac  are  children  of  promise. 
But  as  then  he  wdio  wras  born  according  to  the  flesh, 
persecuted  him  who  was  according  to  the  Spirit  ;  so 
now  also.  But  what  saith  the  Scripture  ?  Cast  forth 
the  bond-maid,  and  her  son :  for  the  son  of  the  bond- 
maid shall  not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free  woman. 
Therefore,  brethren,  we  are  not  children  of  the  bond- 
maid but  of  the  free  woman :  with  the  liberty  where- 
with Christ  hath  made  us  free. 

Gosper.  John  vi.  1-13.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  went 
over  the  lake  of  Galilee,  which  is  that  of  Tiberias  : 
and  a  great  crowd  followed  Him,  because  they  saw 
the  miracles  which  He  performed  on  those  who  wTere 
infirm.  Jesus  therefore  went  up  the  mountain,  and 
there  sat  with  His  disciples.  Now  the  passover,  the 
festival  day  of  the  Jews,  wras  at  hand.  When  Jesus 
therefore  lifted  up  His  eyes,'  and  saw  that  a  great 
crowd  was  coming  to  Him,  He  said  to  Philip  :  Whence 
shall  wTe  buy  bread,  that  these  may  eat  ?  And  this  He 
said  to  try  him  :  for  He  Himself  knew7  what  He  would 
do.  Philip  answered  Him  :  Loaves  to  the  amount  of 
two  hundred  shillings  are  not  sufficient  for  them,  that 
every  one  may  take  a  little.  One  of  His  disciples, 
Andrew,  the  brother  of  Simon  Peter,  saith  to  Him  : 
There  is  a  boy  here  who  hath  five  barley  loaves,  and 
two  fishes  :  but  what  are  these  among  so  many  ? 
Then  Jesus  said  :  Make  the  men  sit  down.  Now, 
there  was  much  grass  in  the  place.  The  men  there- 
fore sat  down,  in  number  about  five  thousand.  And 
Jesus  took  the  loaves  :  and  when  He  had  given  thanks, 
He  distributed  to  those  who  were  seated  :  in  like  man- 
ner also  of  the  fishes,  as  much  as  they  would.  And 
when  they  were  filled,  He  said  to  His  disciples  :  Gath- 
er up  the  broken  meat,  which  remaineth,  lest  it  be 
lost.     They  gathered  up,  therefore,  and  filled  twelve 


GOSPKLS,  AND    POSTCOMMUNIONS.  699 

baskets   with    the.  broken   meat,    of    the   five    barley 

loaves,  which  remained  over  and  above  to  those  who 

had  eaten.     Now  those  men,  when  they  had  seen  what 

a  sign  Jesus  had  performed,  said  :  This  is,  of  a  truth, 

the   Prophet  who  is  to  come  into  the  world.     Jesus, 

therefore,  knowing  that  they  would  come  to  take  Him 

by  force,   and   make    Him  king,   fled   again  into   the 

mountain  by  Himself. 

Postcommunion.     Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  merciful  God, 
that  we  may  sincerely  respect  and  receive  with  faith  Thy  holy 
Mysteries,  with  which  Thou  daily  feedest  us.     Through  our  L,ord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc      Amen.     Others  as  on  p.  6g2. 

PASSION  SUNDAY. 

Ixtroit.  Judge  me,  O  God,  and  distinguish  my  cause  from 
the  nation  that  is  not  holy  :  deliver  me  from  the  unjust  and  de- 
ceitful man,  for  Thou  art  my  God  and  my  strength. 

Send  forth  Thy  light  and  Thy  truth  :  they  have  led  me,  and 
brought  me  unto  Thy  holy  hill,  and  into  Thy  tabernacles. 

Collect.  We  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  to  look  down 
mercifully  upon  this  Thy  family  ;  that  by  Thy  great  goodness 
they  may  be  governed  in  body,  and  by  Thy  holy  keeping  be 
guarded  in  mind.     Through  our  L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Mercifully  hear,  O  L,ord  {p.  766),  or,  O  God,  the  Pastor 
(p.  122). 

Epistle.  Heb.  ix.  11-15.  Brethren  : — Christ  be- 
ing come  a  High-priest  of  the  good  things  to  come,  by 
the  greater  and  better  tabernacle  not  made  with  hands, 
that  is,  not  of  this  building,  neither  by  the  blood  of 
goats,  or  calves  ;  but  by  His  own  Blood,  entered  once 
into  the  sanctuary,  having  obtained  an  eternal  re- 
demption. For  if  the  blood  of  goats  and  bulls,  and 
the  ashes  of  a  heifer,  being  sprinkled,  sanctify  unto 
the  cleansing  of  the  flesh  those  who  are  denied  ;  how 
much  more  shall  the  Blood  of  Christ,  who  through  the 
Holy  Spirit  offered  Himself  without  blemish  to  God, 
cleanse  our  conscience  from  dead  works,  to  worship 
the  living  God  ?  And  for  this,  He  is  Mediator  of  a  new 
covenant,  that  death  intervening  for  the  redemption 
of  the  transgressions,  which  were  under  the  former 
covenant,  they  who  are  called  may  receive  the  pro- 
mise of  the  eternal  inheritance :  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 


7oo         Thk  Introits,  Collects,  Kpisti.es, 

Gospel.  John  viii.  46-59.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  the  multitudes  of  the  Jews  :  Which  of  you  shall 
couvict  Me  of  sin  ?  If  I  say  the  truth  of  you,  why  do 
ye  not  believe  Me?  He  that  is  of  God,  heareth  the 
words  of  God.  Therefore  ye  hear  them  not,  because 
ye  are  not  of  God.  The  Jews  therefore  answered,  and 
said  to  Him  :  Do  not  we  say  well  that  Thou  art  a 
Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil  ?  Jesus  answered  :  I  have 
not  a  devil  :  but  I  honor  My  Father,  and  ye  have  dis- 
honored Me.  But  I  seek  not  Mine  own  glory  :  there 
is  One  who  seeketh  and  judge th.  Truly,  truly,  I  say 
to  you  :  if  any  man  keep  My  word,  he  shall  not  see 
death  ever.  The  Jews  therefore  said  :  Now  we  know 
that  Thou  hast  a  devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the 
prophets  ;  and  Thou  sayest  :  If  any  man  keep  My 
word,  he  shall  not  taste  death  ever.  Art  Thou  greater 
than  our  Father  Abraham,  who  is  dead  ?  And  the 
prophets  are  dead.  Whom  dost  Thou  make  Thyself? 
Jesus  answered  :  If  I  glorify  Myself,  My  glory  is  no- 
thing. It  is  My  Father  that  gloriiieth  Me,  of  whom 
ye  say  that  He  is  your  God.  And  ye  know  Him  not ; 
but  I  know7  Him.  And  if  I  should  say  that  I  know 
Him  not,  I  shall  be  like  to  you,  a  liar.  But  I  know 
Him,  and  keep  His  word.  Abraham  your  father  re- 
joiced that  he  might  see  My  day  ;  he  saw  it,  and  was 
glad.  The  Jews  therefore  said  to  Him  :  Thou  art  not 
yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  Thou  seen  Abraham  ? 
Jesus  said  to  them  :  Truly,  truly,  I  say  to  you,  before 
Abraham  was  made,  I  am.  They  took  up  stones, 
therefore,  to  cast  at  Flim.  But  Jesus  hid  Himself,  and 
went  out  of  the  temple. 

Postcommunion.  Be  present  with  us,  O  Lord  our  God  ;  and 
defend  with  continual  support  those  whom  Thou  hast  refresh td 
with  Thy  Mysteries.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen, 

11.  We  beseech  Thee,  or,  May  the  partaking  (p.  666). 

PAIvM  SUNDAY. 

Tntkoit.  O  Lord,  remove  not  Thy  help  far  from  me;  look 
towards  my  defence:  save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth,  and  my 
lowliness  from  the  horns  of  the  unicorns. 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  701 


O  God,  my  God,  look  upon  me  :  why  hast  Thou  forsaken  me? 
far  from  1113-  salvation  are  the  words  of  my  sins. 

Collect.  Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  hast  caused 
our  Saviour  to  take  upon  Him  our  flesh,  and  to  suffer  death  upon 
the  Cross,  that  all  mankind  should  follow  the  example  of  His 
humility :  mercifully  grant  that  we  may  deserve  both  to  keep 
in  mind  the  lessons  of  His  patience,  and  also  to  be  made  par- 
takers of  His  resurrection.  Through  the  same  our  L/Ord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistle.  Philip,  it.  5-1 1.  Brethren  : — Have  this 
mind  in  yourselves,  which  also  was  in  Christ  Jesus  ; 
who  being  in  the  form  of  God,  thought  it  not  robbery 
to  be  equal  with  God  ;  but  emptied  Himself  and  took 
the  form  of  a  servant,  being  made  in  the  likeness  of 
men,  and  in  fashion  found  as  a  man.  He  humbled 
Himself,  and  became  obedient  unto  death,  even  the 
death  of  the  Cross.  Wherefore  also  God  hath  highly 
exalted  Him,  and  given  Him  the  Name,  which  is  above 
every  name  :  that  at  the  Name  of  JESUS  every  knee 
should  bend  of  those  that  are  in  heaven,  on  earth,  and 
under  the  earth  ;  and  every  tongue  should  confess 
that  the  L,ord  Jesus  Christ  is  in  the  glory  of  God  the 
Father. 

THE  PASSION  OF  OUR  LOR.D  JESUS  CHRIST 

ACCORDING   TO    MATTHEW. — J  Fait.  XXVi.,  XXl'H. 

At  that  time  : — Jesus  said  to  His  disciples  :  Ye  know 
that  after  two  days  will  be  the  Passover,  and  the  Son 
of  Man  will  be  delivered  up  to  be  crucified.  Then 
were  gathered  together  the  chief  priests  and  ancients 
of  the  people  into  the  court  of  the  high-priest,  who 
was  called  Caiphas  :  and  they  consulted  together,  that 
they  might  take  Jesus  by  craft,  and  put  Him  to  death. 
But  they  said  :  Not  on  the  festival,  lest  there  be  a 
tumult  among  the  people.  And  when  Jesus  was  in 
Bethany,  in  the  house  of  Simon  the  leper,  a  woman 
came  to  Him  having  an  alabaster  box  of  precious  oint- 
ment, and  poured  it  on  His  head,  as  He  reclined  at 
table.  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they  were  dis- 
pleased, saying  :  To  what  purpose  is  this  waste  ?  For 
this  might  have  been  sold  for  much,  and  given  to  the 


702         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistees, 

poor.  And  Jesus  knowing  it,  said  to  them :  Why 
trouble  ye  this  woman  ?  for  she  hath  wrought  a  good 
work  on  Me.  For  the  poor  ye  have  always  with  you  : 
but  Me  ye  have  not  always.  For  in  pouring  this  oint- 
ment on  My  body  she  hath  done  it  for  My  burial. 
Truly  I  say  to  you,  wherever  this  gospel  shall  be 
preached  in  the  whole  world,  this  also  which  she  hath 
done  shall  be  told  in  meinorv  of  her.  Then  one  of 
the  twelve,  who  was  called  Judas  Iscariot,  went  to  the 
chief  priests,  and  said  to  them  :  What  will  ye  give  me, 
and  I  will  deliver  Him  to  you?  And  they  assigned 
him  thirty  pieces  of  silver.  And  thenceforth  he  sought 
opportunity  to  betray  Him.  And  on  the  first  da}'  of 
unleavened  bread  the  disciples  came  to  Jesus,  saying  : 
Where  wilt  Thou  that  we  prepare  for  Thee  to  eat  the 
Passover  ?  But  Jesus  said :  Go  into  the  city  to  a  cer- 
tain man,  and  say  to  him  :  The  Master  saith  :  My  time 
is  at  hand  ;  with  thee  I  keep  the  Passover  with  My 
disciples.  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  ordered  them, 
and  prepared  the  Passover.  And  when  it  was  evening, 
He  sat  down  with  His  twelve  disciples.  And  whilst 
they  were  eating,  He  said  :  Truly  I  say  to  you,  that 
one  of  you  will  betray  Me.  And  they  being  very  much 
troubled,  began  everyone  to  say:  Is  it  I,  Lord?  But 
He  answered  and  said  :  He  that  dippeth  his  hand  with 
Me  in  the  dish,  he  will  betray  Me.  The  Son  of  Man 
indeed  goeth,  as  it  is  written  of  Him  :  but  woe  to  that 
man  by  whom  the  Son  of  Man  is  betrayed.  It  were 
better  for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been  born.  And 
Judas  who  betrayed  Him,  answered  and  said :  Rabbi, 
is  it  I?  He  saith  to  him:  Thou  hast  said  it.  And 
whilst  they  were  at  supper,  Jesus  took  bread,  and 
blessed,  and  broke,  and  gave  to  His  disciples,  and  said: 
Take  and  eat :  this  is  My  Body.  And  He  took  the 
cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  gave  to  them,  saying  : 
Drink  ye  all  of  this.  For  this  is  My  Blood  of  the  new 
testament  which  shall  be  shed  for  many,  unto  remis- 
sion of  sins.  And  I  say  to  you  I  will  not  drink  hence- 
forth of  this  fruit  of  the  vine  until  that  day  when   I 


GOSPKI.S,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  703 

drink  it  new  with  you  in  the  kingdom  of  My  Father. 
And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn,  they  went  out  unto 
Mount  Olivet.  Then  Jesus  saith  to  them  :  All  of  you 
will  he  scandalized  in  regard  to  Me  this  night.  For  it 
is  written  :  I  will  strike  the  Shepherd,  and  the  sheep 
of  the  flock  shall  be  scattered.  But  after  I  am  risen,  I 
will  go  before  you  into  Galilee.  And  Peter  answered 
and  said  to  Him  ;  Although  all  shall  be  scandalized  in 
regard  to  Thee,  I  will  never  be  scandalized.  Jesus  said 
to  him  :  Truly  I  say  to  thee,  that  this  night,  before  a 
cock  crow,  thou  wilt  deny  Me  thrice  :  Peter  saith  to 
Him  :  Yea,  though  I  should  die  with  Thee,  I  will  not 
deny  Thee.  And  in  like  manner  spoke  all  the  disci- 
ples. Then  Jesus  came  with  them  into  a  country  place 
called  Gethsemani  :  and  said  to  His  disciples  :  Sit  ye 
here  while  I  go  yonder,  and  pray.  And  taking  with 
Him  Peter  and  the  two  sous  of  Zebedee,  He  began  to 
grow  sorrowful  and  to  be  very  sad.  Then  He  saith  to 
them  :  M3*  soul  is  sorrowful  even  unto  death  :  stay  ye 
here,  and  watch  with  Me.  And  He  went  a  little 
further,  and  fell  upon  His  face,  and  prayed,  saying  : 
My  Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass  away 
from  Me.  Nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but  as  Thou. 
And  He  conieth  to  His  disciples,  and  findeth  them 
asleep,  and  saith  to  Peter  :  So,  could  ye  not  watch  with 
Me  one  hour?  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not  into 
temptation.  The  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh 
is  weak.  Again  a  second  time  He  went  away  and  prayed, 
saying:  My  Father,  if  this  cup  cannot  pass  away,  ex- 
cept I  drink  it,  Thy  will  be  done.  And  He  conieth 
again,  and  findeth  them  sleeping ;  for  their  eyes  were 
heavy.  And  leaving  them,  He  went  awav  again  :  and 
prayed  the  third  time,  saying  the  same  words  !  Then 
He  cometh  to  His  disciples,  and  saith  to  them:  Sleep 
on  now,  and  take  your  rest :  behold,  the  hour  is  at 
hand,  and  the  Son  of  Man  shall  be  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  sinners.  Rise,  let  us  go  :  behold,  he  that 
will  betray  Me  is  at  hand.  While  He  was  yet  speak- 
ing, behold,  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  came,  and  with 


704         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

him  a  great  crowd  with  swords  and  clubs,  sent  from 
the  chief  priests  and  the  ancients  of  the  people.     And 
His    betrayer    gave    them  a   sign,    saying  :    Whom   I 
shall  kiss,  that  is  He  ;  hold  Him  fast.     And  forthwith 
he   came   to  Jesus,    and   said  :    Hail,    Rabbi  :   and  he 
kissed   Him.     And    Jesus    said    to   him  :    Friend,    for 
what  art  thou  come  ?     Then  they  came  up,  and  laid 
hands  on  Jesus,  and  held  Him.     And  behold  one  of 
those  with  Jesus  stretched  forth   his  hand,   and  drew 
his  sword,  and  struck  the  servant  of  the  high-priest, 
and  cut  off  his  ear.     Then  Jesus  saith   to   him  ;    Put 
up  again  thy  sword  into  its  place  :  for  all  they  thaf 
take  the  sword  shall  perish  by  the  sword.     Thinkest 
thou  that  I  cannot  ask  My  Father,  and  He  will  give 
Me   presently   more   than    twelve   legions  of  Angels? 
How,  then,  shall  the  Scripture  be  fulfilled,  that  thus  it 
must  be  done  ?     In  that  hour  Jesus  said  to  the  crowds  : 
Ye  are  come  out,  as  if  to  a  robber,  with  swords  and 
clubs  to  take  Me.     I  sat  among  you  daily  teaching  in 
the  temple,  and  ye  did  not  lay  hands  on  Me.     Now  all 
this  was  done,  that  the  scriptures  of  the  prophets  might 
be  fulfilled.     Then  the  disciples  all  left  Him,  and  fled. 
But  they  that  held  Jesus,  led  Him  to  Caiphas,  the  high- 
priest,  where  the  scribes  and  the  ancients  were  assem- 
bled.    And  Peter  followed  Him  afar  off,  even  to  the 
court  of  the  high-priest.     And  going  in,  he  sat  with  the 
servants,  that  he  might  see  the  end.      And  the   chief 
priests,  and  the  whole  council  sought  false  testimony 
against  Jesus,  that  they  might  put  Him  to  death  :  And 
they  found  none,   although  many  false  witnesses  had 
come   forward.     And  last  of  all  came  two   false  wit- 
nesses :  and  said:  This  man  said,  I  am  able  to  destroy 
the  temple  of  God,  and  to  build  it  in  three  days.     And 
the  high-priest    arose,   and   said   to    Him  :    Answerest 
Thou  nothing  to  the  things  which  these  testify  against 
Thee?     But  Jesus  was  silent.     And  the  high -priest  said 
to  Him  :  I  adjure  Thee  by  the  living  God  that  Thou 
tell  us  whether  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God. 
Jesus  saith  to  him  :  Thou  hast  said  it.     But   I  say  to 


GOSPELS,   AND    POSTCOMMUXIOXS.  705 

you,  hereafter  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  Man  sitting  at 
the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  God,  and  coming 
in  the  clouds  of  heaven.  Then  the  high-priest  rent 
his  garments,  saying  :  He  hath  blasphemed :  what 
further  need  have  we  of  witnesses  ?  Behold,  now 
ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy :  what  think  ye?  They 
answered  and  said :  He  is  worthy  of  death.  Then 
they  spat  in  His  face,  and  buffeted  Him  ;  and  some 
struck  His  face  with  the  palms  of  their  hands,  say- 
ing :  Prophesy  to  us,  O  Christ,  who  is  he  that  struck 
Thee  ?  But  Peter  sat  without  in  the  court  ;  and 
there  came  to  him  a  servant-maid,  saying:  Thou  also 
wast  with  Jesus,  the  Galilean.  But  he  denied  it  be- 
fore all,  saying :  I  know  not  what  thou  say  est.  And 
as  he  went  out  of  the  gate,  another  maid  saw  him, 
and  she  saith  to  those  who  were  there:  This  man  also 
was  with  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  And  again  he  denied  it 
with  an  oath  :  I  do  not  know  the  Man,  And  after  a 
while,  they  who  stood  by  came  and  said  to  Peter: 
Surely  thou  also  art  one  of  them,  for  even  thy  speech 
doth  discover  thee.  Then  he  began  to  invoke  curses 
on  himself,  and  to  swear  that  he  knew  not  the  Man. 
And  immediately  a  cock  crowed.  And  Peter  remem- 
bered the  words  of  Jesus  which  He  had  said :  Before  a 
cock  crow  thou  wilt  deny  Me  thrice.  And  he  went 
out  and  wTept  bitterly.  And  when  morning  was  come, 
all  the  chief  priests  and  ancients  of  the  people  took 
counsel  against  Jesus,  that  they  might  put  Him  to 
death.  And  having  bound  Him,  they  led  Him  awav: 
and  delivered  Him  to  Pontius  Pilate,  the  governor. 
Then  Judas,  who  betrayed  Him,  seeing  that  He  was 
condemned,  repented,  and  brought  back  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and  the  ancients, 
saying:  I  have  sinned  by  betraying  just  blood.  But 
they  said :  What  is  that  to  us  ?  Look  thou  to  it.  And 
casting  down  in  the  temple  the  pieces  of  silver,  he  de- 
parted ;  and  went  and  hanged  himself.  But  the  chief 
priests  took  the  pieces  of  silver,  and  said  :  It  is  not  law- 
ful to  put  them  iuto  the  treasury,  because  it  is  the  price 


706  Th£  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistlks, 

of  blood.  And  after  they  had  consulted  together,  they 
bought  with  theni  the  potter's  field,  to  be  a  burying- 
place  for  strangers.  For  this  cause  that  field  was  called 
Hakeldama,  the  field  of  blood,  even  to  this  day.  Then 
was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  who  saith  :  And  they  took  the  thirty  pieces 
of  silver,  the  price  of  Him  who  was  priced,  whom  they 
of  the  children  of  Israel  did  price.  And  they  gave 
them  for  the  potter's  field,  as  the  Lord  appointed  me. 
And  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor,  and  the  governor 
asked  Him,  saying  ;  Art  Thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 
Jesus  saith  to  him  :  Thousayest  it.  And  when  He  was 
accused  by  the  chief  priests  and  ancients,  He  made  no 
answer.  Then  Pilate  saith  to  Him:  Dost  Thou  not 
hear  how  many  things  they  testify  against  Thee  ?  And 
He  answered  not  a  word,  so  that  the  governor  wonder- 
ed exceedingly.  Now  on  the  solemn  day,  the  gov- 
ernor was  accustomed  to  release  to  the  people  one 
prisoner,  whom  they  would.  xAnd  he  had  then  a  noto- 
rious prisoner,  called  Barabbas.  When  therefore  they 
were  gathered  together,  Pilate  said  :  Whom  will  ye 
that  I  release  to  you,  Barabbas,  or  Jesus,  who  is  called 
Christ  ?  For  he  knew  that  they  had  delivered  Him  up 
through  envy.  And  as  he  was  sitting  on  the  tribunal, 
his  wife  sent  to  him,  saying  :  Have  nothing  to  do  with 
that  Just  Man  :  for  I  have  suffered  much  this  day  in  a 
dream  on  account  of  Him.  But  the  chief  priests  and 
the  ancients  persuaded  the  crowds  that  they  should 
ask  Barabbas,  and  destroy  Jesus.  And  the  governor 
answered  and  said  to  them  :  Which  of  the  two  will  ye 
that  I  release  to  you  ?  But  they  said  :  Barabbas. 
Pilate  saith  to  them  :  What  then  shall  I  do  with  Jesus 
who  is  called  Christ  ?  They  all  say  :  Let  Him  be  cruci- 
fied. The  governor  said  to  them:  Why,  what  evil 
hath  He  done?  But  they  cried  out  the  more,  saying: 
Let  Him  be  crucified.  And  Pilate  seeing  that  he  did 
no  good,  but  that  rather  a  tumult  was  made,  took 
water  and  washed  his  hands  before  the  crowd,  saying  : 
I  am  innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  Just  Man  :  look  ye 


GOSPEES,  AND    POSTCOMMUNIONS.  707 

to  it.  And  all  the  people  answered  and  said:  His 
blood  be  on  us,  and  on  our  children.  Then  he  releas- 
ed to  them  Barabbas,  and  having  scourged  Jesus,  de- 
livered Hirn  to  them  to  be  crucifie'd.  Then  the  sol- 
diers of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into  the  hall,  and 
gathered  together  unto  Him  the  whole  band.  And 
stripped  Him,  and  put  a  scarlet  cloak  about  Him. 
And  having  platted  a  crown  of  thorns,  they  put  it  on 
His  head,  and  a  reed  in  His  right  hand.  And  they 
bowTed  the  knee  before  Him,  and  mocked  Him,  saying: 
Hail,  King  of  the  Jews.  And  they  spat  upon  Him, 
and  took  the  reed  and  struck  His  head.  And  after 
they  had  mocked  Him,  they  took  off  the  cloak  from 
Him,  and  put  on  Him  His  own  garments,  and  led  Him 
away  to  crucify  Him.  And  as  thev  went  out,  they 
found  a  man  of  Cyrene,  named  Simo  1 :  him  they  forc- 
ed to  take  up  His  cross.  And  they  came  to  a  place 
called  Golgotha,  that  is,  place  of  a  skull.  And  they 
gave  Him  to  drink  wine  mingled  with  gall.  And  when 
He  had  tasted,  he  would  not  drink.  And  after  they 
had  crucified  Him,  they  divided  His  garments,  casting 
lots,  that  what  was  spoken  by  the  prophet  might  be 
fulfilled,  who  saith:  They  divided  My  garments 
among  them  :  and  on  My  vesture  they  cast  lots.  And 
they  sat  and  wTatched  Him.  And  they  put  over  His 
head  His  charge,  written:  This  is  Jesus  The  King 
OF  THE  Jews.  Then  were  crucified  with  Him  two 
robbers:  one  on  the  right  hand,  and  one  on  the  left. 
And  they  that  passed  by,  blasphemed  Him,  wag- 
ging their  heads,  and  saving:  Yah,  Thou  who  de- 
stroyest  the  temple  of  God,  and  in  three  days  dost 
rebuild  it,  save  Thyself:  if  Thou  art  the  Sou  of  God, 
come  down  from  the  Cross.  In  like  manner  also  the 
chief  priests  with  the  scribes  and  ancients,  mocking, 
said:  He  saved  others  ;  Himself  He  cannot  save:  If 
He  is  King  of  Israel,  let  Him  now  come  dowm  from 
the  Cross,  and  we  will  believe  Him.  He  trusted  in 
God:  let  Him  now  deliver  Him,  if  He  love  Him  :  for 
He  said:  I  am  the  Son  of  God.     And  the  robbers  also, 


708  Thk  Ixtroits,  Cojxkcts,  Epistxes, 

who  were  crucified  with  Hirn,  reproached  Him  in  like 
manner.  Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness 
over  the  whole  earth,  until  the  ninth  hour.  And 
about  the  ninth  hour,  Jesus  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying:  Eli,  Eli,  lamma  sabachthani  ?  that  is,  Mv 
God,  My  God,  why  hast  Thou  forsaken  Me  ?  And 
some  who  stood  there  and  heard,  said:  This  Man 
calleth  Elias.  And  immediately  one  of  them  ran  and 
took  a  sponge,  and  soaked  it  in  vinegar,  and  put  it  on 
a  reed,  and  gave  Him  to  drink.  And  the  others  said: 
Hold,  let  us  see  whether  Elias  will  come  to  deliver 
Him.  And  Jesus  again  crying  with  a  loud  voicej 
yielded  up  His  Spirit. 

[Here  all  kneel,  and  pause  awhile.] 

And  behold  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  t,waili 
from  the  top  even  to  the  bottom,  and  the  earth  quake* 
and  the  rocks  were  rent.  And  the  monuments  were 
opened,  and  many  bodies  of  the  saints,  who  had  slept., 
arose.  And  thev  came  out  of  the  monuments,  after 
His  resurrection,  and  went  into  the  holy  city,  and  ap- 
peared to  man)-.  Now  when  the  centurion,  and  they 
who  were  with  him  watching  Jesus,  saw  the  earth- 
quake, and  the  things  which  took  place,  they  were 
greatly  terrified,  saying  :  Indeed  this  was  the  Son  of 
God.  And  many  women  were  there,  afar  off,  who  had 
followed  Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering  to  Him  : 
among  whom  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mo- 
ther of  James  and  Joseph,  and  the  mother  of  the  sous 
of  Zebedee.  And  when  it  was  evening,  there  came  a 
rich  man  of  Arimathea,  named  Joseph,  who  himself 
also  was  a  disciple  of  Jesus.  He  wTeut  to  Pilate,  and 
asked  the  Body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate  commanded 
that  the  Body  should  be  delivered  up.  And  Joseph 
taking  the  Body,  wrapped  it  in  a  clean  linen  cloth, 
and  laid  it  in  his  own  new  monument,  which  he  had 
hewn  out  in  the  rock.  And  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the 
door  of  the  monument,  and  went  away.     And  Mary 


GOSPETvS,  AND   POSTCOMMUXIOXS.  709 

Magdalene  was  there,  and  the  other  Mary,  sitting  over 
against  the  tomb. 

[Here  the  Priest  says  the  Mnnda  cor  meuffl,  p.  /2j.] 

And  the  next  day,  which  followed  the  day  of  prepara- 
tion, the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  came  together 
to  Pilate,  saying  :  Sir,  we  remember  that  that  deceiver 
said  while   He  was  vet  alive  :  After  three   davs  I  will 

- 

rise.     Command,    therefore,    the    tomb    to    be    made 

secure  until  the  third  day  :  lest  His  disciples  come,  and 

steal  Him  away,  and  say  to  the  people  :  He  is   risen 

from  the  deal  ;  and  the  last  error  will  be  worse  than 

the  first.     Pilate  said  to  them  :  Ye  have  a  guard  :  Go, 

make  it  secure,  as  ye  know  how.      And  they  went  and 

made    the    tomb   secure,  sealing   the  stone  with    the 

guard. 

Postcommunion.  By  the  operation  of  this  Mystery,  O  Lord, 
may  our  vices  be  purged  away,  and  our  just  desires  fulfilled. 
Through  our  i,ord  Jesus  Christ,"  etc.     A  men* 

EASTER  SUNDAY. 

Ixtroit.  I  have  arisen,  and  am  still  with  thee,  alleluia  : 
Thou  hast  laid  Thine  hand  upon  me,  alleluia:  Thy  knowledge 
i-  become  wonderful,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

Lord,  thou  hast  proved  me  and  known  me  :  Thou  hast  known 
my  sitting  down  and  my  rising  up. 

Glory  he  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  through  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  hast 
on  this  day  overcome  death,  and  opened  unto  us  the  gate  of  ever- 
lasting life  :  as  by  Thv  preventing  grace  Thou  dost 'prosper  our 
good  desires,  so  do  Thou  accompanv  them  with  Thv  continual 
help.     Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  "  Amen. 

Epistle.  /  Cor.  v.  y-S.  Brethren  :— Purge  out  the 
old  leaven,  that  ye  may  be  ?  new  ~aste,  as  ye  are  un- 
leavened. For  our  passover,  Christ,  is  "sacrificed. 
Therefore  let  us  feast,  not  with  old  leaven,  nor  with 
the  leaven  of  malice  and  wickedness,  but  with  un- 
leavened bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 

Sequence  :  Victims  Paschali,  p  620. 

Gospel.     Mark    xvi.    1-7.     At    that    time  :— Marv 


For  the  offices  o/Holy  Week  see  note  on  p. 


7io         The  Introits,  Colxects,  Epistles, 

Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and 
Salome,  bought  sweet  spices,  that  they  might  come 
and  anoint  Jesus.  And  very  early  in  the  morning,  the 
first  day  of  the  week,  they  come  to  the  monument,  the 
sun  being  now  risen.  And  they  said,  one  to  another  : 
Who  shall  roll  us  ba'ck  the  stone  from  the  door  of  the 
monument  ?  And  looking,  they  saw  the  stone  rolled 
back  :  for  it  was  very  great.  And  entering  into  the 
monument,  they  saw  a  young  man  sitting  on  the  right 
side,  clothed  with  a  white  robe,  and  they  were  af- 
frighted. But  he  saith  to  them  :  Be  not  affrighted  : 
ye  seek  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  who  was  crucified.  He  is 
risen  :  He  is  not  here  :  behold  the  place  where  they 
laid  Him.  But  go,  tell  His  disciples  and  Peter  that  He 
goeth  before  you  into  Galilee  :  there  ye  will  see  Him, 
as  He  told  you. 

Postcqmmunion.  Pour  forth  upon  us,  O  IyOrd,  the  spirit  of 
Thy  love  ;  that  by  Thy  mercy  Thou  mayest  make*  those  of  one 
mind  whom  Thou  hast  fed  with  Thy  Paschal  Mysteries. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

LOW  SUNDAY. 

Introit.  As  new-born  babes,  alleluia  :  desire  rational,  guile- 
less milk,  allelulia,  allelulia,  alleluia. 

Rejoice  unto  God  our  helper  ;  sing  aloud  unto  the  God  of 
Jacob.  • 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee.  O  Almighty  God,  that  we 
for  whom  the  Feast  of  the  Passover  hath  now  come  to  an  end, 
may,  through  Thy  merciful  bounty,  always  retain  in  our  life  and 
manners  the  influence  of  the  same.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Episttf.  /  John  v.  4-10.  Dearly  Beloved  : — All 
that  is  born  of  God,  overcometh  the  world  :  and  this 
is  the  victory,  which  overcometh  the  world,  our  faith. 
Who  is  it  that  overcometh  the  world  :  unless  he  that 
believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God?  This  is  He 
who  came  by  water  and  blood,  Jesus  the  Christ,  not  in 
blood  alone,  but  in  water  and  blood.  And  it  is  the 
vSpirit  who  testifieth  that  Christ  is  truth.  For  there 
are  Three  who  give  testimony  in  heaven  :  the  Father, 
the  Word,  and  the  Holy  Spirit  :  and  these  Three  are 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunioxs.  711 

One.  And  there  are  three  who  give  testimony  on 
earth  :  the  spirit,  and  water,  and  blood  :  and  these 
three  are  one.  If  we  receive  the  testimony  of  men,  the 
testimony  of  God  is  greater  :  for  this  is  the  testimony 
of  God,  which  is  greater,  because  He  hath  testified  of 
His  vSon.  He  who  believeth  in  the  Son  of  God,  hath 
the  testimony  of  God  in  himself.  He  who  doth  not  be- 
lieve the  Son,  niaketh  Him  a  liar  :  because  he  be- 
lieveth not  in  the  testimony,  which  God  hath  given  of 
His  vSon. 

Gospel.  John  xx.  19-31.  At  that  time  : — When 
it  was  late  that  same  day,  the  first  of  the  week,  and 
the  doors  were  shut,  where  the  disciples  were  gathered 
together,  through  fear  of  the  Jews,  Jesus  came  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  said  to  them  :  Peace  be  to  you. 
And  when  He  had  said  this,  He  showed  them  His 
hands  and  side.  The  disciples,  therefore,  were  glad 
when  they  saw  the  Lord.  He  oaid.  therefore,  to  them 
again  :  Peace  be  to  you.  As  the  Father  hath  sent  Me, 
I  also  send  you.  When  He  had  said  this,  He  breathed 
on  them,  and  said  to  them  :  Receive  ye  the  Holy 
Spirit.  Whose  sins  ye  shall  forgive,  they  are  forgiven 
them  :  and  whose  sins  ye  shall  retain,  they  are  re- 
tained. Now  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  who  is  call- 
ed Didymus,  was  not  with  them  when  Jesus  came. 
The  other  disciples,  therefore,  said  to  him  :  We  have 
seen  the  Lord.  But  he  said  to  them  :  Unless  I  see  in 
His  hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  finger 
into  the  place  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  hand  into  His 
side,  I  will  not  believe.  And  after  eight  days,  His 
disciples  were  again  within  ;  and  Thomas  was  with 
them.  Jesus  cometh,  the  doors  being  shut,  and  stood 
in  the  midst,  and  said  :  Peace  be  to  you.  Then  He 
saith  to  Thomas  :  Put  thy  finger  in  hither,  and  see 
My  hands,  and  bring  hither  thy  hand,  and  put  it  into 
My  side  ;  and  be  not  incredulous,  but  believing. 
Thomas  answered,  and  said  to  Him  :  My  Lord,  and 
my  God.  Jesus  saith  to  him  :  Because  thou  hast  seen 
Me,  Thomas,  thou  believest  :    blessed   are  they  who 


7i2         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

have  not  seen  and  yet  believe.  Main-  other  signs  also 
Jesus  performed  in  the  sight  of  His  disciples,  which 
are  not  written  in  this  book.  But  these  are  written, 
that  ye  may  believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  vSon  of 
God  :  and  that  believing,  ye  may  have  life  in  His 
name. 

Postcoinimuxion.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  that 
Thou  wouldst  make  these  most  holy  Mysteries,  which  Thou  hast 
bestowed  for  the  perfection  of  our  renewal,  to  he  to  us  both  a 
present  and  future  remed}'.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
A  men. 

SECOND  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

Ixtroit.  The  earth  is  full  of  the  mercy  of  the  Lord,  alleluia  : 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens  established,  alleluia, 
alleluia. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  just :  praise  becometh  the  upright. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collkct.  O  God,  who  in  the  humilit}-  of  Thy  Son  hast  raised 
up  a  fallen  world  :  grant  to  Thy  faithful  people  perpetual  glad- 
ness ;  and  as  Thou  hast  delivered  them  from  the  perils  of  eternal 
death,  make  them  to  rejoice  with  everlasting  jo}-.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Grant.  ()  Lord  God  (p.  194). 

III.  Mercifully  hear,  O  Lord  {p.  166),  or,  O  God,  the  Pastor 
{p.  122). 

EpiSTlK.  /  Peter  ii.  21-25.  Dearly  Beloved : — 
Christ  suffered  for  us,  leaving  to  you  an  example,  that  ye 
should  follow  in  the  steps  of  Him,  who  committed  no 
sin,  nor  was  guile  found  in  His  mouth  :  who  when  He 
was  reviled,  reviled  not  :  when  He  suffered,  threatened 
not,  but  delivered  Himself  up  to  him  who  judged  Him 
unjustly  :  who  Himself  bare  our  sins  in  His  own  Body 
on  the  "tree,  that  we,  being  dead  to  sin,  should  live  to 
justice  :  by  whose  stripes  ye  are  healed.  For  ye  were 
as  sheep  going  astray,  but  are  now  converted  to  the 
Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  your  souls. 

CxOSPKL.  John  x.  11-16.  At  that  time  :— Jesus  said 
to  the  Pharisees  :  I  am  the  good  Shepherd.  The  good 
shepherd  giveth  his  life  for  his  sheep.  But  the  hire- 
ling, and  lie  that  is  not  the  shepherd,  whose  own  the 
sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the 


GOSPKLS,  AND   POSTCOMMUXIOXS.  713 

sheep,  and  fleeth  :  and  the  wolf  seizeth,  and  scattereth 

the  sheep  :  And  the  hireling  fleeth,  because    he  is  a 

hireling,  and  hath   no  care  for   the  sheep.     I  am  the 

good  Shepherd  ;  and  I   know  Mine,  and   Mine  know 

Me.     As  the    Father   knoweth    Me,   and   I  know  the 

Father  ;  and  I  lay  down  My  life  for  My  sheep.     And 

other  sheep  I   have,  which  are  not  of  this  fold  :  them 

also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  My  voice,  and 

there  shall  be  one  Fold  and  one  Shepherd. 

Postcommuxiox.  Grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty 
God,  that,  obtaining  the  grace  of  Thy  Resurrection,  we  may  ever 
glory  in  Thy  gift.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Having  received,  b  Lord,  these  helps  to  our  salvation, 
grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  be  ever  protected  by  the 
patronage  of  blessed  Mary  ever  Virgin,  in  whose  honor  we  have 
made  these  offerings  to  Thy  majesty. 

III.  We  beseech  Thee,  or,  May  the  partaking  \p.  666). 

THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 
Patronage  of  St.  Joseph. 

Introit.  The  Lord  is  our  helper  and  protector  :  in  Him  shall 
our  heart  rejoice,  and  in  His  holy  name  we  have  trusted,  alle- 
luia, alleluia. 

Give  ear,  O  Thou  that  rulest  Israel :  Thou  that  leadest  Joseph 
like  a  sheep. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  in  Thine  unspeakable  providence 
didst  vouchsafe  to  choose  blessed  Joseph  to  be  the  husband  of 
Thy  most  holy  Mother:  mercifully  grant  that,  as  we  venerate 
him  for  our  protector  on  earth,  we  may  deserve  to  be  aided  by 
his  intercession  in  heaven.    Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.    Amen. 

Collect  of  the  Sunday.  Almighty  God,  who  showest  to 
those  that  are  in  error  the  light  of  Thy  truth,  that  they  may  re- 
turn into  the  way  of  justice  :  grant  unto  all  those  who  are  ad- 
mitted into  the  fellowship  of  Christ's  religion,  that  they  mav 
avoid  those  things  that  are  contrary  to  that  name,  and  follow 
such  things  as  are  agreeable  thereto.  Through  the  same  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lessox.  Gen.  xhx.  22-26.  Joseph  is  a  growing 
bough,  a  growing  bough  and  fair  to  behold  :  the 
branches  run  to  and  fro  upon  the  wall.  But  the  arch- 
ers provoked  him,  and  quarrelled  with  him,  and  envied 
him.  His  bow  rested  upon  the  strong,  and  the  bancs 
of  his  arms  and  his  hands  were  loosed,  by  the  hands  of 
the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob  :  thence  he  came  forth  the 


714  The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

shepherd,  the  stone  of  Israel.  The  God  of  thy  father 
will  be  thy  helper,  and  the  Almighty  will  bless  thee 
with  the  blessings  of  heaven  above,  with  the  blessings 
of  the  deep  which  lieth  beneath,  with  the  blessings 
of  the  breasts  and  of  the  womb.  The  blessings  of 
thy  father  are  strengthened  with  the  blessings  of  his 
fathers,  until  the  desire  of  the  everlasting  hills  come  : 
may  they  be  upon  the  head  of  Joseph,  and  upon  the 
crown  of  the  Nazarite  among  his  brethren. 

Gospel.  Luke  Hi.  21-23.  At  that  time  : — It  came 
to  pass,  when  all  the  people  were  baptized,  that  Jesus 
also  being  baptized  and  praying,  the  heaven  was  opened : 
and  the  Holy  Spirit  descended  in  a  bodily  form,  like  a 
dove,  upon  Him  :  and  a  Voice  came  from  heaven  : 
Thou  art  My  beloved  vSou  :  in  Thee  I  am  well  pleased. 
And  Jesus  Himself  beginning,  was  about  thirty  years 
old,  being  (as  it  was  supposed)  the  son  of  Joseph. 

Postcommunion.  Refreshed  at  the  fountain  of  divine  bless- 
ing, we  beseech  Thee,  ()  Lord  our  Cod,  that  as  Thou  niakest  us 
rejoice  in  the  protection  of  blessed  Joseph,  so  by  his  merits  and 
intercession  Thou  wouldst  make  us  partakers  of  celestial  glory. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

PosTCOMMtTxioN  of  the  Sunday.  May  the  Sacrament  which 
we  have  received,  O  Lord,  both  revive  us  with  spiritual  nourish- 
ment and  defend  us  by  bodily  succor.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Last  Gospel.  John  xvi.  16-22.  At  that  time  : — 
Jesus  said  to  His  disciples  :  A  little  while,  and  ye  will 
not  see  Me  :  and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  will  see 
Me:  because  I  go  to  the  Father;  Then  some  of  His 
disciples  said,  one  to  another  :  What  is  this  that  He 
saith  to  us  :  A  little  while,  and  ye  will  not  see  Me  ; 
and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  will  see  Me,  and,  be- 
cause I  go  to  the  Father?  They  said,  therefore  :  What 
is  this  that  He  saith  :  a  little  while?  We  know  not 
what  He  speaketh.  And  Jesus  knew  tliat  they  had  a 
mind  to  ask  Him  :  and  He  said  to  them  :  Of  this  do  ye 
inquire  among  vourselves,  because  I  said  :  A  little 
while,  and  yewfU  not  see  Me  :  and  again  a  little  while, 
and  ye  will  see  Me.  Truly,  truly,  I  say  to  you,  that  ye 
shall   lament  and  weep,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice  : 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  715 

and  ye  shall  be  made  sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall 
be  turned  into  joy.  A  woman,  when  she  is  in  labor, 
hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour  is  come  :  but  when  she 
hath  brought  forth  the  child,  she  remembereth  no 
more  the  anguish,  for  joy  that  a  man  is  born  into  the 
world.  So  also  ye  now  indeed  have  sorrow,  but  I  will 
see  you  again  ;  and  your  heart  will  rejoice  ;  and  your 
joy  no  man  shall  take  from  you. 

FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

Ixtroit.  Sing-  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  alleluia  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  done  wonderful  things,  alleluia.  He  hath  revealed 
His  justice  in  the  sight  of  the  Gentiles,  alleluia,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

His  right  hand  and  His  holv  arm  :  hath  wrought  salvation  for 
Hi: 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  makest  the  minds  of  the  faithful  to  be 
of  one  will :  grant  unto  Thy  people  to  love  what  Thou  coramand- 
est,  and  to  desire  what  Thou  dost  promise  :  that  amidst  the 
various  changes  of  the  world  our  hea*  :s  may  there  be  fixed 
where  true  joys  abide.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  Second  Sunday,  p.  712. 

Epistle.  Jcu)ies  i.  ij-21.  Dearly  Beloved  : — Every 
excellent  gift  and  every  perfect  gift  is  from  above, 
coming  down  from  the  Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is 
no  change,  nor  shadow  of  alteration.  For  of  His  own 
will  He  hath  begotten  us  by  the  word  of  truth,  that  we 
may  be  some  first  fruits  of  His.  creatures.  Ye  know, 
my  dearly  beloved  brethren.  And  let  every  man  be 
quick  to  hear,  but  slow  to  speak,  and  slow  to  auger. 
For  the  anger  of  man  worketh  not  the  justice  r*x  God. 
Wherefore  casting  away  all  uncleanness,  and  abun- 
dance of  malice,  receive  with  meekness  the  engrafted 
word,  which  can  save  your  souls. 

Gospel.  John  xvi.  5-11*  At  that  time  : — Jesus  said 
to  His  disciples  :  I  go  to  Him  who  sent  Me,  and  none 
of  you  asketh  Me  :  Whither  art  Thou  going?  But  I 
cause  I  have  spoken  these  things  to  you,  sorrow  hath 
filled  your  heart.  But  I  tell  you  the  truth  :  it  is  expe- 
dient for  you  that  I  go  :  for  if  I  go  not,  the  Paraclete 
will  not  come  to  you  :  but  if  I  go,  I  will  send  Him 
to  you.     And  when  He  is  come,   He  will  convict  the 


7l6  THE  InTROITS,  CoiylvKCTS,  Epistles, 

world  of  sin,  and  of  justice,  and  of  judgment :  of  sin, 
because  they  believed  not  in  Me  ;  and  of  justice,  be- 
cause I  go  to  the  Father  ;  and  ye  will  see  Me  no  lon- 
ger :  and  of  judgment,  because  the  prince  of  this 
world  is  already  judged.  I  have  yet  many  things  to 
say  to  you  :  but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now.  But  when 
He,  the  Spirit  of  truth  shall  come,  He  will  teach  you 
all  the  truth,  for  He  will  not  speak  of  Himself ;  but 
whatever  things  He  hath  heard.  He  will  speak,  and 
the  things  which  are  to  come,  He  will  show  you.  He 
will  glorify  Me,  because  He  will  receive  of  Mine,  and 
show  to  you. 

Postcommunton.  Assist  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  b}'  these 
Mysteries  which  we  faithfully  receive,  we  may  be  purified  from 
vice  and  delivered  from  all  dangers.  Through  our  L,ord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  Second  Sunday,  p.  y/j. 

FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

Introit.  Declare  the  voice  of  joy,  and  let  it  be  heard,  alle- 
luia. Declare  it  even  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  ;  the  I,ord  hath 
delivered  His  people,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

O  sing  joyfully  unto  God,  all  the  earth":  sing  ye  a  psalm  unto 
His  name  :  give  glory  unto  His  praise. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  from  whom  all  good  things  do  proceed  : 
grant  to  us  Thy  humble  servants  that  by  Thy  holy  inspiration 
we  may  think  those  things  that  are  good,  and  by  Thy  guidance 
may  perform  the  same.  .Through  our  Iyord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  second  Sunday,  p.  712. 

EiTSTLE.  James  i.  22-27.  Dearly  Beloved  :-  Ee  ye 
doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hearers  only,  deceiving 
yourselves.  For  if  any  man  is  a  hearer  of  the  word, 
and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  to  a  man  beholding  his  natu- 
ral countenance  in  a  glass  :  for  he  beholdeth  himself, 
and  goeth  away,  and  presently  forgetteth  what  kind  of 
a  man  he  was.  But  he  who  looketll  into  the  perfect 
law  of  liberty,  and  continueth  in  it,  not  becoming  a 
forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of  work,  this  man  shall  be 
blessed  in  his  deed.  If  any  man  think  himself  reli- 
gious, not  bridling  his  tongue,  but  deceiving  his  heart, 
this  man's  religion  is  vain.  Religion  pure  and  11  n de- 
filed, with  God  and  the  Father  is  this  :  to  visit  orphans 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  717 

and  widows  in  their  tribulation,  and  to  keep  one's  self 
unspotted  from  the  world. 

Gospel.  John  xvi.  23-30.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  Truly,  truly,  I  say  to  you  :  If  ye 
ask  the  Father  anything  in  My  name,  He  will  give  it 
you.  Hitherto  ye  have  not  asked  anything  in  My 
name  :  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may 
be  full.  These  things  I  have  spoken  to  you  in  pro- 
verbs. The  hour  cometh  when  I  will  no  more  speak 
to  you  in  proverbs,  but  I  will  show  you  plainly  of  the 
Father.  On  that  day,  ye  will  ask  in  My  name  :  and  I 
say  not  to  you,  that  I  will  ask  the  Father  for  you :  for 
the  Father  Himself  loveth  you,  because  ye  have  loved 
AIe  and  have  believed  that  I  came  forth  from  God.  I 
came  forth  from  the  Father,  and  am  come  into  the 
world  :  again  I  leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the  Father. 
His  disciples  say  to  Him  :  Eehold,  now  Thou  speakest 
plainly,  and  speakest  no  proverb.  Now  we  know  that 
Thou  knowest  all  things,  and  Thou  needest  not  that 
any  man  should  ask  Thee  :  by  this  we  believe  that 
Thou  comest  forth  from  God. 

PosTco.ADirxiox.  Grant  us,  O  Lord,  whom  Thou  hast  filled 
with  the  virtue  of  Thy  heavenly  table,  both  to  desire  those  things 
which  are  right,  and  to  obtain  what  we  desire.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen.     Others  as  on  Second  Sunday :,  p .  713. 

ASCENSION   DAY. 

Introit.  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  wonder  ye,  looking  into 
heaven?  alleluia  :  in  like  manner  asve  have  seen  Him  ascend- 
ing into  heaven,  so  shall  He  come,  alleluia,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  nations  :  shout  unto  God  with  the 
voice  of  joy. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that  as  we 
believe  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  our  Redeemer  to  have  this  day 
ascended  into  the  heavens,  so  we  may  also  in  heart  and  mind 
dwell  amid  heavenly  things.  Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen' 

Lesson.  Acts  i.  /-//.  The  former  treatise  I  indeed 
made,  O  Theophilus,  of  all  things  which  Jesus  began 
to  do  and  to  teach,  until  the  day  on  which  He  was 
taken  up,  after  He  had  given  commandments  through 


7iS         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

the  Holy  Spirit  to  the  apostles  whom  He  had  chosen. 
To  whom,  also,  He  showed  Himself  alive,  after  His 
Passion,  by  many  proofs,  for  forty  days  appearing  to 
them,  and  speaking  of  the  kingdom  of  God.  And  eat- 
ing with  them,  He  commanded  them  not  to  depart 
from  Jerusalem,  but  to  wait  for  the  promise  of  the 
Father,  which  ye  have  heard  (He  said)  from  My 
niouth.  For  John  indeed  baptized  with  water,  but  ye 
shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy  Spirit  not  many  days 
hence.  They,  therefore,  who  were  come  together, 
asked  Him,  saying :  Lord,  wilt  Thou  at  this  time  re- 
store the  kingdom  to  Israel  ?  But  He  said  to  them  : 
It  is  not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or  moments  which 
the  FAather  hath  set  by  His  own  power.  But  ye  shall 
receive  power  when  the  Holy  Spirit  shall  come  upon 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  witnesses  to  Me  in  Jerusalem,  and 
in  all  Judea  and  Samaria,  and  to  the  uttermost  parts  of 
the  earth.  And  when  He  had  said  these  things,  whilst 
they  looked  on,  He  was  raised  up,  and  a  cloud  received 
Him  out  of  their  sight.  And  as  they  looked  steadfast- 
ly on  Him,  as  He  went  up  to  heaven,  behold  two  men 
stood  by  them  in  white  apparel,  who  also  said  ;  Men  of 
Galilee,  why  stand  ye  looking  up  into  heaven  ?  This 
Jesus,  who  hath  been  taken  up  from  you  into  heaven, 
shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye  have  seen  Him  go 
into  heaven. 

Gospp:Iv.  Mark  xvi.  14-20.  At  that  time  :— Jesus 
appeared  to  the  eleven  as  they  were  at  table  :  and 
upbraided  them  with  their  unbelief,  and  hardness  of 
heart,  because  they  did  not  believe  those  who  had  seen 
Him  after  He  was  risen  again.  And  He  said  to  them  : 
Go  ye  into  the  whole  world,  and  preach  the  Gospel  to 
every  creature.  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized, 
shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that  believeth  not,  shall  be  con- 
demned. And  these  signs  shall  follow  those  who  be- 
lieve. In  My  name  they  shall  cast  out  devils  ;  they 
shall  speak  w7ith  new  tongues.  They  shall  take  up 
serpents  :  and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall 
not  hull  them  :  they  shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunioxs.  719 

sick,  and   they  shall  recover.-     And  the  Lord  Jesus, 

after  He  had  spoken  to  them,  was  taken  up  into  heaven 

and  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God.     But  they  going 

forth,  preached  everywhere  :  the  Lord  working  withal, 

and  confirming  the  word  with  the  signs  which  followed. 

Postcommuniqn.  Grant,  we  beseech  thee,  O  Almighty  and 
merciful  God,  that  what  we  have  received  in  visible  Mysteries 
we  may  obtain  in  its  invisible  effect.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

SUNDAY    WITHIN   THE  OCTAVE   OF    THE   AS- 
CENSION. 

Introit.  Hear,  O  Lord,  my  voice  with  which  I  have  cried 
unto  Thee,  alleluia  :  my  heart  hath  said  to  Thee,  I  have  sought 
Thy  face,  Thy  face,  O  Lord,  will  I  seek  :  hide  not  Thy  face  from 
me,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  :  whom  shall  I  fear  ? 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Almighty,  Everlasting  God,  grant  that  we  may  al- 
ways have  a  will  devoted  to  Thee,  and  a  sincere  heart  to  serve 
.Thy  majesty.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen. 
Collect  of  the  Ascension,  p.  yij. 

Epistle.  /  Peter  iv.  7-11.  Dearly  Beloved  : — Be 
ye  prudent  and  watch  in  prayers.  And  above  all 
things  have  constant,  mutual  love  among  yourselves  : 
for  love  covereth  a  multitude  of  sins.  Be  hospitable 
one  to  another  without  murmuring  :  Every  one,  as  he 
hath  received  grace,  ministering  the  same  one  to  an- 
other, as  good  stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God. 
If  any  man  speak,  let  him  speak  as  the  oracles  of  God  : 
if  any  man  minister,  let  him  do  it  as  by  the  strength 
which  God  supplieth  :  that  in  all  things  God  may  be 
glorified  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Gospel.  John  xv.  26  to  xvi.  4.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples:  When  the  Paraclete  cometh, 
whom  I  will  send  to  you  from  the  Father,  the  Spirit  of 
truth  who  proceedeth  from  the  Father,  He  will  give 
testimony  of  Me.  And  ye  shall  give  testimony,  be- 
cause ye  are  with  Me  from  the  beginning.  These 
things  have  I  spoken  to  you,  that  ye  ma}-  not  be  scan- 
dalized. Thev  will  cast  vou  out  of  the  svna^ogues  : 
yea,  the  hour  cometh,  that  whoever  killeth  you  will 


72o         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

think   that  he  ofTereth  homage   to  God.     And   these 

things  will  they  do  to  yon,  because  they  know  not  the 

Father  nor  Me.     But  these  things  I  have  told  you,  that 

when  their  time  shall  come,  ye  may  remember  that  I 

told  you. 

Postcommuxion.  Being  refreshed,  O  Lord,  with  sacred  gifts, 
grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  ever  to  continue  in  thanksgiving. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Poslcommiuiion  of 
the  Ascension,  p.  7/9. 

PENTECOST,  OR  WHITSUNDAY. 

Introit.  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  hath  filled  the  whole  world, 
alleluia  :  and  that  which  containeth  all  things  hath  knowledge 
of  the  voice,  alleluia,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

Let  God  arise,  and  let  His  enemies  be  scattered  ;  and  let  them 
that  hate  Him  flee  from  before  His  face. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  on  this  day  didst  tench  the  hearts  of 
Thy  faithful  people,  by  the  light  of  Thy  Holy  vSpirit  :  grant  us  by 
the  same  Spirit  to  have  a  right  judgment  in  all  things,  and  ever- 
more to  rejoice  111  His  I10I3'  comfort.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

LESSON.  Acts  ii.  i-ii.  When  the  days  of  Pente- 
cost were  completed,  the  disciples  were  all  together  in 
one  place.  And  suddenly  there  came  a  sound  from 
heaven  as  of  a  rashing  mighty  wind,  and  it  filled  the 
whole  house  where  they  were  sitting.  And  there  ap- 
peared to  them  parted  tongues  as  of  fire,  and  it  sat 
upon  every  one  of  them  :  And  they  were  all  filled  with 
the  Holy  Spirit,  and  began  to  speak  with  other 
tongues,  as  the  Holy  Spirit  gave  them  to  speak.  Now 
there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem,  Jews,  devout  men, 
out  of  every  nation  under  heaven.  And  when  this 
voice  was  spread,  the  multitude  came  together,  and 
were  confounded  in  mind,  because  every  man  heard 
them  speak  in  his  own  tongue.  And  they  were  all 
amazed,  and  wondered,  saying  :  Behold,  are  not  all 
these  who  speak,  Galileans?  And  how  hear  we  every 
man  our  own  tongue  wherein  we  were  born  !  Par- 
tisans, and  Medes,  and  Elamites,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Mesopotamia,  Judea,  and  Cappadocia,  Pontus,  and 
Asia,  Phrygia  and  Pamphilia,  Egypt,  and  the  parts  of 


GOSPELS,  AND    POSTCOMMUNIONS.  721 

Libya  about  Cyrene,  and  strangers  of  Rome,  Jews  also, 
and  proselytes,  Cretans  and  Arabians  ;  we  hear  them 
speak  in  our  tongues  the  great  works  of  God. 
Sequence  :  Veni,  Sancte  Spiritas,  p.  625. 

Gospel.  John  xiv.  23-31.  At  that  time : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  If  any  one  love  Me,  he  will  keep 
Mv  word,  and  My  Father  will  love  him,  and  We  will 
come  to  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him  :  he  who 
loveth  vie  not,  keepeth  not  My  words.  And  the  word 
which  ye  have  heard,  is  not  Mine,  but  the  Father's 
who  sent  Me.  These  things  have  I  spoken  to  you, 
abiding  with  you.  But  the  Paraclete,  the  Holy  Spirit; 
whom  the  Father  will  send  in  My  name,  He  will  teach 
you  all  tilings,  and  bring  all  things  to  your  mind, 
whatever  I  have  said  to  you.  Peace  I  leave  you,  My 
peace  I  give  you  :  not  as  the  world  giveth  do  I  give 
you.  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled,  nor  let  it  be 
afraid.  Ye  have  heard  that  I  said  to  you  :  I  go  away, 
and  I  come  to  you.  If  ye  loved  Me,  ye  would  indeed 
be  glad,  because  I  go  to  the  Father  :  for  the  Father  is 
greater  than  I.  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it 
come  to  pass,  that  when  it  shall  come  to  pass,  ye  may 
believe.  I  will  not  now  speak  many  things  with  you: 
for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh,  and  in  Me  he  hath 
nothing.  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love 
the  Father,  and  as  the  Father  hath  given  Me  com- 
mandment, so  do  I. 

Post  COMMUNION.  May  the  infusion  of  the  Holy  Spirit  cleanse 
our  hearts,  O  Lord,  and  render  them  fruitful  by  the  inward  water- 
ing- of  His  heavenly  dew.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
A  men. 

TRINITY  SUNDAY. 

Ixtroit.  Blessed  be  the  Holy  Trinity  and  undivided  Unity  : 
we  will  give  glory  to  Him,  because  He  hath  shown  His  mercy  "to 
us. 

O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  admirable  is  Thy  name  in  the  whole 
earth. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Almighty,  Everlasting  God,  who  hast  granted  to 
Thy  servants,  in  the  confession  of  the  true  faith,  to  acknowledge 


722         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

the  glory  of  the  Eternal  Trinity,  and,  in  the  power  of  Thy 
majesty,  to  adore  the  Unity  :  we  beseech  Thee  that,  by  steadfast- 
ness in  the  same  faith,  we  may  always  be  defended  from  ail  ad- 
versities.    Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Collect  of  the  Sunday.  U  God,  the  strength  of  those  who 
put  their  trust  in  Thee,  graciously  accept  our  prayers  ;  and  be- 
cause human  infirmity  without  Thee  can  do  nothing,  grant  us 
the  help  of  Thy  grace  ;  that,  in  fulfilling  Thy  commandments,  we 
may  please  Thee  both  in  will  and  deed.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistle.  Rom.  xi.  33-36.  O  depth  of  riches  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge  of  God  !  How  incomprehensi- 
ble are  His  judgments,  and  unsearchable  His  ways  ! 
For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord  ?  Or  who 
hath  been  His  counsellor  ?  Or  who  hath  first  given  to 
Him,  and  recompense  shall  be  made  him  ?  PAor  of 
Him,  and  by  Him,  and  in  Him,  are  all  things  :  to  Him 
be  glory  for  ever.     Amen. 

Gospel.  Matt,  xxviii.  18-20.  At  that  time : — 
Jesus  said  to  His  disciples  :  All  power  is  given  to  Me 
in  heaven  and  on  earth.  Go  ye,  therefore,  and  teach 
all  nations  :  baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Sou,  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  teaching  them 
to  observe  all  things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded 
you  :  and  behold  I  am  with  you  all  days,  unto  the 
end  of  the  world. 

Postcommunion.  May  the  reception  of  this  Sacrament,  O 
Lord  our  God,  and  the  confession  of  the  Holy  and  Internal  Tri- 
nity, and  Its  undivided  Unity,  profit  us  to  the  salvation  of  body 
and  soul.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Postcommunion  of  the  Sunday.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee, 
O  Lord,  that,  filled  with  so  great  gifts,  we  may  receive  Thy  salu- 
tary benefits,  and  never  cease  from  Thy  praise.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Last  Gospel.  L  uke  vi.  36-42.  At  that  time  :— -Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  Be  therefore  merciful,  as  your 
Father  also  is  merciful.  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not 
be  judged.  Condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  con- 
demned. Forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  forgiven.  Give, 
and  it  shall  be  given  to  you  :  good  measure  and  pressed 
down,  and  shaken  together  and  running  over,  shall 
they  give  into  your  bosom.     For  with  the  same  mea- 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  723 

sure  with  which  ye  measure,  it  shall  be  measured  to 
you  agaiu.  And  He  spake  also  a  similitude  to  them  : 
Can  a  blind  man  lead  a  blind  man  ?  do  not  both  fall 
into  the  pit?  The  scholar  is  not  above  his  teacher; 
but  every  one  will  be  perfect,  if  he  be  as  his  teacher. 
And  why  seest  thou  the  mote  in  thy  brother's  eye,  and 
considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  or, 
how  canst  thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Brother,  let  me  draw 
the  mote  out  of  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself  perceivest 
not  the  beam  in  thine  own  eye  ?  Hypocrite,  cast  first 
the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye  :  and  then  wilt  thou 
see  clearly  to  draw  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's  eye. 

CORPUS  CHRISTI. 

Introit.  He  fed  them  with  the  fat  of  wheat,  alleluia,  and 
with  honey  out  of  the  rock  He  satisfied  them,  alleluia,  al- 
leluia, alleluia. 

Rejoice  unto  God  our  helper;  sing  aloud  unto  the  God  of 
Jacob. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  under  a  wonderful  Sacrament  hast  left 
us  a  memorial  of  Thy  Passion  :  grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  so  to 
venerate  the  sacred  mysteries  of  Thy  Body  and  Eiocd  that  we 
may  ever  feel  within  us  the  fruit  of  Thy  Redemption.  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  etc.     A  men. 

Epistle,  i  Cor.  xi.  23-29.  Brethren  : — I  have  re- 
ceived of  the  Lord  that  which  also  I  delivered  to  you, 
that  the  Lord  Jesus,  on  the  night  in  which  He  was  be- 
trayed, took  bread,  and  giving  thanks,  brake  it,  and 
said  :  Take  and  eat  :  this  is  My  Body,  which  shall  be 
delivered  for  you  :  this  do  for  the  commemoration  of 
Me.  In  like  manner  also  He  took  the  cup,  after  the 
supper,  saying  :  This  cup  is  the  new  covenant  in  My 
Blood.  This  do  ye,  as  often  as  ye  shall  drink,  for  the 
commemoration  of  Me.  For  as  often  as  ye  shall  eat 
this  bread,  and  drink  the  cup,  ye  shall  show  the  death 
of  the  Lord,  until  He  come.  Therefore  whoever  shall 
eat  this  bread,  or  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord  unworthily, 
shall  be  guilty  of  the  Body  and  cf  the  Blood  of  the 
Lord.  But  let  a  man  prove  himself:  and  so  let  him 
eat  of  that  bread  and  drink  of  the  cup.     For  he  who 


724         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

eatetb  and  drinketh  unworthily,  eateth  and  drinketh 
judgment  to  himself,  not  discerning  the  Body  of  the 
Lord. 

Sequence  :  Lauda  Sion,  p.  632. 

Gospel.    John  vi.  56-39.     At  that  time  : — Jesus  said 

to  the  multitudes  of  the  Jews  :  My  Flesh  is  true  food, 

and   My  Blood    is    true   drink.     He   who   eateth   My 

Flesh,  and  drinketh  My  Blood,  abideth  in  Me,  and  I  in 

him.     As  the  Father  who  liveth  sent  Me,  and  I  live  bv 

the  Father,  so  he  that  eateth   Me,  the  same  also  shall 

live  by  Me.     This  is  the  Bread  which  came  down  from 

heaven.     Not  as  your  fathers  ate  the  manna,  and  died. 

He  who  eateth  this  Bread,  shall  live  for  ever. 

Postcommunion.  Grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  to  be 
filled  with  the  everlasting  fruition  of  Thy  Divinity,  which  is  pre- 
figured by  the  temporal  reception  of  Thy  precious  Body  and 
Blood.     Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

SUNDAY    WITHIN   THE   OCTAVE    OF    CORPUS 

CHRISTI. 

Introit.  The  Iyord  became  my  protector,  and  He  brought  me 
forth  into  a  large  place  :  He  saved  me,  because  He  was  well 
pleased  with  me, 

I  will  love  Thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength  :  the  L,ord  is  nn*  rock, 
my  refuge,  and  my  deliverer. 

Glory  be  to  the' Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Make  us,  O  Tord,  to  have  a  perpetual  fear  and 
love  of  Thy  Holy  Name  ;  for  Thou  never  failest  to  govern  those 
whom  Thou  dost  solidly  establish  in  Thy  love.  Through  our 
L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Collect  of  Corpus  Christ i,  p.  723. 

Epistlts.  i  John  Hi.  13-18.  Dearly  Beloved  : — 
Wonder  not  if  the  world  hate  you:  We  know  that  we 
have  passed  from  death  to  life,  because  we  love  the 
brethren.  He  who  loveth  not,  abideth  in  death. 
Every  one  who  hateth  his  brother,  is  a  murderer. 
And  ye  know,  that  no  murderer  hath  life  everlasting 
abiding  in  himself.  In  this  we  know  the  love  of  God, 
that  He  laid  down  His  life  for  us  :  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  our  lives  for  the  brethren.  He  who  hath  the 
substance  of  this  world,  and  seeth  his  brother  in  need, 
and  shutteth  up  his  bowels  against  him,  how  doth  the 


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love  of  God  abide  in  him  ?     My  little  children,  let  us 
love,  not  in  word,  nor  tongue,  but  in  deed  and  truth. 

Gospel.  Luke  xiv.  16-24..  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
spoke  to  the  Pharisees  this  parable  :  A  certain  man 
made  a  great  supper,  and  invited  many.  And  he  sent 
his  servant  at  supper  time,  to  say  to  those  who  had 
been  invited,  that  they  should  come,  for  now  all 
things  are  ready.  And  they  all  began  together  to 
make  excuse.  The  first  said  to  him  :  I  have  bought  a 
farm,  and  I  must  go  out  and  see  it :  I  pray  thee,  ex- 
cuse me.  And  another  said  :  I  have  bought  five  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  I  am  going  to  try  them  :  I  pray  thee,  ex- 
cuse me.  And  another  said  :  I  have  married  a  wife, 
and,  therefore,  I  cannot  come.  And  the  servant  re- 
turning, told  these  things  to  his  lord.  Then  the  mas- 
ter of  the  house  being  angry,  said  to  his  servant  :  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and 
bring  in  hither  the  poor  and  the  maimed,  and  the 
blind  and  the  lame.  And  the  servant  said  :  Sir,  it  is 
done  as  thou  hast  commanded  :  and  yet  there  is  room. 
And  the  lord  said  to  the  servant  :  Go  into  the  high- 
ways and  hedges  ;  and  compel  them  to  come  in,  that 
my  house  may  be  filled.  But  I  say  to  you,  that  none 
of  these  men  who  have  been  invited,  shall  taste  of  my 
supper. 

P06TCOMMUNION.     Having-  received  Thv  sacred  gifts,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  O  Lord,  that  by  the  frequent  reception  of  this   Mys- 
tery the  fruit  of  our  salvation  may  increase.     Through  our  Lord 
Jesus   Christ,   etc.     Amen.     Pbstcommunion   of   Corpus    Christi, 
p.  724. 

FEAST  OF  THE  SACRED  HEART  OF  JESUS. 
Friday  after  the  Octave  oe  Corpus  Chrtsti. 

Ixtroit.  He  will  have  mercv  according  to  the  multitude  of 
His  mercies  :  for  He  hath  not  willingly  afflicted  nor  cast  off  the 
children  of  men  :  the  Lord  is  good  to  them  that  hope  in  Him,  to 
the  soul  that  seeketh  Him,  alleluia,  alleluia. 

The  mercies  of  the  Lord  I  will  sing  for  evermore  :  from  gene- 
ration to  generation. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Mmighty  Cod,  that  we 
who  glory  in  the  most  Sacred  Heart  of  Thy  beloved  Son,  and  cele- 


726         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

brate  the  singular  benefits  of  His  love  towards  us,  may  rejoice 
equally  in  their  operation  and  their  fruit.  Through  the  same 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Anten. 

Lesson.  Isaiah  xii.  1-6.  I  will  give  thanks  to 
Tbee,  O  Lord,  for  Thou  wast  angry  with  me  :  Thy 
wrath  is  turned  away,  and  Thou  hast  comforted  me. 
Behold,  God  is  my  Saviour,  I  will  deal  confidently, 
and  will  not  fear  :  because  the  Lord  is  my  strength, 
and  my  praise,  and  He  is  become  my  salvation.  Ye 
shall  draw  waters  with  joy  out  of  the  fountains  of  sal- 
vation. And  ye  shall  sa}^  in  that  day  :  Praise  ye  the 
Lord:  and  call  on  His  name  :  make  His  works  known 
among  the  peoples  :  remember  that  His  name  is  high. 
Sing  ye  to  the  Lord,  for  He  hath  done  a  great  thing  : 
show  this  forth  in  all  the  earth.  Rejoice,  and  praise, 
O  thou  habitation  of  vSion  :  for  great  in  the  midst  of 
thee  is  the  Holv  One  of  Israel. 

Gospel.    John    xix.  31-35.     At    that  time  : — The 

Jews,  because  it  was  the  eve  of  the  Sabbath,  that  the 

bodies  might  not  remain  on   the  cross  on  the  Sabbath 

(for  that   was  a   great   Sabbath-day),   besought  Tilate 

that  their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might 

be   taken    away.     The    soldiers   therefore   came,    and 

brake  the  legs  of  the   first,  and  of  the  other  who  was 

crucified  with    him.     But    after  they  came   to   Jesus, 

when  they  saw  that  He  was  already  dead,  they  did  not 

break  His  legs.     But  one  of  the  soldiers  pierced  His 

side  with  a  spear,   and  immediately  there  came   out 

blood  and  water.     And  he  who  saw  it  giveth  testimony, 

and  his  testimony  is  true. 

"PosTCOMMrxioN.  Being  fed  with  peaceful  delights  and  life- 
giving  Sacraments,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord  our  Cod, 
that  Thou,  who  art  meek  and  "humble  of  heart,  wduldst  make  us 
clean  from  the  stain  of  every  vice,  and  more  steadfastly  to  abhor 
the  proud  vanities  of  the  world.  Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc. 
Amen. 

THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTKR  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  Look  Thou  upon  me,  and  have  mercy  <>n  inc.  O 
lord  :  for  I  am  alone  and  poor  :  look  upon  my  Lowliness  and  my 
labor  :  and  forgive  me  all  my  sins,  o  my  God. 


Gospels,  and  Post-communions.  727 

To  Thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  lifted  up  my  soul  :  in  Thee,  O  ray 
God,  I  put  my  trust  ;  let  me  not  be  ashamed. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  the  Protector  of  all  that  trust  in  Thee, 
without  whom  nothing  is  strong,  nothing  is  holy  :  increase  and 
multiply  upon  us  Thy  mercy  ;  that.  Thou  being  our  ruler  and 
guide,  we  may  so  pass  through  temporal  blessings  that  we 
finally  lose  not  those  which  are  eternal.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  Defend  us,  O  Lord  {p.  121). 

III.  At  choice. 

Epistle.  /  Peter  v.  6-u.  Dearly  Beloved  : — 
Humble  yourselves  under  the  powerful  hand  of  God, 
that  He  may  exalt  you  in  the  time  of  visitation,  casting 
all  your  care  on  Him,  since  He  is  careful  of  you.  Be 
sober  and  vigilant,  for  your  adversary,  the  devil,  as  a 
roaring  lion,  goeth  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  de- 
vour, whom  resist  strong  in  faith,  knowing  that  the 
same  sufferings  befall  vour  brethren  in  the  world.  But 
the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  you  to  His  eter- 
nal glory  in  Christ  Jesus,  will  perfect,  confirm,  and 
establish  you,  after  ye  have  suffered  awhile.  To  Him 
be  glory  and  empire  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Gospel.  Luke  xv.  i-io.  At  that  time  : — The  pub- 
licans and  the  sinners  drew  near  to  Him,  to  hear  Him. 
And  the  Pharisees  and  the  scribes  murmured,  saying  : 
This  Man  receiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  with  them. 
And  He  spake  to  them  this  parable,  saying  :  What 
man  of  you  who  hath  a  hundred  sheep  and  loseth 
one  of  them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety-nine  in  the 
desert,  and  go  after  that  which  was  lost,  until  he  find 
it D  And  when  he  hath  found  it,  he  layeth  it  upon  his 
shoulders,  rejoicing  ;  and  coming  home,  he  calleth  to- 
gether his  friends  and  neighbors,  saying  to  them  : 
Rejoice  with  me,  because  I  have  found  my  sheep  which 
was  lost  ?  I  say  to  you,  that  even  so  there  will  be  jov 
in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  more  than 
over  ninety-nine  just  men  who  need  not  penance. 
Or  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose 
one  piece,  doth  not  light  a  lamp,  and  sweep  the  house 
and  seek  diligently,  until  she   findeth   it  ?     And  when 


728         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  together  her  friends  and 

neighbors,    saying :  Rejoice  with  me.    because  I  have 

found  the   piece  which  I  had  lost.     So  I  say  to  you, 

there  is  joy  before  the  Angels  of  God  over  one  sinner 

that  repenteth. 

PbaTCOMMUNiON.  May  we  be  renewed,  O  Lord,  by  Thy 
sacred  Mysteries  which  we  have  received  ;  and  may  they  expiate 
our  sins,  and  prepare  us  for  Thine  eternal  mercies.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  May  the  oblation  (J>.  684). 

III.  At  choice. 

FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom 
shall  I  fear?  The  Lord  is  the  protector  of  my  life;  of  whom 
shall  I  be  afraid  ?  Mine  enemies  that  trouble  me  have  them- 
selves been  weakened  and  have  fallen. 

If  armies  in  camp  should  stand  together  against  me,  my  heart 
shall  not  fear. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  both  that  the 
course  of  this  world  may  be  peaceably  ordered  by  Thy  gover- 
nance, and  that  Thy  Church  may  joyfully  serve  Thee  in  tran- 
quil devotion.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  A  men. 
Others  as  on  third  Sundtity,  p.  y2j. 

Epistlk.  Rom.  viii.  18-23.  Brethren  ; — I  think 
that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are  not  worthy 
of  the  glory,  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us.  For  the 
expectation  of  the  creature  waiteth  for  the  revelation 
of  the  sons  of  God.  For  the  creature  was  made  sub- 
ject to  vanity  not  willingly,  but  by  reason  of  him  who 
made  it  subject  in  hope  ;  because  the  creature  also  it- 
self shall  be  delivered  from  the  bondage  of  corruption 
into  the  glorious  liberty  of  the  children  of  God.  For 
we  know  that  the  whole  creation  groaneth  and  travail- 
eth  in  pain  until  now.  And  not  only  it,  but  ourselves 
also  having  the  first-fruits  of  the  Spirit,  even  we  our- 
selves groan  within  ourselves,  waiting  forjthe  adoption 
of  sons  of  God,  the  redemption  of  our  body  :  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gospkl.  Luke  v.  /-//.  At  that  time :— When  the 
crowd  pressed  on1  Jesus  to  hear  the  word  of  God,  EJe 
stood  bv  the  lake  of  Genesareth,  and  saw  two  barks 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  729 

standing  by  the  lake  :  but  the  fishermen  were  gone  out 
of  them,  and  were  washing  their  nets.  And  going  up 
into  one  of  the  barks,  that  was  Simon's,  He  desired 
him  to  put  off  a  little  from  the  laud.  And  sitting 
down,  He  taught  the  crowds  out  of  the  bark.  Now 
when  He  had  ceased  to  speak,  He  said  to  Simon  :  Put 
ofT  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught. 
And  Simon  answering,  said  to  Him  :  Master,  we  have 
toiled  all  the  night,  and  taken  nothing  ;  but  at  Thy 
word  I  will  let  down  the  net.  And  when  they  had 
done  this,  they  enclosed  a  great  multitude  of  iishes, 
and  their  net  was  breaking.  And  they  beckoned  to 
their  partners  who  were  in  the  other  bark,  that  they 
should  come  and  help  them.  And  they  came,  and 
filled  both  the  barks,  so  that  they  were  almost  sinking. 
When  vSimon  Peter  saw  this,  he  fell  down  at  the  knees 
of  Jesus,  saying  :  Depart  from  me,  for  I  am  a  sinful 
man,  O  Lord  !  For  amazement  had  seized  him,  and 
all  who  were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes 
which  they  had  taken  ;  and  so  likewise  James  and 
John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  who  were  partners  of  Simon. 
And  Jesus  said  to  Simon  :  Fear  not ;  from  henceforth 
thou  wilt  catch  men.  And  when  they  had  brought 
their  barks  to  shore,  they  left  all  things  and  followed 
Him. 

PosTCOMMrxiox.  May  the  Mysteries  which  we  have  receiv- 
ed purify  us,  O  Lord,  we  "beseech"  Thee  ;  and  defend  us  by  the 
gifts  which  they  convey.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  J28. 

FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTKP.   PENTECOST. 

Ixtroit.  Hear,  O  Lord,  my  voice  with  which  I  have  cried 
unto  Thee  :  be  Thou  my  helper,  forsake  me  not,  neither  despise 
me,  O  God.  my  Saviour. 

The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom  shall  I  fear  ? 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  hast  prepared  for  those  who  love  Thee 
good  things  beyond  the  vision  of  man  :  pour  into  our  hearts  such 
love  toward  Thee  that  we,  loving  Thee  in  all  things  and  above 
ail  things,  may  obtain  Thy  promises,  which  exceed  all  that  we 
can  desire.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others 
as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  yjy. 


73o         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

Epistle.  /  Peter  Hi.  8-15.  Dearly  Beloved  : — Be 
ye  all  of  one  mind  in  prayer,  sympathizing,  loving  the 
brotherhood,  merciful ,  modest,  humble  :  not  rendering 
evil  for  evil,  nor  insult  for  insult ;  but,  011  the  contrary, 
blessing,  for  to  this  ye  are  called,  that  ye  may  inherit 
a  blessing.  For  let  him  who  will  love  life  and  see 
good  days,  refrain  his  tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips 
that  they  speak  no  guile  :  Let  him  turn  away  from  evil, 
and  do  good  :  let  him  seek  peace  and  pursue  it,  for  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  are  on  the  just,  and  His  ears  are  open 
to  their  prayers  :  but  the  countenance  of  the  Lord  is  011 
those  who  do  evil.  And  who  is  there,  who  can  hurt 
you,  if  ye  be  zealous  for  good  ?  But  if  also  ye  suffer 
something  for  justice,  blessed  are  ye.  And  fear  not 
their  terror,  and  be  not  troubled.  But  sanctify  Christ 
the  Lord  in  your  hearts. 

Gospel.  Matt.  v.  20-2 \/.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  said 
to  His  disciples:  Unless  your  justice  abound  more  than 
that  of  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  not  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Ye  have  heard  that  it 
was  said  to  those  of  old  :  Thou  shalt  not  kill;  and  who- 
ever shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment. 
But  I  say  to  you,  that  whoever  is  angry  with  his 
brother,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment.  And 
whoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in  dan- 
ger of  the  council.  And  whoever  shall  say,  thou  fool, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  hell-fire.  If  therefore  thou 
bring  thy  gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  rcmeniberest  that 
thy  brother  hath  anything  against  thee,  leave  there 
thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go  first  aud  be  reconciled 
to  thy  brother  ;  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift. 

POSTCQMMUNION.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  we 
whom  Thou  hast  fed  with  a  heavenly  gift  may  be  cleansed  from 
our  hidden  sins,  aud  delivered  from  the  snares  of  our  enemies. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  third 
Sunday,  p.  728. 

SIXTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

[NTROIT.  The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  His  people,  aud  the 
protectoi  of  the  salvation  of  His  anointed  :  save,  0  Cord,  Thy 
people,  and  bless  Thine  inheritance,  and  rule  them  for  ever. 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  731 

Unto  Thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord  :  O  my  God,  be  not  Thou  silent 
to  me  ;  lest  if  Thou  be  silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them  that  go 
down  into  the  pit. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God  of  all  power  and  might,  to  whom  belongeth 
everything  that  is  best :  implant  in  our  hearts  the  love  of  i'liy 
name,  and  increase  within  us  true  religion  ;  that  Thou  mayest 
nourish  in  us  those  things  that  are  good,  and  by  the  zeal  ol*our 
devotion  mayest  preserve  what  Thou  hast  nourished.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday, 

p.  J27. 

Epistle.  Rom.  vi.  3-11.  Brethren  : — All  ye  who 
are  baptized  in  Christ  Jesus,  are  baptized  in  His  death. 
For  we  are  buried  together  with  Him  by  baptism  into 
death  :  that  as  Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead  by  the 
glory  of  the  Father,  so  we  also  may  walk  ill  newness 
of  life.  For,  if  we  have  been  planted  together  in  the 
likeness  of  His  death,  we  shall  be  also  of  His  resur- 
rection. Knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  is  crucified 
with  Him,  that  the  body  of  sin  may  be  destroyed,  and 
that  we  may  serve  sin  no  longer,  lor  he  who  is  dead 
is  justified  from  sin.  But  if  we  be  dead  with  Christ, 
we  believe  that  we  shall  live  also  together  with  Christ : 
knowing  that  Christ  rising  again  from  the  dead  dieth 
now  no  more,  death  shall  no  more  have  dominion  over 
Him.  For  that  He  died  for  sin,  he  died  once ;  but 
that  He  liveth,  He  liveth  to  God.  So  ye  also  reckon 
yourselves  dead  indeed  to  sin,  but  alive  to  God,  in 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gospll.  Mark  viii.  i-g.  At  that  time  :— When 
there  was  a  great  crowd  with  Jesus,  and  they  had  no- 
thing to  eat,  He  called  his  disciples  together,  and  said 
to  them  :  I  have  compassion  on  the  crowd,  for  behold 
they  have  now  been  with  Me  three  days,  and  have 
nothing  to  eat.  And  if  I  send  them  away  fasting  to 
their  home,  they  will  faint  on  the  way,  for  some  of 
them  have  come  from  afar.  And  His  disciples  an- 
swered Him  :  Whence  can  any  one  satisfy  them  with 
bread  here  in  the  wilderness  ?"  And  He  asked  them  : 
How  many  loaves  have  ye?  They  said,  seven.  And 
,He  commanded  the  crowd  to  lie  on  the  ground.     And 


732  The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

He  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave  thanks  and  brake 

them,  and  gave  to  His  disciples  to  set  before  them,  and 

the)7,  set  theni  before  the  crowd.     And  they  had  a  few 

small  iishes  :   and  He  blessed  them,  and  commanded 

them    10  be  set  before  them.     And  they  ate  and  were 

satisfied,   and  they    took  up  the  broken    meat  which 

remained,  seven  baskets  full.     And  they  who  ate  were 

about  four  thousand  :  and  He  sent  them  away. 

POSTCOMMUNION.  Having;  been  filled,  O  Lord,  with  Tin- 
gifts,  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  be  cleansed  by  then- 
virtue  and  defended  by  their  help.  Through  our  Lord"  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Otheis  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

SEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  nations  ;  shout  unto 
God  with  the  voice  of  joy. 

For  the  Lord  is  high,  and  terrible  :  a  great  King  over  all  the 
earth. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  the  ordering  of  whose  providence  never 
erreth  :  we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  put  away  from  us  all  hurt- 
ful things,  and  to  give  us  all  those  things  which  are  profitable 
for  us.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as 
on  third  Sunday,  p.  J2j. 

Epistle.  Rom.  vi.  19-23.  Brethren  : — I  speak  a 
human  thing,  because  of  the  infirmity  of  your  flesh  : 
for  as  ye  have  yielded  your  members  to  serve  nnclean- 
uess  and  iniquity  unto  iniquity,  so  now  yield  your 
members  to  serve  justice  unto  sanctification.  For 
when  ye  were  servants  of  sin,  ye  were  free  from  justice. 
What  fruit,  therefore,  had  ye  then  in  those  things 
cf  which  ye  are  now  ashamed  ?  For  the  end  of  Ihcm 
is  death.  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  and  hav- 
ing become  servants  of  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto 
sanctification,  but  the  end  everlasting  life.  For  the 
wages  of  sin  is  death.  But  the  grace  of  God  is  life 
everlasting,  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

Gosfkl.     Matt.    vii.    15-21 .     At    that  time  : — Jesus 
said   to  His  disciples:  Beware  of  false  prophets,  who 
come  to  you  in  the  clothing  of  sheep,  but  inwardly  an 
ravenous  wolves.     By  their  fruits  ye  shall* know  them. 


Gospels,  and  Postcomveunions.  733 


Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs   of  thistles  ? 

Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit,  and 

the  evil  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fr,uit.     A  good  tree 

cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  an  evil  tree 

bring  forth  good  fruit.     Every  tree  that  bringeth  not 

forth  good  fruit,  shall  be  cut  down,  and  cast  into  the 

fire.     Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them. 

Not  every  one  who  saith  to  Me,  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter 

into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  :  but  he  who  doeth  the 

will  of  My  Father  who  is  in  heaven,  he  shall  enter  the 

kingdom  of  heaven. 

Postcommuxiox.  May  Thy  healing-  operation,  O  Lord, 
mercifully  free  us  from  our  perverse  inclinations,  and  lead  us  to 
those  things  which  are  right.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  J28. 

EIGHTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Ixtroit.  We  have  received  Thy  mercy,  O  God,  in  the  midst 
of  Thy  temple  ;  according  to  Thy  name,  O  God.  so  also  is  Thy 
praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  :  Thy  right  hand  is  full  of  jus- 
tice. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  :  in  the  city  of  our 
God,  even  upon  His  holy  mountain. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Mercifully  grant  to  us.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee, 
the  spirit  to  think  and  do  always  such  things  as  are  right  ;  that 
we,  who  cannot  exist  without  Thee,  may  by  Thee  be  enabled  to 
live  according  to  Thy  will.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  7.27. 

Epistle.  Rom.  vizi.  12-17.  Therefore,  brethren, 
we  are  debtors  not  to  the  flesh,  to  live  after  the  flesh. 
For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall  die  :  but  if  by  the 
spirit  ye  mortify  the  deeds  of  the  flesh,  ye  shall  live. 
For  whoever  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  they  are 
sons  of  God.  For  ye  have  not  received  a  spirit  of 
bondage  again  in  fear,  but  ye  have  received  a  spirit 
of  adoption  of  sons,  in  which  we  cry,  Abba  (Father). 
For  the  Spirit  Himself  beareth  testimony  to  our  spirit, 
that  we  are  children  of  God.  And  if  children,  heirs 
also  :  heirs  indeed  of  God,  and  joint  heirs  with  Christ. 

Gospel.  Luke  xvi.  i-g.  At  that  time : — Jesus 
spoke  to  His  disciple  >  this  parable  :  There  was  a  cer- 


734         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

tain  rich  man  who  had  a  steward,  and  he  was  accused 
to  him  of  wasting  his  goods.  And  he  called  him,  and 
said  to  him  :  What,  is  this  that  I  hear  of  thee  ?  Give 
an  account  of  thy  stewardship  :  for  thou  canst  be  stew- 
ard no  longer.  And  the  steward  said  within  himself: 
What  shall  I  do,  since  my  lord  taketh  away  the 
stewardship  from  me  ?  To  dig  I  am  not  able  :  to  beg  I 
am  ashamed.  I  know  what  I  will  do,  that  when  I  am 
removed  from  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive  me 
into  their  houses.  Therefore,  calling  together  every 
one  of  the  debtors  of  his  lord,  he  said  to  the  first  : 
How  much  owest  thou  to  my  lord  ?  He  said  :  A  hun- 
dred measures  of  oil.  And  he  said  to  him  :  Take  thy 
note,  and  sit  down  quickly,  and  write  fifty.  Then  he 
said  to  another :  And  how  much  owest  thou  ?  He 
said  :  A  hundred  measures  of  wheat.  He  said  to  him  : 
Take  thy  bill,  and  write  eighty.  And  the  lord  praised 
the  unjust  steward,  because  he  had  done  prudently  : 
for  the  children  of  this  world  are  wiser  for  their  gene- 
ration than  the  children  of  light.  And  I  say  to  you  : 
Make  to  yourselves  friends  of  the  mammon  of  iniquity, 
that  when  ve  shall  fail,  they  mav  receive  vou  into  the 
everlasting  mansions. 

Postcommunion.     May  this  heavenly  Mystery  be  to   as,  O 

Lord,  a  reparation  of  mind  and  bod}-  ;  that  we  may  experience 
the  effect  of  that  which  we  celebrate.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Ameii.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

NINTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Txtroit.  Behold,  God  is  my  helper,  and  the  Lord  is  the  pro- 
tector of  my  soul  :  turn  back  evil  upon  mine  enemies,  and  de- 
strov  Thou  "them  in  Thy  Truth.  O  Lord  my  protector. 

Save  me,  O  God,  by  Thy  name,  and  deliver  me  in  Thy 
strength. 

Glory  be  to  the  Fnther,  etc. 

Collect.  Let  Thy  merciful  ears,  O  Lord,  be  open  to  the 
prayers  of  Thy  suppliant  people  ;  and  that  Thou  mayest  grant 
them  their  desires,  make  them  to  ask  such  things  as  please 
Thee.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as 
0)i  thr'rd  Sunday,  p   727. 

Epistle.  /  Cor.  x.  6-/3.  Brethren  : — We  may  not 
be    covetous   of    evil    things,  as    even   they   coveted. 


Gosf^ls,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  735 

Neither  become  ye  idolaters,  as  some  of  them,  as  it  is 
written  :  The  people  sat  down  to  eat  and  drink,  and 
they  rose  up  to  play.  Neither  let  us  fornicate,  as 
some  of  them  fornicated,  and  twenty -three  thousand 
fell  in  one  day.  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as  some 
of  them  tempted,  and  were  destroyed  by  the  serpents. 
Neither  murmur,  as  some  of  them  murmured,  and  per- 
ished by  the  destroyer.  Now  all  these  things  happen- 
ed to  them  in  figure  :  and  they  are  written  for  a  warn- 
ing to  us,  on  whom  the  ends  of  the  world  have  come. 
Therefore  let  him  who  thinketh  that  he  standeth,  take 
heed  lest  he  fall.  Let  no  temptation  take  hold  on 
you,  but  such  as  is  human  :  and  God  is  faithful,  who 
will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above  what  ye  are 
able  :  but  will  even  make  with  temptation  an  issue, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it. 

Gospel.  Luke  xix.  41-4.7.  At  that  time  : — When 
Jesus  drew7  near  to  Jerusalem,  seeing  the  city,  He  wept 
over  it,  saying:  If  thou  also  hadst  known,  and  that  in 
this  thy  day,  the  things  which  are  for  thy  peace  :  but 
now  they  are  hidden  from  thine  eyes.  For  the  days 
will  come  upon  thee,  and  thine  enemies  will  cast  a 
trench  round  about  thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and 
straiten  thee  on  every  side  :  and  beat  thee  to  the 
ground,  and  thy  children  who  are  in  thee  :  and  they 
will  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another  :  because 
thou  hast  not  known  the  time  of  thy  visitation.  And 
entering  into  the  temple,  He  began  to  cast  out  those 
who  sold  therein,  and  those  who  bought,  saying  to 
them  :  It  is  written  :  My  house  is  a  house  of  prayer, 
but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  robbers.  And  He  was 
teaching  daily  in  the  temple. 

Postcommt'xiox.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  the  com- 
munion of  Thv  Sacrament  may  bestow  upon  us  both  purification 
and  unity.  Through  our  Iyord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others 
as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

TENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  When  I  cried  to  the  Lord,  He  heard  my  voice,  from 
them  that  draw  near  against  me  ;  and  He  humbled  them,  who  is 


736         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

before  all  ages,  and  remains  for  ever  :  cast  thy  care  upon  the 
Lord,  and  He  shall  nourish  thee. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  God,  and  despise  not  my  supplication  ;  be 
attentive  unto  me,  and  hear  me. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  dost  manifest  Thine  Almighty  power 
chiefly  in  showing  pardon  and  pit}-  :  increase  and  multiply  upon 
us  Thy  mercy  ;  that  we,  running-  the  way  towards  the  attain- 
ment of  Thy  promises,  may  be  made  partakers  of  Thy  heavenly 
treasures.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others 
as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  727. 

Epistle.  /  Cor.  xii.  2-1 1.  Brethren  : — Ye  know, 
that  when  ye  were  heathens,  ye  went  to  dninb  idols, 
according  as  ye  were  led.  Wherefore  I  make  known 
to  yon,  that  no  man  speaking  in  the  Spirit  of  God, 
saith  anathema  to  Jesus.  And  no  man  can  say,  Lord 
Jesus,  but  in  the  Holy  Spirit.  Now  there  are  diversi- 
ties of  gifts,  but  the  same  Spirit.  And  there  are  diver- 
sities of  ministrations,  but  the  same  Lord.  And  there 
are  diversities  of  operations,  but  the  same  God,  who 
worketh  all  in  all.  And  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit 
is  given  to  every  man  unto  profit.  To  one  indeed  by 
the  Spirit  is  given  the  word  of  wisdom  :  and  to  another 
the  word  of  knowledge,  according  to  the  same  Spirit : 
to  another  faith  in  the  same  Spirit  :  to  another  the 
grace  of  cures  in  the  one  Spirit  :  to  another  the  work- 
ing of  miracles,  to  another  prophecy,  to  another  the 
discerning  of  spirits,  to  another  kinds  of  tongues,  to 
another  interpretation  of  speeches.  But  all  these 
things  the  one  and  the  .same  Spirit  worketh,  dividing 
to  every  one  as  He  willeth. 

Gospel.  Luke  xviii.  g-r  1.  A£  that  time  : — To 
some  who  trusted  in  themselves  as  just,  and  despised 
others,  Jesus  spoke  this  parable  :  Two  men  went  up 
into  the  temple  to  pray,  the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the 
other  a  publican.  The  Pharisee  standing  prayed  thus 
with  himself:  O  God,  I  thank  Thee  that  I  am  not  as 
the  rest  of  men,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers,  as 
even  this  publican.  I  fast  twice  in  the  week  ;  I  give 
tithes  of  all  I  possess.  And  the  publican,  standing 
afar  off,  wTould  not  so  much  as  lift  his  eyes  to  heaven, 


Gospels,  and  Postcomm unions.  737 

but  struck  his  breast,  saying  :  O  God,  be  merciful  to 
me  a  sinner.  I  say  to  you,  this  man  went  down  to  his 
house  justified  rather  than  the  other:  for  every  one 
who  exalieth  himself  will  be  humbled,  and  he  who 
humbleth  himself  will  be  exalted. 

P03TCo:u:\ruxiox.  We  beseech,  Thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  that 
in  Thy  mercy  Thou  woulde.st  not  leave  destitute  of  Thine  aias 
those  whom  Thou  ceasest  not  to  refresh  with  Thy  divine  Sac- 
raments. Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others 
as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

ELEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Ixtroit.  God  in  His  holy  place  ;  God  who  maketh  men  of 
one  manner  to  dwell  in  a  house  :  He  will  give  power  and  strength 
unto  His  people. 

Let  God  arise,  and  let  His  enemies  be  scattered  ;  and  let  them 
that  hate  Him  flee  from  before  His  face. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collkct.  Almighty,  Everlasting  God,  who,  in  the  abundance 
of  Thy  loving- kindness,  dost  exceed  both  the  merits  and  the  de- 
sires of  those  who  pray  unto  Thee  :  pour  down  upon  us  Thy 
mercy  ;  forgiving  us  those  tilings  of  which  our  conscience  is 
afraid,  and  granting  us  those  good  things  which  our  prayer  does 
not  presume  to  ask.  Through  our  I^ord  jesus  Christ,  etc."  A  men. 
Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  j2j. 

Epistle.  /  Cor.  xv.  i-io.  Brethren  :  — I  make 
known  to  you  the  gospel  which  I  preached  to  you, 
which  also  ye  have  received,  wherein  also  ye  stand,  by 
which  also  ye  are  saved  :  after  what  maimer  I  preached 
to  you,  if  ye  hold  it  fast,  unless  ye  have  believed  in 
vain.  For  I  delivered  to  you  first  of  all,  that  which  I 
also  received,  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins,  according 
to  the  Scriptures  :  and  that  He  was  buried,  and  that  lie 
arose  again  on  the  third  day,  according  to  the  Scrip- 
tures :  and  that  He  was  seen  by  Kephas,  and  after  that 
by  the  eleven  ;  then  was  He  seen  by  more  than  five 
hundred  brethren  at  once,  of  whom  many  remain  until 
this  present,  but  some  are  fallen  asleep  :  afterwards 
He  was  seen  by  James,  then  by  all  the  apostles  and 
last  of  all,  as  by  one  born  out  of  time,  He  was  seen  bv 
me  also.  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  who  am 
not  worthy  to  be  called  an  apostle,  because,  I  persecuted 


738         The:  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

the   church  of  God.     But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am 
what  I  am,  and  His  grace  unto  me  hath  not  been  void. 

Gospel.     Mark  vii.  31-37.     At   that  time  : — Jesus, 

going  out  of  the  borders  of  Tyre,  came  by  Sidon  to  the 

sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of   the  borders  of 

Decapolis.     And  they  brought  to  Him  one  deaf  and 

dumb  ;  and  besought  Him  to  put  His  hand  upon  him. 

And  taking  him  from  the  multitude  apart,  He  put  His 

fingers  into  his  ears,   and   He   spat  and   touched  his 

tongue  ;  and  looking  up  to   heaven  He  groaned,  and 

said  to  him  :  Ephpheta ;    which   is,  Be  opened.     And 

immediately  his  ears  were  opened,  and  the  string  of  his 

tongue  was  loosed,   and   he   spake    rightly.     And   He 

charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no  one.     But  the 

more  He  charged  them,  so  much  the  more  a  great  deal 

did  they  publish  it.     And  so  much  the  more  did  they 

wonder,   saying  ;  He   hath   done  all  things  well  :    He 

maketh  both  the  deaf  to  hear  and  the  dumb  to  speak. 

Postcommunion.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  by  the  re- 
ception of  Thy  Sacrament  we  may  feel  support  of  mind  and 
body  ;  that,  saved  in  both,  we  may  glory  ill  the  fulness  of  the 
heavenly  remedy.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen. 
Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

TWELFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  Come  unto  1113'  help,  O  God  :  O  Lord,  make  haste  to 
help  me  :  let  my  enemies  be  ashamed  and  put  to  confusion  who 
seek  after  my  soul. 

Let  them  be  turned  backward  and  blush  for  shame  that  wish 
me  evil. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Almighty  and  merciful  God,  of  whose  gift  it 
cometh  that  Thy  faithful  people  do  Thee  worthy  and  laudable 
service  :  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  run  without  stumbling 
to  the  attainment  of  Thy  promises.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.    Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  727. 

Eplstlk.  2  Cor.  Hi.  4-g.  Brethren  : — Such  con- 
fidence we  have  through  Christ  to  God  :  not  that  we 
are  sufficient  to  think  anything  of  ourselves,  as  of  our- 
selves, but  our  sufficiency  is  from  God  :  who  also  hath 
made  us  fit  ministers  of  the  new  covenant  :  not  in  the 
letter,  but  in.  the  Spirit :  for  the  letter  killelh,  but  the 


GOSPKI.S,    AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS,  739 


vSpirit  giveth  life.  But  if  the  ministration  of  death 
formed  with  letters  on  stones  was  glorious,  so  that  the 
children  of  Israel  could  not  behold  the  face  of  Moses, 
for  the  glory  of  his  countenance  which  is  made  void  : 
how  shall  not  the  ministration  of  the  spirit  be  more 
glorious  ?  For  if  the  ministry  of  condemnation  is  glory, 
much  more  the  ministry  of  justice  aboundeth  in  glory. 
Gospkl.  Luke  x.  23-37.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  Happy  are  the  eyes  that  see  the 
things  which  ye  see.  For  I  say  to  you,  that  many 
prophets  and  kings  desired  to  see  the  things  which  ye 
see,  and.  saw  them  not ;  and  to  hear  the  things  which  ye 
hear,  and  heard  them  not.  And  behold,  a  certain  law- 
yer stood  up,  trying  Him,  and  saying  :  Teacher,  what 
must  I  do  to  possess  eternal  life  ?  But  He  said  to  him  : 
W  nat  is  written  in  the  law?  How  readest  thou?  He 
answering,  said  :  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thv  heart,  and  with  all  thv  soul,  and  with  all 
thy  strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  thy  neighbor 
as  thyself.  And  He  said  to  him  :  Thou  hast  answered 
rightly  ;  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live.  But  he,  willing 
to  justify  himself,  said  to  Jesus  :  And  who  is  my  neigh- 
bor? And  Jesus  resumed  and  said  :  A  certain  man 
was  going  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell  in 
with  robbers,  who  even  stripped  him  and  wounded 
him,  and  went  away,  leaving  him  half  dead.  And  by 
chance  a  certain  priest  went  down  by  the  same  road  ; 
and  seeing  liim,  passed  by.  In  like  manner  also  a  Le- 
vite,  when  he  was  near  the  place,  and  saw  him,  passed 
by.  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  traveling,  came  near 
him  ;  and  seeing  him,  was  moved  with  compassion. 
And  going  up  to  him,  he  bound  up  his  wounds,  pour- 
ing in  oil  and  wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own  beast, 
brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him.  And  the 
next  day  he  took  out  two  shillings  and  gave  to  the 
innkeeper,  and  said  :  Take  care  of  him,  and  whatever 
thou  shalt  lay  out  over  and  above,  I  will  repay  thee  at 
my  return»  Which  of  these  three  appeareth  to  thee 
to  have  been  a  neighbor  to  him  who  fell  among  the 


74o         The  Introits,  Collects,  Kpisti.es, 

robbers  ?     And  be  said  :  He  who  showed  mercy  to  him. 

And  jesus  said  to  him:  Go,  and  do  thou  in  like  manner. 

POSTCOMMtrNlON.  Ma\'  the  holy  participation  of  this  Mystery 
give  life  to  us,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  ;  and  procure  for  us 
both  expiation  and  protection.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.    Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  /28. 

THIRTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Ixtroit.  Have  regard,  O  Lord,  unto  Thy  covenant,  and  for- 
sake not  for  ever  the  souls  of  Thy  poor  :  arise,  O  Lord,  and 
judge  Thy  cause,  and  forget  not  the  voices  of  them  that  seek 
Thee. 

O  God,  wh}'  hast  Thou  cast  us  off  for  ever?  why  is  Thy  wrath 
enkindled  against  the  Sheep  of  Thy  pasture  ? 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Almighty  and  Everlasting  God,  give  unto  us  an 
increase  of  Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity  ;  and,  that  we  may  worthily 
obtain  that  which  Thou  dost  promise,  make  us  to  love  that  which 
Thou  dost  command.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  J2j. 

Epistle.  Gal.  Hi.  16-22.  Brethren  : — The  pro- 
mises were  made  to  Abraham  and  his  Seed.  He  doth 
not  say  :  and  seeds,  as  if  of  many  ;  but  as  of  one  :  and 
thy  Seed,  which  is  Christ.  And  this  I  say,  the  covenant 
confirmed  by  God,  the  law  which  was  ma'de  after  four 
hundred  and  thirty  years,  doth  not  annul,  so  as  to  make 
void  the  promise.  For  if  the  inheritance  be  by  the 
law,  it  is  110  more  by  promise.  But  God  gave  to  Abra- 
ham by  promise.  What  then  was  the  law  ?  It  was  put 
because  of  transgressions,  until  the  Seed  should  come, 
to  whom  He  had  promised,  it  being  ordained  by  An- 
gels, in  the  hand  of  a  mediator.  Now  a  mediator  is 
not  of  one  :  but  God  is  one.  Is  the  law  then  against 
the  promises  of  God?  God  forbid.  For  if  a  law  had 
been  given  which  could  give  life,  truly  justice  would 
have  been  by  the  law.  But  the  Scripture  hath  shut  up 
all  things  under  sin,  that  the  promise  by  faith  in 
Jesus  Christ  might  be  given  to  those  who  believe. 

Gospel.  Luke  xvii.  11 -19.  At  that  time: — As 
Jesus  was  going  to  Jerusalem,  He  passed  through  the 
midst  of  Samaria  and  Galilee.  And  as  He  entered 
into  a  certain  town,  there  met  Him  ten  lepers,  who 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  741 


stood  afar  off  :  and  lifted  up  their  voice,  saying  :  Jesus, 

Master,  have  mercv  on  us.     And  when  He  saw  them, 

He  said  :  Go,  show7  yourselves  to  the  priests.     And  it 

came  to  pass  that,  as  they  went,  they  were  cleansed. 

But  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  cleansed, 

went  back,  and  with  a  loud  voice   glorified  God.     And 

he  fell  on   his  face  at  His  feet,  giving  thanks  :  And 

this   w7as   a   Samaritan.      And  Jesus   answering   said : 

Were  not  the  ten  cleansed  ?     And  where  are  the  nine  ? 

There  is  no  one  found  to  return,   and  give  glory  to 

God,  but  this  stranger.     And  He  said  to  him  :  Arise, 

and  depart,  for  thy  faith  hath  healed  thee. 

Postcommuxion.  Having  received  Thy  heavenly  Sacra- 
ments, O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  that  we  may  profit  to  the  in- 
crease of  eternal  redemption.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

FOURTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  Behold,  O  God  our  protector,  and  look  upon  the 
face  of  Thy  Christ  ;  for  one  day  in  Thy  courts  is  better  than 
a  thousand. 

How  lovely  are  Thy  tabernacles.  O  Lord  of  hosts:  my  soul 
longeth  and  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Keep,  we  beseech  Thee,  (3  Lord,  Thy  Church  with 
Thy  perpetual  favor;  and,  because  the  frailty  of"  man  without 
Thee  cannot  but  fall,  keep  it  ever  by  Thy  help  from  all  things 
hurtful,  and  lead  it  to  all  things  profitable  to  salvation.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  third  Sunday, 
p.  727. 

Epistle.  Gal.  v.  16-24.  Brethren  : — Walk  in 
spirit,  and  ye  will  not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh. 
For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit 
against  the  flesh  :  for  these  are  contrary  one  to  an- 
other, so  that  ye  do  not  whatever  things  ye  will.  But 
if  ye  are  led  by  the  Spirit,  ye  are  not  under  the  law. 
And  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  manifest,  which  are 
fornication,  uncleanness,  lasciviousness,  luxury,  idola- 
try, witchcraft,  enmities,  contentions,  rivalries,  wrath, 
quarrels,  disputes,  sects,  envying,  murders,  drunken- 
ness, revellings,  and  the  like  :  of  which  I  foretell  vou, 
as  I  have  before  said  :   that  they  who  do  such  things 


742         The  Intro-its,  Collects,  Epistles, 

shall  not  obtain  the  kingdom  of  God.  But  the  fruit 
of  the  Spirit  is  charity,  joy,  peace,  patience,  mildness, 
goodness,  long-suffering,  meekness,  faith,  modesty, 
continence,  chastity.  Against  such  there  is  no  law. 
But  thev  who  are  of  Christ,  have  crucified  their  flesh 
with  its  vices  and  lusts. 

Gospel.  JMatt.  vnf  24.-33.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
said  to  His  disciples  :  No  man  can  serve  two  masters  : 
for  either  he  will  hate  one,  and  love  the  other,  or 
he  will  cling  to  one,  and  slight  the  other.  Ye  cannot 
serve  God  and  mammon.  Therefore  I  say  to  you,  be 
not  anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  nor  for 
your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more 
than  the  food  ?  and  the  body  more  than  the  raiment  ? 
Behold  the  birds  of  the  air,  for  they  neither  sow,  nor 
reap,  nor  gather  into  barns  ;  yet  your  heavenly  Father 
feedeth  them.  Are  not  ye  of  much  more  value  than 
they  ?  And  which  of  you,  by  anxious  thought,  can 
add  to  his  stature  one  cubit  ?  And  for  raiment  why 
are  ye  anxious  ?  Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field  how 
they  grow  :  they  labor  not,  neither  do  they  spin.  Yet 
I  say  to  you,  that  not  even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory 
was  arraved  as  one  of  these.  Wherefore  if  God  so 
clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  is  to-day,  and  to- 
morrow is  cast  into  the  oven  :  how  much  more  you,  O 
ye  of  little  faith  ?  Be  not  anxious,  therefore,  saying : 
What  shall  we  eat,  or  what  shall  we  drink,  or  where- 
with  shall  we  be  clothed  ?  For  after  all  these  things  the 
heathen  seek.  For  your  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  all  these  things.  Seek  ye,  therefore,  first  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  His  justice,  and  all  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  vou. 

Postcommfxiox.  May  Thy  Sacraments,  O  God,  ever  purify 
and  defend  us  ;  and  lead  us  to  the  end  of  eternal  salvation. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen,  Others, as  on  third 
Sunday,  p.  J28. 

FIFTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  Incline  Thine  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  me,  and  hear  me  : 
save  Thy  servant,  O  my  God,  that  trusteth  in  Thee  :  have  mercy 
upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  unto  Thee  have  I  cried  all  the  day. 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunioxs.  743 

Give  joy  to  the  soul  of  Thy  servant  ;  for  unto  Thee,  O  Lord, 
have  I  lifted  up  my  soul. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  let  Thy  continual  pity  cleanse  and  defend 
Thy  Church  :  and,  because  it  cannot  continue  in  safety  without 
Thee,  govern  it  evermore  by  Thy  help.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  727. 

Epistle.  Gal.  v.  25  to  vi,  10.  Brethren  : — If  we 
live  by  the  Spirit,  let  us  walk  also  by  the  Spirit.  Let 
us  not  be  vain-glorious,  provoking  one  another,  envy- 
ing one  another.  Brethren,  if  even  a  man  be  over- 
taken in  any  fault,  ye  who  are  spiritual  correct  him  in 
a  spirit  of  gentleness,  considering  thyself,  lest  thou 
also  be  tempted.  Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and 
so  ye  will  fulfil  the  law  of  Christ.  For  if  any  man 
think  himself  to  be  something,  whereas  he  is  nothing, 
he  deceiveth  himself.  But  let  every  man  prove  his 
own  work,  and  so  he  will  have  glory  in  himself  only, 
and  not  in  another.  For  every  one  shall  bear  his  own 
burden.  And  let  him  who  is  instructed  in  the  word 
communicate  to  him  who  instructeth  him,  in  all  good 
things.  Be  not  deceived  :  God  is  not  mocked.  For 
what  a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he  reap  also.  For  he 
who  soweth  for  his  flesh,  of  the  flesh  shall  also  reap 
corruption  ;  but  he  who  soweth  for  the  Spirit,  of  the 
Spirit  shall  reap  everlasting  life.  And  let  us  not  be 
weary  in  well  doing,  for  in  due  time  we  shall  reap  if 
we  faint  not.  Therefore  whilst  we  have  time,  let  us  do 
good  to  all,  but  especially  to  those  of  the  household  of 
the  faith. 

Gospel.  Luke  vii.  11-16.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
was  going  into  a  city  called  Nairn  :  and  there  went 
with  Him  His  disciples,  and  a  great  crowd.  And  when 
He  came  nigh  to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  a  dead 
man  was  carried  out,  an  only  son  of  his  mother  ;  and 
she  was  a  widow  :  and  a  great  crowd  of  the  city  was 
with  her.  And  the  Lord  seeing  her,  was  moved  with 
pity  towards  her,  and  said  to  her ;  Weep  not.  And 
He  came  near,  and  touched  the  bier.  (And  they  that 
carried  it  stood  still.)     And  He  said:  Young  man,  I 


746         The  Introits,  Collects,  Bpisti.es, 

vocation  wherewith  ye  are  called,  with  all  humility, 
and  meekness,  with  patience,  bearing  with  one  another 
in  charity,  careful  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in 
the  bond  of  peace.  One  body  and  one  Spirit,  as  ye 
are  called  in  one  hope  of  your  calling.  One  Lord,  one 
faith,  one  baptism.  One  God  and  Father  of  all,  who 
is  above  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  us  all  :  who  is  bless- 
ed for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Gospel.  Matt  xxii.  35-46.  At  that  time  : — The 
Pharisees  came  to  Jesus.  And  one  of  them,  a  lawyer, 
asked  Him,  tempting  Him  :  Teacher,  which  is  the 
great  commandment  in  the  law  ?  Jesus  said  to  him  : 
Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  thy  whole 
heart,  and  with  thy  whole  soul,  and  with  thy  whole 
mind.  This  is  the  greatest  and  first  commandment. 
And  the  second  is  like  to  it  :  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbor  as  thyself.  On  these  two  commandments 
hangeth  the  whole  law  and  the  prophets.  And  the 
Pharisees  being  gathered  together,  Jesus  asked  them, 
saying  :  What  think  ye  concerning  the  Christ  :  whose 
Son  is  he?  They  say  to  Him  :  Of  David.  He  saith  to 
them  :  How  then  doth  David  by  the  Spirit  call  Him 
Lord  ;  saying  :  The  Lord  said  to  my  Lord  :  Sit  on  My 
right  hand,  until  I  make  Thine  enemies  Thy  footstool  ? 
If  then  David  calleth  Him  Lord,  how  is  He  his  sou  ? 
And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  Him  a  word  :  neither 
durst  any  one  from  that  day  forth  question  Him  any 
more. 

Postcommunion.  By  Thy  sacred  Mysteries,  O  Almighty  God, 
may  our  vices  be  cured,  and  may  we  receive  everlasting  reme- 
dies. Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on 
third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

EIGHTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  Give  peace,  O  Lord,  unto  them  that  patiently  wait 
for  THee,  that  Thy  prophets  may  be  found  faithful:  hear  the 
praj'ers  of  Thy  servant,  and  of  Thy  people  Israel. 

I  was  glad  at  the  things  that  were  said  unto  me  :  we  will  go 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  * 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.     Direct  our  hearts,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  by  the 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  747 

working"  of  Thy  mercy  ;  because  without  Thee  we  are  not  able  to 
please  Thee.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others 
as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  72J. 

Episti,E.  /  Cor.  i.  4.-8.  Brethren  : — I  give  thanks 
to  my  God  always  for  you,  for  the  grace  of  God  which 
is  given  you,  in  Christ  Jesus  :  that  in  everything  ye  are 
made  rich  in  Him,  in  all  utterance,  and  in  all  know- 
ledge :  as  the  testimony  of  Christ  was  confirmed  in 
you  :  so  that  ye  come  behind  in  no  gift,  waiting  for 
the  revelation  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  also  will 
confirm  you  to  the  end  blameless,  in  the  day  of  the 
coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Gospel.  Matt.  ix.  1-8.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  en- 
tered into  a  boat,  and  passed  over  the  water,  and  came 
into  His  own  city.  And  behold  they  brought  to  Him 
a  paralytic  lying  on  a  bed.  And  Jesus  seeing  their 
faith,  said  to  the  paralytic  :  Be  of  good  heart,  child  : 
thy  sins  are  forgiven  thee.  And  behold  some  of  the 
Scribes  said  within  themselves  :  This  one  blasphemeth. 
And  Jesus  seeing  their  thoughts,  said  :  Why  think  ye 
evil  in  your  hearts  ?  Which  is  easier,  to  say  :  Thy  sins 
are  forgiven  thee  :  or  to  say  :  Rise  and  walk  ?  But 
that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  Man  hath  power  on 
earth  to  forgive  sins,  then  saith  He  to  the  paralytic, 
Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  into  thy  house.  And 
he  rose,  and  went  into  his  house.  And  when  the 
crowd  saw  it,  they  feared,  and  glorified  God,  who  gave 
such  power  to  men. 

Postcommuniox.  Nourished  by  Thy  sacred  gifts,  we  render 
thanks  unto  Thee,  O  Lord  ;  humbly  imploring  Thy  mercy,  that 
Thou  wouldst  render  us  worthy  of  thus  partaking  thereof. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  third 
Sunaay,  p.  728. 

NINETEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

Introit.  I  am  the  salvation  of  the  people,  saith  the  Lord  '■> 
in  whatever  tribulation  they  shall  cry  unto  Me,  I  will  hear  them  : 
and  I  will  be  their  Lord  for  ever. 

Give  ear,  O  My  people,  unto  My  law  ;  incline  your  ears  unto 
the  words  of  My  mouth. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.     O  Almighty  and  merciful  God,  graciously  keep  us 


748  The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

from  all  things  that  may  hurt  us;  that  we,  being  freed  both  in 
mind  and  body,  may  with  ready  hearts  accomplish  those  things 
which  Thou  cominandest.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
A  /nen.     OtJiers  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  J2j. 

Epistle.  Ephes.  iv.  '23-28.  Brethren  : — Be  ye  re- 
newed in  the  spirit  of  your  mind,  and  pnt  ye  oh  the 
new  man,  who  is  created  according  to  God  in  jnstice 
and  holiness  of  truth.  Wherefore  laying  aside  lying, 
speak  ye  truth  every  one  with  his  neighbor,  since  we 
are  members  one  of  another.  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin 
not :  let  not  the  sun  go  down  on  your  anger.  Give 
not  place  to  the  devil  :  Let  him  who  stole,  steal  no 
more  :  but  rather  let  him  labor,  working  with  his 
hands  what  is  good,  that  he  may  have  whence  to  give 
to  him  who  suffereth  want. 

Gospel.  Matt.  xxii.  1-14.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
spake  to  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  in  parables, 
saying  :  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  to  a  king,  who 
made  a  marriage  feast  for  his  son.  And  sent  his  servants 
to  call  those  who  were  invited  to  the  wedding  :  and 
they  would  not  come.  Again  he  sent  other  servants, 
saying  :  Tell  those  who  were  invited  :  Behold  I  have 
prepared  my  dinner  :  my  beeves  and  fatlings  are 
killed,  and  all  things  are  ready  :  come  ye  to  the  wed- 
ding. But  they  gave  no  heed,  and  went  away,  one  to 
his  farm  and  another  to  his  merchandise  :  And  the 
rest  laid  hands  on  his  servants,  and  treated  them 
shamefully,  or  slew  them.  But  when  the  king  heard 
of  it,  he  was  angry,  and  sent  forth  his  armies,  and  de- 
stroyed those  murderers,  and  burnt  their  city.  Then 
he  saith  to  his  servants  :  The  wedding  indeed  is  ready  : 
but  they  who  were  invited  were  not  worthy.  Go  ye 
therefore  into  the  highways  :  and  as  many  as  ye  shall 
find,  call  to  the  marriage.  And  his  servants  went 
forth  into  the  ways,  and  gathered  together  all  whom 
they  found,  both  bad  and  good  :  and  the  wedding  was 
filled  with  guests.  And  the  king  went  in  to  see  the 
guests  :  and  he  saw  there  a  man  who  had  not  on  a 
wedding  garment.  And  he  saith  to  him  :  Friend,  how 
earnest  tiiou  in  hither,  not  having  on  a  wedding  gar- 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  749 


ment?  But  he  was  silent.  Then  the  king  said  tothe 
waiters  :  Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  cast  him  into 
the  outer  darkness  :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth.     For  many  are  called,  but  lew  chosen. 

Postcommuxiox.  May  Thy  healing  power,  O  Lord,  merci- 
fullv  deliver  us  from  all  our  perversities,  and  make  us  ever  to 
be  devoted  to  Thy  commandments.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

TWENTIETH  SUNDAY  AFTER  PP;XTECOST. 

Introit.  All  that  Thou  hast  done  unto  us,  O  Lord,  Thou 
hast  done  in  true  judgment  :  because  we  have  sinned  against 
Thee,  and  we  have  not  obeyed  Thy  commandments  :  but  give 
glory  to  Thy  name,  and  deal  with  us  according  to  the  multitude 
of  Thv  mercy. 

Blessed  are  the  undefiled  in  the  way  :  who  walk  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Grant,  in  Thy  mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  to 
Thv  faithful  people  pardon'and  peace,  that  they  may  be  cleansed 
from  all  their  offences,  and  serve  Thee  with  a  "quiet  mind. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  third 
Sunday,  p.  727. 

Epistlk.  Ephes.  v.  15-21.  Brethren  : — See  how  ye 
walk  cautiously  :  not  as  foolish,  but  as  wise,  redeem- 
ing" the  time,  because  the  davs  are  evil.  Therefore  be 
not  unwise,  but  understanding  what  is  the  will  of  God. 
And  be  not  drunk  with  wine,  wherein  is  luxury  ;  but 
be  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  speaking  to  yourselves 
in  psalms,  and  hymns,  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  and 
making  melody  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord,  giving 
thanks  always  for  all  things,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  to  God  and  the  Father.  Subject  to  one 
another  in  the  fear  of  Christ. 

Gospel.  John  iv.  $6-53.  At  that  time  : — There 
was  a  certain  ruler,  whose  son  was  sick  at  Caphar- 
naum.  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come  from 
Judea  into  Galilee,  he  went  to  Him,  and  prayed  Him 
to  come  down  and  heal  his  son  :  for  he  was  at  the  point 
of  death.  Jesus  therefore  said  to  him  :  L'nless  ye  see 
signs  and  wonders,  ye  believe  not.  The  ruler  saith  to 
Him  :    Lord,   come    down    before  my  son  die.     Jesus 


75o         Thk  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

saith  to  him  :  Go,  thy  son  liveth.  The  man  believed 
the  word  which  Jesus  said  to  him,  and  went  away. 
And  as  he  was  going  down,  his  servants  met  him  :  and 
brought  word,  saying  that  his  son  lived.  He  asked  of 
them  therefore  the  hour  wherein  he  grew  better.  And 
they  said  to  him  :  Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour  the 
fever  left  him.  The  father  therefore  knew  that  it  was 
at  the  same  hour  that  Jesus  said  to  him  :  Thy  son 
liveth  :  and  he  believed,  himself  and  his  whole  house. 

Postcommunion.  That  we  may  be  made  worthy,  O  Lord,  of 
Thy  sacred  gifts,  grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  ever  to  obey  Thy 
commandments.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen. 
Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

TWENTY-FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER   PENTECOST. 

Introit.  All  things  are  in  Thy  will,  O  Lord :  and  there  is 
none  that  can  resist  Thy  will :  for  Thou  hast  made  all  things, 
heaven  and  earth,  and  all  things  which  are  under  the  vault  of 
heaven  :  Thou  art  Lord  of  all. 

Blessed  are  the  undefiled  in  the  way  :  who  walk  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Keep,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  family  by 
Thy  continued  goodness;  that,  through  Thy  protection,  it  may 
be  free  from  all  adversities,  and  devoted  in  good  works  to  the 
glory  of  Thy  name.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  J2j. 

Epistle.  Ephes.  vi.  10-17.  Brethren  : — Be  strength- 
ened in  the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of  His  might.  Put 
ye  on  the  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may  stand  against  the 
wiles  of  the  devil:  For  our  wrestling  is  not  against 
flesh  and  blood,  but  against  the  princes  and  the 
powers,  against  the  world  rulers  of  this  darkness, 
against  the  spirits  of  wickedness,  in  the  high  places. 
Wherefore  take  ye  the  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may  be 
able  to  resist  in  "the  evil  day,  and  to  stand  perfect  in 
all  things.  Stand,  therefore,  having  your  loins  girt  in 
truth,  and  having  on  the  breastplate  of  justice,  and 
your  feet  shod  with  the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of 
peace.  In  all  things  taking  the  shield  of  faith,  where- 
with ye  may  be  able  to  extinguish  all  the  fiery  darts 
of  the  wicked  one,  and  take  the  helmet  of  salvation, 
and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God. 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  751 


Gospel.  Matt,  xviii.  23-35.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
spake  to  His  disciples  this  parable  :  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  likened  to  a  king,  who  wished  to  settle  ac- 
counts with  his  servants.  And  when  he  had  begun  to 
take  the  account,  one  .was  brought  to  him  who  owed 
him  ten  thousand  talents.  And  as  he  had  not  where- 
with to  pay,  his  lord  commanded  that  he  should  be 
sold,  and  his  wife  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had, 
and  that  payment  should  be  made.  But  that  servant, 
falling  down,  besought  him,  saying  :  Have  patience 
with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  And  the  lord  of  that 
servant  being  moved  with  pity,  let  kim  go,  and  for- 
gave him  the  debt.  But  when  that  servant  was  gone 
out,  he  found  one  of  his  fellow-servants  who  owed  him 
a  hundred  shillings  :  and  he  laid  hold  of  him,  and 
seized  him  by  the  throat,  saying :  Pay  what  thou 
owest.  And  his  fellow-servant  falling  down,  besought 
him,  saying  :  Have  patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay 
thee  all.  And  he  would  not :  but  went  and  cast  him 
into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt.  Now  when 
his  fellow-servants  saw  what  had  happened,  they  were 
very  much  grieved,  and  came  and  told  their  lord  all 
that  had  happened.  Then  his  lord  called  him,  and 
said  to  him  :  Thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave  thee  all 
the  debt,  because  thou  besoughtest  me  :  Shouldst  not 
thou  then  have  had  compassion  also  on  thy  fellow- 
servant,  even  as  I  had  compassion  on  thee  ?  And  his 
lord  being  angry,  delivered  him  to  the  torturers  until 
he  paid  all  the  debt.  So  also  will  My  heavenly  Fa- 
ther do  to  you,  if  ye  do  not  forgive  from  your  hearts 
every  one  his  brother. 

Postcommuxiox.  Having  received  the  food  of  immortality, 
we  beseech  Thee.  O  Lord,  that  what  we  have  received  with  our 
mouth  we  may  follow  with  a  pure  mind.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

TWENTY-SECOND     SUNDAY     AFTER     PENTE- 
COST. 


IXTROTT 

shall  abide 
God  of  Israel 


If  Thou.  O  Lord,  wilt  mark  iniquities,  Lord,  who 
it?  for  with  Thee  there  is  merciful  forgiveness,  O 


752         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  Thee,  O  Lord  :  Lord,  hear 
my  voice. 

'Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  our  refuge  and  strength,  who  art  the  Au- 
thor of  all  goodness  :  hear,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  devout  prayers 
of  Thy  Church;  and  grant  that  what  we  faithfully  ask  we  may 
effectually  obtain.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen. 
Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  727. 

Epistle.  Philip,  i.  6-1 1.  Brethren  : — We  are  con- 
fident in  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  He  who  hath  begun  in 
you  a  good  work,  will  complete  it  until  the  day  of 
Christ  Jesus  :  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to  think  this  for  all 
of  you  :  because  I  have  you  in  my  heart,  both  in  my 
bonds,  and  in  the  defence  and  confirmation  of  the 
gospel,  ye  all  being  partakers  of  my  joy  :  For  God  is 
my  witness,  how  I  long  after  you  all  in  the  bowels  of 
Jesus  Christ.  And  this  I  pray,  that  your  charity  may 
more  and  more  abound  ill  knowledge,  and  in  all  un- 
derstanding ;  that  ye  may  approve  the  better  things, 
that  ye  ma}*  be  sincere,  and  without  offence,  until  the 
day  of  Christ,  filled  with  the  fruit  of  justice  through 
Jesus  Christ,  to  the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 

Gospkl.  Matt.  xxii.  15-21.  At  that  time  : — The 
Pharisees  went  and  consulted  among  themselves  how 
to  ensnare  Him  in  speech.  And  they  sent  to  Him 
their  disciples  with  the  Herodians,  saying  :  Teacher, 
we  know  that  Thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of 
God  in  truth  ;  neither  carest  Thou  for  any  one  :  for 
Thou  dost  not  regard  the  person  of  men  :  Tell  us, 
therefore,  what  thinkest  Thou  ?  Is  it  lawful  to  pay 
tribute  to  Caesar,  or  not  ?  But  Jesus  knowing  their 
wnckedness,  said  :  Why  tempt  ye  Me,  hypocrites  ? 
Show  Me  the  tribute  money.  And  they  offered  Him  a 
coin.  And  Jesus  saith  to  them  :  Whose  is  this  image, 
and  the  inscription  ?  They  say  to  Him  :  Caesar 
Then  saith  He  to  them  :  Render  therefore  to  Caesar 
the  things  which  are  Caesar's,  and  to  God  the  thin 
which  are  God's. 

PO&TCOMMUNION;  We  have  received,  O  Lord,  the  gifts  of 
Thy  sacred  Mysteries  ;  huttlbly  beseeching  Thee  that  what 
Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  do  in  remembrance  of  Thee  may 


GOSPELS,  AND    POSTCOMMUNIONS.  753 


profit  us  as  a  help  to  our  infirmity.     Through    our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  728. 

TWENTY-THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  PENTECOST. 

If  this  should  be  the  last  Sunday  after  Pentecost,  the  Mass  is  said  of 
the  24th  Sunday,  and  this- Mass  is  said  on  the  preceding  Satur- 
day, if  not  hindered  by  a  double  or  semi-double  Feast ;  ij  it  is,  on 
some  other  day  previously. 

Introit.  The  Lord  saith,  I  think  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not 
of  affliction  :  you  shall  call  upon  Me,  and  I  will  hear  you  ;  and  I 
will  bring  back  your  captivity  from  all  places. 

Thou  hast  blessed  Thy  land,  O  Lord  :  Thou  hast  turned  away 
the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  absolve  Thy  people 
from  their  offences  ;  that  through  Thy  bountiful  goodness  we 
may  be  delivered  from  the  bonds  of  those  sins  which  by  our 
frailty  we  have  taken  upon  ourselves.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  72J. 

Epistlk.  Philip.  Hi.  /7,  to  iv.  j.  Brethren  : — Be  ye 
followers  of  me,  and  observe  those  who  walk  so,  as  ye 
have  onr  model.  For  manv  walk,  of  whom  I  often 
told  yon  (but  now  I  speak  even  weeping),  the  enemies 
of  the  Cross  of  Christ :  whose  end  is  destruction  : 
whose  God  is  the  belly  :  and  glory*  is  in  their  shame, 
who  mind  earthly  tilings.  But  our  citizenship  is  in 
heaven  :  whence  also  we  look  for  a  Saviour,  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  will  reform  our  vile  body  conform- 
ably to   His   glorious  body,  according  to  the  working 

:ereby  He  is  able  to  subject  all  things  to  Himself. 
Therefore,  my  brethren,  beloved  and  longed  for,  my 
joy  and  crown  :  stand  thus  in  the  Lord,  beloved.  I 
beseech  Evodia,  and  I  beseech  Syntyche,  to  be  of  one 
mind  in  the  Lord.  I  also  ask  thee  likewise,  sincere 
companion,  help  these  women,  who  have  labored  with 
me  in  the  Gospel  together  with  Clement,  and  mine 
other  fellow-laborers,  whose  names  are  in  the  book  of 
life. 

Gospel.  Matt.  i#*  18-26.  At  that  time  : — As  Jesus 
was  speaking  to  the  multitudes,  behold  a  certain  ruler 
came  up,  and  worshipped  Him,  saying  :  Lord,  my 
daughter  hath  just  now  died  ;  but  come,  lay  Thy  hand 


754         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

on  lier,  and  she  will  live.  And  Jesns  arose  and  fol- 
lowed him,  as  did  His  disciples.  And  behold,  a  wo- 
man having  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years  came  be- 
hind Him,  and  touched  the  fringe  of  His  garment. 
For  she  said  within  herself :  If  I  may  but  touch  His 
garment,  I  shall  be  healed.  But  Jesus  turned  about, 
and  seeing  her,  said  :  Be  of  good  heart,  daughter,  thy 
faith  hath  healed  thee.  And  the  woman  was  healed 
from  that  hour.  And  when  Jesus  was  come  into  the 
house  of  the  ruler,  and  saw  the  minstrels,  and  the 
crowd  in  an  uproar,  He  said  ;  Retire,  for  the  maid  is 
not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed  Him  to 
scorn.  And  when  the  crowd  was  put  forth,  He  went 
in  and  took  her  by  the  hand  :  and  the  maid  arose. 
And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad  into  all  that  country. 

Postcommunion.  We  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God,  that 
Thou  wouldst  not  permit  us  to  be  subject  to  human  dangers, 
to  whom  Thou  givest  to  rejoice  in  this  divine  participation. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  third 
Sunday,  p.  728. 

If  there  should  be  more  than  24  Sundays  after  Pentecost,  the 
Masses  after  the  23d  are  of  those  Sundays  after  Epipluuiy  whith 
were  passed  over.  But  the  following  Mass  of  the  24th  Sunday  is  al- 
ways said  last. 

TWENTY-FOURTH     SUNDAY    AFTER     PENTE- 
COST. 

Introit  as  on  last  Sunday. 

Collect.  Quicken,  O  L,ord,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  wills  of 
Thy  faithful  people  ;  that  they,  more  earnestly  seeking  after  the 
fruit  of  divine  grace,  may  more  abundantly  receive  the  healing 
gifts  of  Thy  mercy.  Through  our  Ivord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.    Others  as  on  third  Sunday,  p.  727. 

Epistle.  Col.  i.  9-14-  Brethren  : — We  cease  not 
to  pray  for  you,  and  ask  that  ye  may  be  filled  with  the 
knowledge  of  His  will,  in  all  wisdom  and  spiritual  un- 
derstanding :  that  ye  may  walk  worthy  of  God,  pleas- 
ing in  all  things,  being  fruitful  in  every  good  work, 
and  increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God  :  strengthen- 
ed with  all  might  according  to  His  glorious  power,  in 
all  patience  and  long-suffering  with  joy,  giving  thanks 
to  God  the  Father,  who  hath  made  us  worthy  to  share 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunioxs.  755 

in  the  lot  of  the  saints  in  light  :  who  hath  delivered  us 
from  the  power  of  darkness,  and  translated  us  to  the 
kingdom  of  His  beloved  Son  ;  in  whom  we  have  re- 
demption through  His  blood,  the  forgiveness  of  sins. 

GoSPEl/.      Matt.    xxiv.    15-35.     At    that    time  : — 
Jesus-  said   to   His  disciples  :  When  ye  shall  see  the 
abomination  of  desolation,  which  was  spoken  of  by 
Daniel  the  prophet,  standing  in  the  holy   place  :   let 
him  who  readeth  understand.     Then  let  those  who  are 
in  Judea  flee  to  the  mountains.     And  let  not  him  who 
is  011  the  housetop  come  down  to  take  anything  out 
of  his  house.     And  let  not  him  who  is  in  the  field  go 
back  to  take  his  coat.     And  woe  to  those  who  are  with 
child,  and  to  those  who  give  suck  in  those  days.     But 
pray  that  your  flight  be  not  in   the  winter,  or  on  the 
Sabbath.     For  there  shall   be  then  great  tribulation, 
such  as  hath  not  been  from  the*  beginning  of  the  world 
until  now,   neither  shall  be.     And  unless  those  days 
had  been  shortened,  no  flesh  would  be  saved  :  but  for 
the  sake  of  the  elect  those  days  shall  be  shortened. 
Then  if  any  man  shall  say  to  you  :  Lo  !  Here  is  the 
Christ ;  or  there  :  believe  it  not.     For  false  christs,  and 
false  prophets,  will  arise,  and  will  show  great  signs 
and  wonders,  so  as  to   deceive  (if  possible)   even  the 
elect.     Behold  I  have  told   you   before.     If  therefore 
they  shall  say  to  you  :  Behold,  He  is  in  the  desert  ;  go 
ye  not    out  :  Behold,   in    the  closets  ;  believe  it   not. 
For  as  the  lightning  coineth  forth  from  the  East,  and 
appeareth  even  unto  the  West,  so  will  also  the  coming 
of  the  vSon  of  Man  be.     Wherever  the  carcass  is,  there 
will  the  eagles  also 'be  gathered   together.     And  im- 
mediately after  the  tribulation  of  those  days  the  sun 
will  be  darkened,  and  the  moon  will  not  give  her  light, 
and  the  stars  will  fall  from  heaven  ;  and  the  powers  of 
heaven    will   be   shaken.     And    then  will    appear  the 
sign  of  the  Sou  of  Man  in  heaven  :  and  then  will  all 
the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn  :  and  they  will  see  the 
Son  of  Man  coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven  with  great 
power  and   majesty.     And   He  will   send   his   Angels 


756         The  Introits,  Collects,  Kpisti.es, 

with  a  trumpet,  and  a  great  voice  :  and  the}'  will  gather 
together  His  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  the  far- 
thest part  of  the  heavens  to  the  utmost  bounds  of 
them.  Now  learn  the  parable  from  the  fig-tree  :  when 
the  branch  thereof  is  already  become  tender,  and  the 
leaves  come  forth,  ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh  :  80 
ye  also  when  ye  shall  see  all  these  things,  know  ye 
that  it  is  nigh,  at  the  doors.  Truly  I  say  to  you,  that 
this  generation  shall  not  pass  till  all  these  things  be 
done.  Heaven  and  earth  will  pass  away,  but  My  words 
will  not  pass  away. 

Postcommunion.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God, 
that,  by  this  Sacrament  which  we  have  received,  whatsoever  is 
corrupt  in  our  souls  maj'  be  restored  by  its  healing  power. 
Through  our  L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.  Amen.  Others  as  on  third 
Sunday,  p.  J28. 


PRINCIPAL    FEASTS  THROUGHOUT   THE 

YEAR. 

THE  IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION.     {Dec.  8.) 

Introit.  I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  and  my  soul  shall 
be  joyful  in  my  God  :  for  He  hath  clothed  me  with  the  garments 
of  salvation,  and  with  the  robe  of  justice  hath  He  covered  me,  as 
a  bride  adorned  with  her  jewels. 

I  will  extol  Thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  Thou  hast  lifted  me  up  :  and 
hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who,  by  the  Immaculate  Conception  of  the 
Virgin,  didst  prepare  a  worthy  habitation  for  Thy  Son  :  we  be- 
seech Thee  that,  as  by  the  foreseen  death  of  the  same  Thy  Son 
Thou  didst  preserve  her  from  all  stain  of  sin,  so  Thou  wouldst 
enable  us,  being  made  pure  by  her  intercession,  to  come  unto 
Thee.     Through  the  same  our  tord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Prov.  viii.  22-35.  The  Lord  possessed 
me  in  the  beginning  of  His  ways,  before  He  made  any- 
thing from  the  beginning.  I  was  set  np  from  eternity, 
and  of  old  before  the  earth  was  made.  The  depths 
were  not  as  yet,  and  I  was  already  conceived;  *  neither 
had  the  fountains  of  waters  as  yet  sprung  out :  the 
mountains  with  their  huge  bulk  had  not  as  yet  been 
established  :  before  the  hills  I  was  brought  forth  :  He 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunioxs.  757 

had  not  yet  made  the  earth,  nor  the  rivers,  nor  the 
poles  of  the  world.  When  He  prepared  the  heavens,  I 
was  present:  when  with  a  certain  law  and  compass 
He  enclosed  the  depths  :  when  He  established  the  sky 
above,  and  poised  the  fountains  of  waters  :  when  He 
compassed  the  sea  with  its  bounds,  and  set  a  law  to  the 
waters,  that  they  should  not  pass  their  limits  :  when 
He  balanced  the  foundations  of  the  earth  :  I  was  with 
Him  forming  all  things  :  and  I  was  delighted  every 
day,  playing  before  Him  at  all  times  ;  playing  in  the 
world  :  and  my  delight  was  to  be  with  the  children  of 
men.*  Now  therefore,  ye  children,  hear  me :  Blessed 
are  they  that  keep  my  ways.  Hear  instruction,  and  be 
wise,  and  refuse  it  not.  Blessed  is  the  man  that 
heareth  me,  and  that  watcheth  daily  at  my  gates,  and 
waiteth  at  the  posts  of  my  doors.  He  that  shall  find 
me,  shall  find  life,  and  shall  have  salvation  from  the 
Lord. 

GosPEiv.  Luke  i.  26.  At  that  time  : — The  Angel 
Gabriel  was  sent  from  God  into  a  city  of  Galilee, 
called  Nazareth,  to  a  Virgin  espoused  to  a  man  whose 
name  was  Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David:  and  the 
name  of  the  Virgin  was  Mary.  And  the  Angel  com- 
ing in  to  her,  said  :  Hail,  full  of  grace,  the  Lord  is  with 
thee:  blessed  art  thou  among  women. 

Postcommuniox.  May  the  Sacraments  which  we  have  re- 
ceived, O  Lord  our  God,  repair  in  us  the  wounds  of  that  sin  from 
which  Thou  didst  singularly  preserve  the  Immaculate  Concep- 
tion of  Blessed  Mary.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen. 

EXPECTATION  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.     (Dec.  /<?.) 

Ixtroit.  Drop  dew,  ye  heavens,  from  above,  and  let  the 
clouds  ram  the  Just  One  :  let  the  earth  be  opened,  and  bud  forth  a 
Saviour. 

The  heavens  show  forth  the  glory  of  God  :  and  the  firma- 
ment declareth  the  works  of  His  hands. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.     O   God,  who  wast   pleased  that  thy  Word,   at  the 

message   of  an    Angel,   should    take   flesh  in   the   womb   of  the 

essed  Virgin   Mary:  grant  unto  us  Thy  humble  servants  that 

we  who  believe  her  to  be  truly  the  Mother  of  God  may  be  assist- 


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ed  by  her  intercessions  with   Thee.      Through  the  same   oui 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Isaiah  vii.  10-15.  In  those  days  : — The 
Lord  spoke  to  Achaz,  saying  :  Ask  thee  a  sign  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  either  unto  the  depth  of  hell,  or  unto 
the  height  above.  And  Achaz  said  :  I  will  not  ask  : 
and  I  will  not  tempt  the  Lord.  And  he  said  :  Hear 
ye,  therefore,  O  house  of  David  :  Is  it  a  small  thing  for 
you  to  weary  men,  that  ye  weary  my  God  also? 
Therefore  the  Lord  Himself  will  give  you  a  sign.  Be- 
hold, the  Virgin  shall  conceive,  and  bear  a  vSon  ;  and 
His  name  shall  be  called  Emmanuel.  He  shall  eat 
butter  and  honev,  that  He  mav  know  to  refuse  the 
evil,  and  to  choose  the  good. 

Gospel.  Luke  i.  26-38.  At  that  time  : — The 
Angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from  God  into  a  city  of  Galilee, 
called  Nazareth,  to  a  Virgin  espoused  to  a  man  whose 
name  was  Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David  ;  and  the 
name  of  the  Virgin  was  Mary.  And  the  Angel  com- 
ing in  to  her,  said:  Hail,  full  of  grace,  the  Lord  is  with 
thee  :  blessed  art  thou  among  women.  But  when  she 
heard  it,  she  was  troubled  at  his  saying,  and  thought 
with  herself  what  manner  of  salutation  this  should  be. 
And  the  Angel  said  to  her  :  Fear  not,  Mary,  for  thou 
hast  found  grace  with  God.  Behold,  thou  wilt  con- 
ceive in  thy  womb,  and  bring  forth  a  Son  ;  and  thou 
shalt  call  His  name  Jesus.  He  will  be  great,  and  will 
be  called  Son  of  the  Most  High,  and  the  Lord  God 
will  give  Him  the  throne  of  David  His  father  :  and  He 
wTill  reign  over  the  house  of  Jacob  for  ever,  and  of  His 
kingdom  there  will  be  no  end.  And  Mary  said  to  the 
Angel  :  How  shall  this  be,  since  I  know  not  man  ? 
Ami  the  Angel  answering,  said  to  her  :  The  Holy 
Spirit  will  come  on  thee,  and  the  power  of  the  Most 
High  will  overshadow  thee.  And  therefore  also  that 
holy  thing  which  will  be  born  of  thee  will  be  called 
the' Son  of  God.  And  behold  thy  kinswoman  Eliza- 
beth, she  also  hath  conceived  a  son  in  her  old  ago  ; 
and  this  is  the  sixth  month  with  Ikt  who  is  called 
barren  ;    for   with    God   nothing   is   impossible.      And 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxions.  759 

Mary  said  :  Behold  the  handmaid  of  the  Lord  :  be  it  to 
me  according  to  thy  word. 

Postcommunion.     Pour  forth,  we  beseech  Thee  (p.  56). 

ESPOUSALS  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.     {Jan.  23.) 

Introit.  Hail,  holy  parent,  who  didst  bring-  forth  the  King- 
who  rules  heaven  and  earth  for  ever. 

My  heart  hath  uttered  a  good  word  ;  I  speak  of  my  works  for 
the  King. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Vouchsafe.  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  unto  us  Thy 
servants  the  gift  of  Thy  heavenly  grace  ;  that  as  in  the  childbirth 
of  the  Blessed  Virgin  our  salvation  began,  so  from  the  votive 
solemnity  of  her  Espousals  we  may  obtain  an  increase  of  peace. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Proverbs  viii.  22-35,  as  on  the  Immaculate  Concep- 
tion {p.  756). 

Gospel.  Matt.  i.  18-21.  Now  the  generation  of 
the  Christ  was  thus  :  His  mother  Mary  being  espoused 
to  Joseph  before  they  came  together,  she  proved  to  be 
with  Child  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  Joseph,  her  hus- 
band, being  just,  and  not  willing  to  expose  her,  had  a 
mind  to  put  her  away  privately.  But  while  he  thought 
on  these  things,  behold  an  Angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
to  him  in  a  dream,  saying  :  Joseph,  son  of  David,  fear 
not  to  take  to  thee  Mary,  thy  wife,  for  That  which  is 
conceived  in  her  is  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  she  will 
bring  forth  a  Son  :  and  thou  shalt  call  His  name 
Jesus  ;  for  He  will  saye  His  people  from  their  sins. 

Postcommunion.  Having  received,  O  Lord,  the  votive  Mys- 
teries of  this  annual  solemnity  :  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that 
they  may  confer  upon  us  remedies  both  for  time  and  eternity. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

PURIFICATION  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.     {Feb.  2.) 

Candlemas. 

{For  the  Blessing  of  the  Candles  see  p.  225.) 

Introit.  We  have  received  Thy  mercy,  O  God,  in  the  midst 
of  Thy  temple  :  according  to  Thy  name,  O  God,  so  also  is  Thv 
praise",  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  :  Thy  right  hand  is  full  of 
justice. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  :  in  the  city  of 
our  God,  even  upon  1 1  is  holy  mountain. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


760         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

Collect.  Almighty,  Everlasting-  God,  we  humbly  beseech 
Thy  Majesty  that  as  Thine  Only-begotten  Son  was  this  day  pre- 
sented in  the  temple  in  the  substance  of  our  flesh,  so  we  also 
may,  with  pufified  hearts,  be  presented  unto  Thee.  Through 
the  same  our  I,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Mai.  Hi.  1-4.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
— Behold  I  send  My  messenger,  and  he  shall  prepare 
the  way  before  My  face.  And  presently  the  Lord 
whom  ye  seek,  and  the  messenger  of  the  covenant, 
whom  ye  desire,  shall  come  to  His  temple.  Behold, 
He  cometh,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  :  and  who  shall  be 
able  to  think  of  the  day  of  His  coming?  and  who  shall 
stand  to  see  Him  ?  for  He  is  like  a  refining  fire,  and 
like  the  fuller's  herb  :  And  He  shall  sit  refining  and 
cleansing  the  silver  :  and  He  shall  purify  the  sons  of 
Levi,  and  shall  refine  them  as  gold,  and  as  silver  :  and 
they  w7ill  offer  sacrifices  to  the  Lord  in  justice.  And 
the  sacrifice  of  Juda  and  of  Jerusalem  shall  please  the 
Lord,  as  in  the  days  of  old,  and  in  the  ancient  years : 
saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 

Gospee.  Luke  ii.  22-32.  At  that  time  : — After 
the  days  of  Mary's  purification,  according  to  the  law 
of  Moses,  were  passed,  they  carried  Him  to  Jerusalem, 
to  present  Him  to  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law 
of  the  Lord  :  Every  male  first-born  shall  be  called 
holy  to  the  Lord  :  and  to  offer  sacrifice  according  to 
that  which  is  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  a  pair  of 
turtle  doves,  or  two  young  pigeons.  And  behold, 
there  was  a  man  in  Jerusalem  named  Simeon,  and  this 
man  was  just  and  devout ';  waiting  for  the  Consolation 
of  Israel,  and  the  Holy  Spirit  was  in  him.  And  it  had 
been  revealed  to  him  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  lie 
should  not  see  death  before  he  had  seen  the  Christ  of 
the  Lord.  And  he  came  by  the  Spirit  into  the  temple. 
And  when  His  parents  brought  in  the  Child  Jesus,  to 
do  for  Him  according  to  the  custom  of  the  law,  then 
he  took  Him  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  God,  and  said  : 
Now,  ()  Lord,  lettest  Thou  Thy  servant  depart  in  peace, 
according  to  Thy  word  :  for  mine  eyes  have  .seen  Thy 
salvation,   which  Thou   hast  prepared  in  sight  of  all 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  761 


nations  :  light  to  enlighten  the  Gentiles,  and  glory  of 

Thy  people,  Israel. 

Postcommunion.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  that 
Thou  wouldst  make  the  most  holy  Mysteries  which  Thou  hast 
bestowed  for  the  preservation  of  our  new  life,  by  the  intercession 
of  Blessed  Alary  ever  Virgin,  to  be  to  us  both  a  present  and  a 
future  remedy.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

ST.  JOSEPH.     {March  19.) 

Ixtroit.  The  just  shall  nourish  like  the  palm-tree  :  he  shall 
grow  up  like  a  cedar  of  Libanus  :  planted  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God. 

It  is  good  to  give  praise  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  to  sing  to  Thy 
name,  O  Thou  Most  High. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may 
be  helped  by  the  merits  of  the  Spouse  of  Thy  most  hob/  Mother  ; 
that  what  of  ourselves  we  cannot  obtain  may  be  given  to  us 
through  his  intercession.     Who  livest  and  reigriest,  etc.     Amen. 

Llssox.  Eccl.  xlv.  1-6.  The  beloved  of  God  and 
men  :  whose  memory  is  in  benediction.  He  made 
him  like  the  saints  in  glory,  and  magnified  him  so  that 
His  enemies  feared  him,  and  by  his  words  He  made 
prodigies  cease.  He  glorified  him  in  the  sight  of 
kings,  and  gave  him  commandments  in  the  sight  of 
His  people,  and  showed  him  His  glory.  He  sanctified 
him  in  his  faith  and  meekness,  and  chose  him  out  of 
all  flesh.  For  He  heard  him,  and  his  voice,  and  He 
brought  him  into  a  cloud.  And  He  gave  him  com- 
mandments before  His  face,  and  a  law  of  life  and  in- 
struction. 

Gospel.     Matt.  i.  18-21,  as  on  Feast  of  the  Espousals  (p.  759). 

Postcommunion.  Draw  nig'h  unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee.  O 
merciful  God;  and  by  the  intercession  of  blessed  Joseph,  Con- 
fessor, mercifully  guard  thy  gifts  about  us.  Through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

ANNUNCIATION  OF   THE    B.V.M.  {March  25.) 

Lady  Day. 

Tvtroit.  All  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  entreat  Thy 
face:  after  her  shall  virgins  be  broutfut  unto  the  King;  her 
neighbors  shall  be  brought  unto  Thee  with  joy  and  gladnes 

My  heart  hath  uttered  a  good  woid  :  i  speak  of  my  works  for 
the  King. 


762         The  Introits,  Coeeects,  Episti.es, 


Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect,  I^esson,  Gospel,  and  Postcommunion  as  on  Feast 
of  the  Expectation  [p.  757). 

SS.  PETER  AND  PAUL.     {June  29.) 

Ixtroit.  Now  I  know  truly  that  the- Lord  hath  sent  His 
Angel,  and  delivered  me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from  all 
the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the  Jews. 

Lord,  Thou  hast  proved  me,  and  known  me:  Thou  hast 
known  my  sitting  down,  and  1113-  rising  up. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect,  o  God,  who  didst  hallow  this  day  by  the  martyr- 
dom of  Thy  Holy  Apostles  Peter  and  Paul :  grant  unto  Thy 
Church  that  as  from  them  it  received  the  Faith,  so  in  all  things 
it  may  remain  faithful  to  their  teaching.  Through  our  L,ord 
Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Acts  xii.  1-11.  In  those  days  : — Herod 
the  king  stretched  forth  his  hands  to  maltreat  some  of 
the  Church:  and  he  killed  James  the  brother  of  John 
with  the  sword  ;  and  seeing  that  it  pleased  the  Jews, 
he  proceeded  to  seize  Peter  also.  Now  it  was  in  the 
days  of  the  unleavened  bread :  and  when  he  had  seized 
him,  he  cast  him  into  prison,  delivering  him  to  four 
files  of  soldiers  to  guard,  intending  to  bring  him  forth 
to  the  people  after  the  passover.  And  Peter  indeed 
was  kept  in  prison  ;  but  prayer  was  made  without 
ceasing  by  the  Church  to  God  for  him.  And  when 
Herod  would  have  brought  him  forth  the  same  night, 
Peter  was  sleeping  between  two  soldiers,  bound  with 
two  chains,  and  the  sentinels  before  the  door  guarded 
the  prison.  And  behold  an  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 
by,  and  a  light  shone  in  the  room  ;  and  he  struck 
Peter  011  the  side,  and  awaked  him,  saying,  Rise  up 
quickly.  And  the  chains  fell  off  from  his  hands.  And 
the  angel  said  to  him  :  Gird  thyself,  and  tie  on  thy 
sandals.  And  he  did  so.  And  he  said  to  him  :  Wrap 
thy  garment  about  thee,  and  follow  me.  And  he  went 
out  and  followed  him,  and  knew  not  that  what  was 
done  by  the  angel  was  real  ;  but  thought  he  saw  a 
vision.  And  when  they  had  passed  the  first  and  the 
second  ward,  they  came  to  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth 
to  the  city,  which  of  itself  opened  to  them.     And  they 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  763 

went  out,  and-  passed  ou  through  one  street  ;  and  im- 
mediately the  angel  departed  from  him.  And  Peter 
coming  to  himself,  said  :  Now  I  know  truly  that  the 
Lord  hath  sent  His  angel,  and  delivered  me  out  of  the 
hand  of  Herod,  and  from  all  the  expectation  of  the 
people  of  the  Jews. 

Gospel.  Matt.  xvi.  13-19.  At  that  time  : — Jesus 
came  into  the  district  of  Cesarea  Philippi  :  and  asked 
His  disciples,  saying  :  Who  do  men  say  that  the  Son 
of  man  is  ?  And  they  said  :  vSome  John  the  Baptist, 
and  others  Elias,  and  others  Jeremiah  ;  or  one  of  the 
prophets.  Jesus  saith  to  them  :  But  who  say  ye  that  I 
am  ?  Simon  Peter  answered  and  said  :  Thou  art  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God.  And  Jesus  answer- 
ed and  said  to  him  :  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar-Jona: 
because  flesh  and  blood  hath  not  revealed  it  to  thee, 
but  My  Father  who  is  in  heaven.  And  I  sav  to  thee  : 
That  thou  art  Peter,  and  ou  this  rock  I  will  build  My 
Church  ;  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against 
it.  And  I  will  give  to  thee  the  kevs  of  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  :  And  whatever  thou  shalt  bind  ou  earth,  shall 
be  bound  also  in  heaven  :  and  whatever  thou  shalt 
loose  upon  earth,  shall  be  loosed  also  in  heaven. 

Postcommuxiox.  Preserve,  O  Lord,  from  all  adversity,  by 
the  intercession  of  Thine  Apostles,  those  whom  Thou  hast  fed 
with  heavenly  nourishment.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
etc.     Amen. 

THK  MOST  PRECIOUS  BLOOD. 
First  Sunday  of  July. 

Txtroit.  Thou  hast  redeemed  us,  O  Lord,  by  Thy  Blood,  out 
of  every  tribe,  and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation  :  and  Thou 
bast  made  us  a  kingdom  to  our  God. 

The  mercies  of  the  Lord  I  will  sing  for  evermore  :  I  will  show 
forth  Thy  truth  with  my  mouth  from  generation  to  generation. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  Almighty  and  Everlasting  God,  who  hast  ap- 
pointed Thine  Only-begotten  Son  to  be  the  Redeemer  of  the 
world,  and  hast  been  pleased  to  be  reconciled  unto  us  by  His 
Blood  :  grant  us.  we  beseecli  They,  so  to  venerate  with  solemn 
worship  the  price  of  our  Redemption,  and  to  be  on  earth  so  de- 
fended by  its  power  from  the  evils  of  this  present  lite,  that  we 


764         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

may  rejoice  in  its  perpetual  fruit  in  heaven.     Through  the  same 
our  Ivord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     A  men.     Colled  of  the  Sunday. 
Epistle.     Heb.  ix.  zz-15,  as  on  Passion  Sunday  {J>.  699). 

Gospel.  John  xix.  30-33.  At  that  time  : — Jesus, 
when  He  had  taken  the  vinegar,  said  :  It  is  consum- 
mated. And  bowing  His  head,  He  expired.  Then  the 
Jews  (because  it  was  the  eve  of  the  Sabbath),  that  the 
bodies  might  not  remain  011  the  cross  on  the  Sabbath 
(for  that  was  a  great  Sabbath  day),  besought  Pilate 
that  their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might 
be  taken  away.  The  soldiers,  therefore,  came,  and 
brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  who  was 
crucified  wTith  Him.  But  after  they  came  to  Jesus, 
when  they  saw  that  he  was  already  dead,  they  did  not 
break  His  legs.  But  one  of  the  soldiers  pierced  His 
side  with  a  spear,  and  immediately  there  came  out 
blood  and  water.     And  he  who  saw  it  giveth .testimony, 

and  his  testimony  is  true. 

POSTCOMMUNION.  Admitted,  O  Tvord,  to  Thy  holy  table,  we 
have  drawn  waters  with  joy  out  of  the  fountains  of  the  Saviour  : 
may  His  Blood  be  to  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  a  well  of  water  spring- 
ing up  unto  life  everlasting-.  Who  liveth  and  reigneth,  etc. 
Amen.     Postcommu>iio)i  and  last  Gospel  of  the  Sunday. 

VISITATION  OF  THE  B.  V.   M.     (July  2.) 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Espousals  {p.  759). 

Collect.  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  unto  us  Thy 
servants  the  gift  of  Thy  heavenly  grace  ;  that  as  in  the  childbirth 
of  the  Blessed  Virgin  "our  salvation  began,  so  from  the  votive 
Solemnity  of  her  Visitation  we  may  obtain  an  increase  of  peace. 
Through  our  L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Cant.  ii.  8-//.  Behold,  He  cometli  leap- 
ing upon  the  mountains,  skipping  over  the  hills.  My 
Beloved  is  like  a  roe,  or  a  young  hart.  Behold,  He 
standeth  behind  our  wall,  looking  through  the  win 
(lows,  looking  through  the  lattices.  Behold,  my  Be- 
loved speaketh  to  me  :  Arise,  make  haste,  My  love, 
My  dove,  My  beautiful  one,  and  come.  For  winter  is 
now  past  :  the  rain  is  over  and  gone.  The  flowers 
have  appeared  in  our  land  ;  the  time  of  priming  is 
cotne  :  the  voice  of  the  turtle  dove  is  heard  in  our 
l;md  :  the  fig-tree  hath  put  forth  its  green  figs  :  the 
vines  in    flower  yield   their  sweet  smell.     Arise,  My 


GOSPKLS,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  765 

love,  My  beautiful  one,  and  come  :  My  dove  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the  hollow  places  of  the  wall, 
show  Me  thy  face  ;  let  thy  voice  sound  in  My  ear-  : 
for  thy  voice  is  sweet,  and  thy  face  comely. 

Gospel.  Luke  i.  39-47.  At  that  time  : — Mary 
arose  and  went  with  haste  into  the  hill  country,  to  a 
city  of  Juda.  And  she  entered  into  the  house  of  Zach- 
ariah,  and  saluted  Elizabeth.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Klizabeth  heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  the 
babe  leaped  in  her  womb  :  and  Elizabeth  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Spirit  :  and  she  cried  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said  :  Blessed  art  thou  among  women,  and 
blessed  is  the  fruit  of  thy  womb.  And  whence  is  this 
to  me,  that  the  mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  to 
me  ?  For  behold  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy  salutation 
sounded  in  mine  ears,  the  babe  in  my  womb  leaped  for 
joy.  And  happy  art  thou  who  hast  believed,  that  those 
things  which  were  spoken  to  thee  by  the  Lord  will  be 
accomplished.  And  Mary  said  :  My  soul  doth  mag- 
nify the  Lord,  and  my  spirit  rejoiceth  in  God  my  Sa- 
viour. 

Postcommuxion.  We  have  received,  O  Lord,  the  votive  Mys- 
teries of  this  annual  celebration  ;  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that 
they  may  bestow  upon  us  remedies  both  for  time  and  eternity. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

OUR  LADY  OF  MT.   CARMEL.     (July  16.) 

Introit.  Let  us  all  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  and  celebrate  a  festal 
day  in  honor  jf  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  :  on  whose  solemn  Feast 
the  Angels  rejoice,  and  give  praise  to  the  Son  of  God. 

My  heart  hath  uttered  a  good  word  :  I  speak  of  my  works  for 
the  King. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  hast  honored  the  Carmelite  Order  with 
the  peculiar  title  of  the  most  blessed  Mary,  ever  Virgin,  Thy 
Mother  :  mercifully  grant  that  as  we  this  day  celebrate  her  Com- 
memoration with  solemn  worship,  so  we  may  be  defended  by 
her  protecting  power,  and  be  found  worthy  to  attain  unto  ever- 
lasting joys.     Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Eccl.  xxiv.  23-3/.  As  the  vine  I  have 
brought  forth  a  pleasant  odor  :  and  my  flowers  are  the 
fruit  of  honor  and  riches.  I  am  the  mother  of  fair 
love,  and  of  fear,  and  of  knowledge,  and  of  holy  hope. 


764         The  Introits,  Collects,  Episti.es, 

may  rejoice  in  its  perpetual  fruit  in  heaven.     Through  the  same 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Colled  of  the  Sunday. 
Epistle.     Heb.  ix.  11-T5,  as  on  Passion  Sunday  {p.  699). 

Gospel.  John  xix.  30-35.  At  that  time': — Jesus, 
when  He  had  taken  the  vinegar,  said :  It  is  consum- 
mated. And  bowing  His  head,  He  expired.  Then  the 
Jews  (because  it  was  the  eve  of  the  Sabbath),  that  the 
bodies  might  not  remain  011  the  cross  on  the  Sabbath 
(for  that  was  a  great  Sabbath  day),  besought  Pilate 
that  their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might 
be  taken  away.  The  soldiers,  therefore,  came,  and 
brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  who  was 
crucified  wTith  Him.  But  after  they  came  to  Jesus, 
when  they  saw  that  he  w7as  already  dead,  they  did  not 
break  His  legs.  But  one  of  the  soldiers  pierced  His 
side  with  a  spear,  and  immediately  there  came  out 
blood  andwTater.     And  he  who  saw  it  giveth. testimony, 

and  his  testimony  is  true. 

PostCOMMUNlON.  Admitted,  O  Eord,  to  Thy  holy  table,  we 
have  drawn  waters  with  jo\7  out  of  the  fountains  of  the  Saviour  : 
may  His  Blood  be  to  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  a  well  of  water  spring- 
ing up  unto  life  everlasting.  Who  liveth  and  reigneth,  etc. 
Amen.     Postcommunion  and  last  Gospel  of  the  Sunday. 

VISITATION  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.     {July  2.) 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Espousals  {p.  759). 

COLL-ECT.  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  unto  us  Thy 
servants  the  gift  of  Thy  heavenly  grace  ;  that  as  in  the  childbirth 
of  the  Blessed  Virgin  "our  salvation  began,  so  from  the  votive 
Solemnity  of  her  Visitation  we  may  obtain  an  increase  of  peace. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Cam.  ii.  8-14.  Behold,  He  cometh  leap- 
ing upon  the  mountains,  skipping  over  the  hills.  My 
Beloved  is  like  a  roe,  or  a  young  hart.  Behold,  He 
starideth  behind  our  wall,  looking  through  the  win 
dows,  looking  through  the  lattices.  Behold,  my  Be- 
loved speaketh  to  rne  :  Arise,  make  haste,  My  love, 
My  dove,  My  beautiful  one,  and  come.  For  winter  is 
now  past  :  the  rain  is  over  and  gone.  The  flowers 
have  appeared  in  our  land  ;  the  time  of  pruning  is 
come  :  the  voice  of  the  turtle  dove  is  heard  in  our 
land  :  the  fig-tree  hath  put  forth  its  green  figs  :  the 
vines   in    flower  yield   their   sweet  smell.     Arise,   My 


Gospels,  and  Postcommuxioxs.  765 

love,  My  beautiful  one,  and  come  :  My  dove  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the  hollow  places  of  the  wall, 
show  Me  thy  face  ;  let  thy  voice  sound  in  My  ears  : 
for  thy  voice  is  sweet,  and  thy  face  comely. 

Gospel.  Luke  i.  39-47.  At  that  time : — Mary 
arose  and  went  with  haste  into  the  hill  country,  to  a 
city  of  Juda.  And  she  entered  into  the  house  of  Zaeh- 
ariah,  and  saluted  Elizabeth.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Elizabeth  heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  the 
babe  leaped  in  her  womb  :  and  Elizabeth  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Spirit  :  and  she  cried  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said  :  Blessed  art  thou  among  women,  and 
blessed  is  the  fruit  of  thy  womb.  And  whence  is  this 
to  me,  that  the  mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  to 
me  ?  For  behold  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy  salutation 
sounded  in  mine  ears,  the  babe  in  my  womb  leaped  for 
joy.  And  happy  art  thou  who  hast  believed,  that  those 
things  which  were  spoken  to  thee  by  the  Lord  will  be 
accomplished.  And  Mary  said  :  My  soul  doth  mag- 
nify the  Lord,  and  my  spirit  rejoiceth  in  God  my  Sa- 
viour. 

Postcommuxion.  We  have  received,  O  Lord,  the  votive  Mys- 
teries of  this  annual  celebration  :  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that 
they  may  bestow  upon  us  remedies  both  for  time  and  eternity. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

OUR  LADY  OF  MT.   CARMEL.     {July  16.) 

Introit.  Let  us  all  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  and  celebrate  a  festal 
day  in  honor  jf  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  :  on  whose  solemn  Feast 
the  Angels  rejoice,  and  give  praise  to  the  Son  of  God. 

My  heart  hath  uttered  a  good  word  :  I  speak  of  my  works  for 
the  King. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  hast  honored  the  Carmelite  Order  with 
the  peculiar  title  of  the  most  blessed  Mary,  ever  Virgin,  Thy 
Mother  :  mercifully  grant  that  as  we  this  day  celebrate  her  Com- 
memoration with  solemn  worship,  so  we  may  be  defended  by 
her  protecting  power,  and  be  found  worth}-  to  attain  unto  ever- 
lasting joys.     Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Eccl.  xxiv.  23-3/.  As  the  vine  I  have 
brought  forth  a  pleasant  odor  :  and  my  flowers  are  the 
fruit  of  honor  and  riches.  I  am  the  mother  of  fair 
love,  and  of  fear,  and  of  knowledge,  and  of  holy  hope. 


766        The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 


Iu  me  is  all  grace  of  the  way  and  of  the  truth  ;  in  me 

is  all  hope  of  life  and  of  virtue.     Come  over  to  me,  all 

ye  that  desire  me,  and  be  filled  with  my  fruits.     For 

my  spirit  is  sweet  above  honey,  and   my  inheritance 

above   honey   and  the   honeycomb.       My  memory   is 

unto  everlasting  generations.     They  that  eat  me  shall 

yet  hunger  :  and  they  that  drink  me  shall  yet  thirst. 

He  that  hearkeneth  to  me  shall  not  be  confounded  : 

and  they  that  work  by  me  shall  not  sin.     They  that 

explain  me  shall  have  life  everlasting. 

Gospel.     Luke  xi.  2J-28.     At  that  time  : — As  Jesus 

was  speaking  to   the  multitudes  ;    A   certain   woman 

from   the   crowd,  lifting  up  her  voice,  said   to  Him  : 

Happy  is  the  womb  which  bare  Thee,  and  the  breasts 

which  Thou  hast  sucked.     But  He  said  :  Yea,  rather 

happy  are  they  who  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

PostcOmmuxion.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  the  vene- 
rable intercession  of  Thy  glorious  Mother,  tho  ever-Virgin  Mary, 
may  assist  us  ;  and  that  it  may  free  us  from  all  dangers,  and  lov- 
ingly unite  us  in  harmony,  whom  it  has  loaded  with  perpetual 
benefits.     Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

TRANSFIGURATION  OF  OUR  LORD  JESUS 
CHRIST.     (August  6.) 

Ixtroit.  Thy  lightnings  enlightened  the  world  :  the  earth 
shook  and  trembled. 

How  lovely  are  Thy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of  hosts  :  my  soul 
longeth  and  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who,  in  the  glorious  Transfiguration  of 
Thine  Only-Begotten  Son,  didst  attest  the  mysteries  of  the  Faith 
by  the  witness  of  the  Fathers,  and  didst  wonderfully  signify,  by  a 
Voice  out  of  a  bright  cloud,  the  adoption  of  sons  :  mercifully  grant 
unto  us  to  be  made  co-heirs  with  the  very  King  of  glory,  and 
bring  us  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  same.  Through  the  same  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistlk.  2  Peter  i.  /6-rg.  Dearly  Beloved  : — We 
have  not  followed  eunningly  devised  fables,  when  we 
made  known  to  yon  the  power  and  presence  of  onr 
Lord  Jesus  Christ:  but  we  were  eye-witnesses  of  His 
majesty.  For  He  received  from  God  the  Father  honor 
and  ,^lorv,  when  there  came  such  a  voice  to  Him  from 
the  excellent  glory :  This  is  My  beloved  Son,  in  whom 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  767 

I   am   well   pleased  :  hear   ye   Him.     And  this  Voice 

which  came  from  heaven  we  heard,  when  we  were  with 

Him  on  the  holy  mount.     We  have  also  the  surer  word 

of  prophecy,  to   which  ye  do  well   to  attend,  as  to  a 

light  that  shineth  in  a  dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn 

and  the  day-star  arise  in  your  hearts. 

Gospel.  Matt.  xvii.  i-g,  as  on  the  Second  Sunday  in  L,ent 
(p.  695). 

POSTCOMMUNION.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty  God, 
that  we  may  apprehend,  by  the  intelligence  of  a  purified  mind, 
the  most  holy  mystery  of  the  Transfiguration  of  Thy  Son,  which 
we  now  celebrate  with  solemn  office.  Through  our  Tord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

ASSUMPTION  OF  THE   B.  V.  M.    [August  15.) 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  Our  Tady  of  Mt.  Carmel  (p.  765), 
substituting  the  word  Assumption  in  place  of  the  words  "  Solemn 
Feast." 

Collect.  Pardon,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  transgres- 
sions of  Thy  servants ;  that  we,  who  by  our  own  deeds  are  fin- 
able to  please  Thee,  may  be  saved  by  the  intercession  of  the 
Mother  of  Thy  Son  our  Cord.  Through  the  same  our  Tord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  EccL  xxiv.  it- 20.  In  all  these  I  sought 
rest,  and  I  shall  abide  in  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord. 
Then  the  Creator  of  all  things  commanded,  and  said  to 
me:  and  He  that  made  me,  rested  in  my  tabernacle.  And 
He  said  to  me :  Let  thy  dwelling  be  in  Jacob,  and  thy 
inheritance  in  Israel,  and  take  root  in  My  elect.* 
From  the  beginning,  and  before  the  world,  was  I  creat- 
ed ;  and  unto  the  world  to  come  I  shall  not  cease  to 
be:  and  in  the  holy  dwelling  place  I  have  ministered 
before  Him.  And  so  was  I  established  in  Sion,  and  in 
the  holy  city  likewise  I  rested:  and  my  power  was  in 
Jerusalem.  And  I  took  root  in  an  honored  people, 
and  in  the  portion  of  my  God  which  is  His  inheritance: 
and  my  abode  is  in  the  full  assembly  of  saints."  I  was 
exalted  like  a  cedar  in  Libanus,  and  as  a  cypress-tree 
on  Mt.  Sion.  I  was  exalted  like  a  palm-tree  in  Cades, 
and  as  a  rose-plant  in  Jericho  :  as  a  fair  olive-tree  in 
the  plains,  ancf  as  a  plane-tree  by  the  water  in  the 
meadows,  was  I  exalted.     I  gave   a  sweet  smell  like 


768         The  Ixtroits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

cinnamon,  and  aromatic  balm:  I  yielded  a  sweet  odor 
like  the  best  mvrrh. 

Gospel.  Luke  x.  38-42.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  en- 
tered into  a  certain  town,  and  a  certain  woman  named 
Martha  received  Him  into  her  house.  And  she  had  a 
sister  called  Mary,  who,  sitting  also  at  the  Lord's  feet, 
heard  his  word.  But  Martha  was  busy  about  much 
serving  :  and  she  stood  and  said  :  Lord,  dost  Thou  not 
care  that  my  sister  hath  left  me  to  serve  alone  ?  Bid 
her  then  help  me.  And  the  Lord  answering,  said  to 
her  :  Martha,  Martha,  thou  art  anxious,  and  troubled 
about  many  things.  But  one  thing  is  necessary. 
Mary  hath  chosen  the  best  part,  which  shall  not  be 
taken  away  from  her. 

Postcomminion.  Having  been  made  partakers  of  the  hea- 
venly table,  we  implore  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  we 
who  venerate  the  Assumption  of  the  Mother  of  God  may  by  her 
intercession  be  delivered  from  all  the  evils  which  threaten  us. 
Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

NATIVITY  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.     {Septembers.) 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Espousals  {p.  739). 

Collect.  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  unto  us  Thy 
servants  the  gift  of  'T\\y  heavenly  grace  ;  that  as  in  the  childbirth 
of  the  Blessed  Virgin  our  salvation  began,  so  from  the  votive  So- 
lemnity of  her  Nativity  we  may  obtain  an  increase  of  peace. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     A  men. 

Lesson.  Prov.  viii.  22-35,  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception  [p.  756). 

Gospel.  Matt.  i.  1-16.  Book  or  the  generation  of 
Jesus  Christ,  Son  of  David,  Son  of  Abraham.  Abra- 
ham begat  Isaac  :  and  Isaac  begat  Jacob  :  and  Jacob 
begat  Judas,  and  his  brethren.  And  Judas  begat 
Phares  and  Zara  of  Thamar  :  and  Phares  begat  Esron  : 
and  Esron  begat  Aram.  And  Aram  begat  Aminadab  : 
and  Aminadab  begat  Naasson  :  and  Naasson  begat 
Salmon.  And  Salmon  begat  Booz  of  Rahab  :  and 
Booz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth  :  and  Obed  begat  Jesse  :  and 
Jesse  begat  David  the  king.  And  David  the  king 
begat  Solomon  of  her  who  was  wife  of  Uriah.  And 
Solomon  begat  Roboam  :   and  Roboam  begat  Abiah : 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunion  s.  769 

and  Abiah  begat  Asa.  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat  :  and 
Josaphat  begat  Joram  :  and  Jorani  begat  Oziah.  And 
Oziah  begat  Joatham  :  and  Joathani  begat  Acliaz  :  and 
Achaz  begat  E^ekiak.  And  Ezekiah  begat  Menassas  : 
and  Menassas  begat  Anion :  and  Anion  begat  Josiah. 
And  Josiah  begat  Jeclioniah  and  his  brethren,  about 
the  time  of  the  removal  to  Babylon.  And  after  the  re- 
moval to  Babylon,  Jeclioniah  begat  Salathiel  :  and 
Salathiel  begat  Zoro babel.  And  Zorobabel  begat 
Abiud :  and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim  :  and  Eliakim  begat 
Azor.  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc  :  and  Sadoc  begat 
Achim  :  and  Achim  begat  Eliud.  And  Eliud  begat 
Eleazar:  and  Eleazar  begat  Mathan  :  and  Mathan  be- 
gat Jacob.  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph,  the  husband  of 
Mary,  of  whom  was  born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 
Postcommunion  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Visitation  {p.  765). 

THE  HOLY  NAME  OF  MARY. 
Sunday  within  the  Octave  of  the  Above, 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Annunciation  {p.  761). 

Collect.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty  God,  tnat 
Thy  faithful  people  who  rejoice  in  the  Name  of  the  most  holy 
Virgin  Mary,  and  enjoy  her  protection,  may,  by  her  loving-  inter- 
cession, be  delivered  from  all  evils  here  on  earth,  and  be  found 
worthy  to  attain  to  everlasting  joys  in  heaven.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen.     Collect  of  the  Sunday. 

Lesson.  Eccl.  xxiv.  2j-ji,  as  on  the  Feast  of  Mt.  Carmel 
(A  7*5). 

Gospel.  Luke  i.  26-18,  as  on  ihe  Feast  of  the  Expectation 
(A  758.) 

POSTCOMMUNION.  Having  received,  O  Lord,  these  helps  to  our 
Salvation,  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  be  in  all  places 
protected  by  the  patronage  of  Blessed  Mary,  ever  Virgin  ;  in 
whose  honor  we  have  made  these  offerings  unto  Thy  Majesty. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Postcommunion  and  Last  Gospel  of  the  Sunday. 
EXALTATION  OF  THE  HOLY  CROSS.    (Sept.  14.) 

Introit.  It  behooves  us  to  glory  in  the  Cross  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ  :  in  whom  is  our  Salvation,  Life,  and  Resurrection  :  by 
whom  we  are  saved  and  delivered. 

Cod  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us:  cause   the  light  of  His 
countenance  to  shine  upon  us,  and  have  mercy  on  us. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 


77o         This  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

Collect.  O  God,  who  dost  this  day  gladden  us  by  the  yearly 
Feast  of  the  Exaltation  of  the  Holy  Cross  :  grant,  we  beseech 
Thee,  that  as  we  have  understood  the  mystery  thereof  upon 
earth,  so  we  may  worthily  enjoy  in  heaven  the  fruits  of  its  re- 
demption.    Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

Epistle.    Philip,  ii.  3-11,  as  on  Palm  Sunday  {p.  701). 

GOSPEL.  John  xii.  31-36.     At  that  time : — Jesus  said 

to  the  multitudes  of  the  Jews  :  Now  is  the  judgment  of 

the  world  ;  now  shall  the  prince  of  this  world  be  cast 

out.     And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  will  draw 

all  things  to  Myself.     Now  this   He   said,   signifying 

what  death  He  should  die.     The  crowd  answered  Him: 

We  have  heard  from  the  law  that  Christ  remaineth  for 

ever  ;  and  how  savest  Thou :  The  Son  of  man  must  be 

lifted  up  ?     Who  is  this  Son  of  man  ?    Jesus  therefore 

said  to  them :  Yet  a  little  while,  the  light  is  in  you. 

Walk  whilst  ye  have  the  light,  that  the  darkness  may 

not  overtake  you  :  For  he  who  walketh   in  darkness 

knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth.     Whilst  ye  have  the 

light,  believe  in  the  light,  that  ye  may  be  sous  of  light. 

Postcommunion.  Draw  nigh  unto  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  and 
defend,  by  the  perpetual  defence  of  the  holy  Cross,  those  whom 
Thou  makest  to  rejoice  in  its  honor.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

THE  SEVEN  SORROWS  OF  THE  B.  V.  M. 
Third  Sunday  of  September. 

Introit.  There  stood  by  the  Cross  of  Jesus,  His  mother,  and 
the  sister  of  His  mother,  Mary  of  Cleophas,  and  vSalome,  and 
Mary  Magdalen. 

Woman,  behold  thy  son,  said  Jesus  ;  and  to  the  disciple,  Be- 
hold thy  mother. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  in  whose  Passion,  according  to  the  pro- 
phecy of  Simeon,  a  sword  of  sorrow  did  pierce  through  the  sweet- 
est soul  of  Thy  glorious  Virgin-Mother  Mary  :  mercifully  grant 
that  we,  who  celebrate  the  memory  of  her  sorrows,  may  obtain 
the  happy  effect  of  Thy  Passion.  Who  livest  and  reiguest,  etc. 
A  men.     Collect  of  the  Sunday. 

LESSON.  Judith  xiii.  22-23.  The  Lord  has  blessed 
thee  by  His  power,  because  by  thee  He  hath  brought 
our  enemies  to  naught.     Blessed  art  thou,  O  daughter, 


GOSPELS,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  77 1 

by  the  Lord  the  most  high  God,  above  all  women  upon 
the  earth.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  who  made  heaven  and 
earth  :  because  lie  hath  so  magnified  thy  name  this 
day,  that  thy  praise  shall  not  depart  out  of  the  mouth 
of  men,  who  shall  be  mindful  of  the  power  of  the  Lord 
for  ever  :  for  that  thou  hast  not  spared  thy  life,  by  rea- 
son of  the  distress  and  tribulation  of  thy  people  :  but 
hast  prevented  our  ruin,  in  the  presence  of  our  God. 

Sequence  :  Stabat  Mater,  p.  617. 

Gospel.  Joh?i  xix.  25-27.  At  that  time  : — There 
stood  by  the  Cross  of  Jesus,  His  mother,  and  the  sister 
of  His  mother,  Mary  of  Cleophas,  and  Mary  Magda- 
len. When  Jesus,  therefore,  had  seen  His  mother  and 
the  disciple  whom  He  loved  standing,  He  saith  to  His 
mother  :  Woman,  behold  thy  Son  !  After  that,  He 
saith  to  the  disciple  :  Behold  thy  mother  !  And  from 
that  hour  the  disciple  took  her  to  his  home. 

Postcommuniox.  O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  may  the  Sacrifice  of 
which  we  have  partaken,  in  the  devout  celebration  of  the  trans- 
fixion of  Thy  Virgin  Mother,  obtain  for  us  of  Thy  tender  mercy 
the  effect  of  every  salutary  blessing.  Who  livest  and  reignest, 
etc.     Amen. 

Postcommunion  and  Last  Gospel  of  the  Sunday. 

ST.  MICHAEL,     ARCHANGEL.     {September  29.) 

Michaelmas. 

Introit.  Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  His  Angels  :  3'e  that  are 
mighty  in  strength,  and  fulfil  His  commandment,  hearkening  to 
the  voice  of  His  words. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul  :  and  let  all  that  is  within  me  bless 
His  holy  name. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  dost  dispose  the  services  of  Angels 
and  men  in  a  wonderful  order  :  mercifully  grant  that  as  Thy  holy 
angels  always  minister  before  Thee  in  heaven,  so  by  them  we 
may  be  protected  in  our  life  on  earth.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  Apoc.  i.  /-5.  In  those  days  : — The  things 
which  must  shortly  come  to  pass  God  sent  and  signi- 
fied, by  His  angel  to  His  servant  John,  who  testified 
the  word  of  God,  and  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ, 


772         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles. 

whatever  things  he  saw.  Blessed  is  he  who  readeth 
and  heareth  the  words  of  this  prophecy  ;  and  keepeth 
the  things  which  are  written  in  it ;  for  the  time  is  at 
hand.  John  to  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia  : 
Grace  to  you,  and  peace  from  Him  who  is,  and  who 
was,  and  who  is  to  come  ;  and  from  the  seven  spirits 
who  are  before  His  throne  ;  and  from  Jesus  Christ,  who 
is  a  faithful  Witness,  the  First-born  from  the  dead,  and 
the  Prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth  ;  who  hath  loved 
us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  His  blood. 

Gospel.  Matt,  xviii.  i-io.  At  that  time  : — The 
disciples  came  to  Jesus,  saying  :  Who  is  the  greatest  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  ?  And  Jesus  called  to  Him  a 
little  child,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them.  And 
said  :  Truly  I  say  to  you,  unless  ye  be  converted,  and 
become  as  little  children,  ve  shall  not  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven.  Whoever,  therefore,  shall  humble 
himself  as  this  little  child,  the  same  is  greatest  in  the 
kingdom  of  heaven.  And  he  who  shall  receive  one 
such  little  child  in  My  name,  receiveth  Me.  But  he 
who  shall  scandalize  one  of  these  little  ones  that  be- 
lieve in  Me,  it  were  better  for  him  that  a  millstone 
were  hung  about  his  neck,  and  he  were  plunged  into 
the  depth  of  the  sea.  Woe  to  the  world  because  of 
scandals.  For  it  must  needs  be  that  scandals  come, 
but  nevertheless  woe  to  that  man  bv  whom  the  scan- 
dal  cometh.  And  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  scandalize 
thee,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from  thee.  It  is  better  for 
thee  to  go  into  life  maimed  or  lame,  than,  having  two 
hands  or  twTo  feet,  to  be  cast  into  everlasting  fire.  And 
if  thine  eye  scandalize  thee,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it 
from  thee  :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  with 
one  eye,  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire. 
vSee  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little  ones  ;  for  I 
say  to  you,  that  their  angels  in  heaven  always  behold 
the  face  of  My  Father  who  is  in  heaven. 

Postcommuxion.  Supported  by  the  intercession  of  Thy  bless- 
ed Archangel  Michael,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that 
what  we  honor  in  word  we  may  also  experience  in  our  souls. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     A  men. 


GOSPELS,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  773 

SOLEMNITY  OF  THE  HOLY  ROSARY. 
First  Sunday  of  October. 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  Mt.  Carmel  {p.  765). 

Collect.  O  God,  whose  Only-Begotten  Son,  by  His  life, 
death,  and  resurrection,  hath  purchased  for  us  the  rewards  of 
eternal  salvation  :  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that,  meditating  upon 
these  mysteries  in  the  most  holy  Rosary  of  the  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary,  we  may  both  imitate  'what  the}'  contain,  and  obtain  what 
they  promise.  Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen.     Collect  of  the  Sunday. 

Lesson.  Prov.  vui.,  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception, p.  756,  omitting  from  *  to  *, 

Gospel.  Luke  i.  26-jS,  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Expectation 
(A  758). 

Postcommttnion.  We  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  that  we  may  be 
assisted  by  the  prayers  of  Thy  most  holy  Mother,  whose  Rosary 
we  celebrate  :  that  we  may  perceive  the' virtue  of  the  mysteries 
which  we  commemorate,  and  obtain  the  effect  of  the  Sacrament 
which  we  have  received.     Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

Postcommunion  and  Last  Gospel  of  the  Su7iday. 
MATERNITY  OF  THE  B.  V.   M. 
Third  Sunday  of  October. 

Introit  as  on  Feast  of  the  Espousals  (p.  75Q). 

Collect  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Expectation  (p.  757).  Collect  jf 
the  Sunday. 

Lesson.    Feci.  xxiv.  23-31,    as  on   the   Feast   of  Mt.  Carmel 

(P  765). 

Gospel.  Luke  ii.  43-51,  as  on  the  First  Sunday  after  Epi- 
phany {p.  678). 

Postcommuxion  as  on  Circumcision,  p.  673. 

Postcommunion  and  Last  Gospel  of  the  Sunday. 

FEAST  OF  AIL  SAINTS.     {November/.) 

Introit.  Let  us  all  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  celebrating  a  festal 
day  in  honor  of  all  the  Saints  ;  at  whose  solemnity  the  Angels  re- 
joice, and  give  praise  to  the  Son  of  God. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  just  :  praise  becometh  the  upright. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  Almighty,  Everlasting  God,  who  givest  us  to  vene- 
rate in  one  Solemnity  the  merits  of  all  Thy  saints  :  we  beseech 
Thee  that  through  the  multitude  of  our  intercessors  Thou 
wouldst  bestow  upon  us  the  fulness  of  Thy  mercy,  which  we 
most  humbly  desire.  Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
A  men. 


774         The  Introits,  Coi^ects,  EpIvSTi.es, 


Lesson.     Apoc.  vii.  2-12.     In  those  days  ; — Behold 
I,  John,  saw  another  Angel  ascending  from  the  rising 
of  the  sun,  having  the  seal  of  the  living  God  :   and  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  the  four  Angels,  to  whom  it 
was  given  to  hurt  the  land  and  sea,  saying  :  Hurt  not 
the  land,  and  the  sea,  nor  the  trees,  until  we  seal  the 
servants  of  our  God  on  their  foreheads.     And   I  heard 
the  number  of  those  who  were  sealed  :  a  hundred  and 
forty-four  thousand  were  sealed,  of  every  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Israel.     Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  twelve  thou- 
sand were  sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  twelve  thou- 
sand were  sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Gad  twelve  thousand 
were  sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Aser  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Nephthali  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Manasses  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Levi  twelve  thousand  were  seal- 
ed :  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar  twelve  thousand  were  seal- 
ed.    Of  the  tribe  of  Zabulon  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Joseph  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed  :  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  twelve  thousand  were 
sealed.     After  these  things  I  saw  a  great  crowd,  which 
no  man  could  number,  of  all  nations  and  tribes,  and 
peoples,  and  tongues,  standing  before  the  Throne,  and 
in  sight  of  the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes,  and 
palms  in  their  hands  :  and  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying  :  Salvation  to  our  God,  who  sitteth  upon  the 
Throne,  and  to  the  Lamb.     And  all  the  Angels  stood 
around  the  Throne,   and  the  ancients,  and  the  four 
animals  :  and  they  fell  down  on  their  faces  before  the 
Throne  and  they  adored  God,  saying:  Amen.     Praise, 
and  glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving,  honor,  and 
power,  and  strength,  to  our  God  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

GosPEiv.  Matt.  v.  i-T2.  At  that  time  :— Jesus,  see- 
ing the  crowds,  went  up  on  to  the  mountain,  and  when 
He  had  seated  Himself  His  disciples  came  to  Him. 
And  He  opened  His  mouth,  and  taught  them,  saying: 
Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit  :   for  theirs  is  the  king- 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  775 

dom  of  heaven.  Blessed  are  the  meek  :  for  they  shall 
possess  the  land.  Blessed  are  they  who  mourn  :  for 
they  shall  be  comforted.  Blessed  are  they  who  hun- 
ger and  thirst  after  justice  :  for  they  shall  be  filled. 
Blessed  are  the  merciful  :  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 
Blessed  are  the  clean  of  heart :  for  they  shall  see  God. 
Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  :  for  they  shall  be  called 
children  of  God.  Blessed  are  they  who  suffer  persecu- 
tion for  justice'  sake  :  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven.  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall  revile  you, 
and  persecute  you,  and  speak  all  that  is  evil  against 
you,  untruly,  for  My  sake  ;  be  glad  and  rejoice,  for 
your  reward  is  great  in  heaven. 

_  PoSTCOMMtTNiON.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  to  Thy 
faithful  people  ever  to  rejoice  in  the  veneration  of  all  the  Saints, 
and  to  be  defended  by  their  continual  supplication.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

ALL  SOULS'  DAY.     {November  2.) 

Ixtroit  as  in  the  Mass  for  the  Dead  {p.  57;). 

Collect.  O  God,  the  Creator  and  Redeemer  of  all  Thy  Faith- 
ful :  grant  unto  the  souls  of  Thy  servants  and  handmaids  remis- 
sion of  all  their  sins  ;  that  through  our  loving  supplications  they 
may  obtain  that  pardon  which  they  have  always  longed  for. 
Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

Epistle.  /  Cor.  xv.  51-57.  Brethren  : — Behold  I 
tell  you  a  mystery:  We  shall  all  indeed  rise  again,  but 
we  shall  not  all  be  changed.  In  a  moment,  in  the 
twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trumpet  :  for  the  trumpet 
shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  rise  incorruptible  :  and 
we  shall  be  changed.  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on 
in  corruption  :  and  this  mortal  put  on  immortality. 
But  when  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality, 
then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  saying,  which  is 
written  :  Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory.  Death, 
where  is  thy  victory?  Death,  where  is  thy  sting? 
Now  the  sting  of  death  is  sin  :  and  the  strength  of  sin 
is  the  law.  But  thanks  be  to  God,  who  hath  given  us 
the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Sequence  :  Dies  Irce,  p.  574. 


776         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 

Gospel.  John  v.  25-29.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  said 
to  the  multitudes  of  the  Jews  :  Truly,  truly,  I  say 
to  you,  that  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when  the 
dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of  God,  and  they 
who  hear  shall  live.  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in 
Himself,  so  He  hath  given  to  the  Son  also  to  have  life 
in  Himself.  And  He  hath  given  Him  power  to  exe- 
cute judgment,  because  He  is  the  Sou  of  man.  Won- 
der not  at  this,  for  the  hour  cometh  in  which  all  that 
are  in  the  graves  shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of 
God.  And  they  who  have  done  good  shall  come  forth 
unto  the  resurrection  of  life  ;  but  they  who  have  done 
evil,  unto  the  resurrection  of  judgment. 

^  Postcom  mvxion.  We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  the  prayer 
of  Thy  suppliant  people  may  benefit  the  souls  of  thy  servants 
departed:  that  Thou  mayest  "deliver  them  from  all  their  sins,  and 
make  them  partakers  of  Thy  Redemption.  Who  livest  and 
reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

PATRONAGE  OF  THE  B.  V.  M. 
Second  Sunday  of  November. 

Introit  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Espousals  {p.  759). 
Collect.     Grant,  O  Lord  God  {p.  igj).     Collect  of  the  Sunday. 
Lesson.     Eccl.  xxiv.  14-16,  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Assumption, 
p.  767,  from  *  to  *. 

Gospel.    Luke  xi.  27-28,  as  on  the.  Feast  of  Mt.  Carmel  (p.  766). 
Postcommtjnion  as  on  the  Feast  of  the  Holy   Name  of  Mary 

(p.  769^ 

Postcommunton  and  Last  Gospel  of  the  Sunday. 

PRESENTATION  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.    {Nov.  21.) 

Everything  as  in  preceding  Mass,  except 

Collect.  O  God,  who  wast  pleased  that  Blessed  Mary  ever 
Virgin,  being  herself  the  dwelling-place  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
should  on  this  day  be  presented  iii  the  Temple:  grant,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  that  through  her  intercession  we  may  be  found 
worthy  to  be  presented  in  the  Temple  of  Thy  glory.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

THE  ANNIVERSARY  OF  THE  DEDICATION 

OF  A  CHURCH. 

Introit.  Terrible  is  this  place  :  This  is  the  house  of  God, 
and  the  gate  of  heaven  ;  and  shall  be  called  the  court  of  God. 


GOSPELS,  AND   POSTCOMMUNIONS.  777 

How  lovely  are  Thy  tabernacles,  O  Ivord  of  hosts  :    my  soul 
longeth  and  tainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  ivord. 
Glor}^  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

Collect.  O  God,  who  dost  everj-  year  bring  round  unto  us 
again  the  day  whereon  this  Thy  holy  temple  was  consecrated, 
and  bringest  us  again  in  safety  to  be  present  at  Thy  holy  Myste- 
ries, graciously  hear  the  prayers  of  Thy  people,  and  grant  that 
whosoever  comes  into  this  house  to  ask  good  things  at  Thy  hand 
may  rejoice  in  the  obtaining  of  all  his  request.  Through  our 
Ivord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

Lesson.  Apoc.  xxi.  2-5.  In  those  days  : — I  saw 
the  holy  city,  the  new  Jerusalem,  coming  down  out  of 
heaven,  from  God,  prepared  as  a  bride  adorned  for  her 
husband.  And  I  heard  a  great  Voice  from  the  Throne, 
saying:  Behold  the  tabernacle  of  God  with  men,  and 
He  will  dwell  with  them.  And  they  shall  be  His 
people,  and  God  Himself  with  them  will  be  their  God. 
And  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from  their  eyes  ; 
and  death  shall  be  no  more,  nor  mourning,  nor  wail- 
ing, nor  sorrow  shall  be  any  more,  for  the  former 
things  are  passed  away.  And  He  who  sat  on  the 
Throne  said  :  Behold,  I  make  all  things  new. 

Gospel,.  L  uke  xix.  1-10.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  en- 
tered and  walked  through  Jericho.  And  behold,  there 
was  a  man  named  Zachseus  ;  who  was  chief  of  the  pub- 
licans, and  he  was  rich  :  and  he  sought  to  see  who  Jesus 
was,  and  he  could  not  on  account  of  the  crowd,  be- 
cause he  was  low  of  stature.  And  running  before,  he 
climbed  up  into  a  sycamore  tree,  to  see  Him  ;  for  He 
was  about  to  pass  that  way.  And  when  Jesus  was 
come  to  the  place,  looking  up,  He  saw  him,  and  said 
to  him  :  Zachceus,  make  haste  and  come  down  :  for 
this  day  I  must  remain  in  thy  house.  And  he  made 
haste  and  came  down,  and  received  Him  joyfully. 
And  when  all  saw  it,  they  murmured,  saying  that  He 
was  gone  to  be  a  guest  with  a  man  who  was  a  sinner. 
But  Zachaeus  standing,  said  to  the  Lord,  Behold,  Lord, 
I  give  to  the  poor  the  half  of  my  goods  ;  and  if  I  have 
wronged    any    one    of    anything,    I    restore   fourfold. 


778         The  Introits,  Collects,  Epistles, 


Jesus  said  to  hiui  :  This  day  is  salvation  come  to  this 
house  ;  because  he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham.  For  the 
Sou  of  mau  is  come  to  seek  and  to  save  that  which  was 
lost. 

Postcom  munion.  O  God,  who  out  of  living  and  elect  stones 
dost  prepare  for  Thy  Majesty  an  eternal  abode  :  help  Thy  people 
as  they  pray  unto  Thee  ;  that  as  Thy  Church  advances  by  bodily 
extension,  so  may  it  ever  grow  by  spiritual  increase.  Through 
our  L,ord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    A  men. 

FOR  THE  DEAD. 

On  the  Day  of  Decease  or  Burial,.     {See  p.  571). 

On  the  Anniversary. 

Introit  as  in  Mass  for  the  Dead  (p.  571). 

Collect.  O  God,  the  Lord  of  mercies,  grant  to  the  souls  of 
Thy  servants,  whose  anniversary  we  commemorate,  a  place  of 
refreshment,  the  happiness  of  rest,  and  the  clearness  of  Thy  light. 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

Lesson.  2  Much.  xii.  43-46.  In  those  days  : — 
The  most  valiant  man  Judas,  making  a  gathering,  sent 
twelve  thousand  drachms  of  silver  to  Jerusalem  for 
sacrifice  to  be  offered  for  the  sins  of  the  dead,  thinking 
well  and  religiously  concerning  the  resurrection.  (For 
if  he  had  not  hoped  that  they  who  were  slain  should 
rise  again,  it  would  have  seemed  superfluous  and  vain 
to  pray  for  the  dead.)  And  because  he  considered  that 
they  who  had  fallen  asleep  with  godliness,  had  great 
grace  laid  up  for  them.  It  is  therefore  a  holy  and 
wholesome  thought  to  pray  for  the  dead,  that  they 
may  be  loosed  from  sins. 

Sequence  :  Dies  Irce,  p.  574. 

GoSPEiv.  John  vi.  37-40.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  said 
to  the  multitudes  of  the  Jews:  All  that  the  Father 
giveth  Me  shall  come  to  Me;  and  him  that  coineth  to 
Me  I  will  not  cast  out.  Because  I  have  come  down 
from  heaven,  not  to  do  Mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of 
Him  who  sent  Me.     Now  this  is  the  will  of  the  Father 


Gospels,  and  Postcommunions.  779 

who  sent  Me,  that  of  all  that  He  hath  given  Me,  I 
should  lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it  up  again  on 
the  last  day.  And  this  is  the  will  of  My  Father  who 
sent  Me  :  that  every  one  who  seeth  the  Son,  and  be- 
lieveth  in  Him,  may  have  life  everlasting  ;  and  I  will 
raise  him  up  on  the  last  day. 

Postcomm  union.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  L,ord,  that 
the  soul  of  Thy  servant,  the  anniversary  of  whose  death  we  now 
commemorate,  being  purified  by  this  Sacrifice,  may  obtain  both 
pardon  and  eternal  rest.  Through  our  Dord  Jesus  Christ,  etc. 
Amen. 

The  Common  Mass  for  the  Dead. 

Introit  as  in  Mass  for  the  Dead  [p.  571). 

Collect  I.  O  God,  who  didst  raise  Thy  servants  to  the  digni- 
ty of  Bishops  or  Priests  in  the  Apostolic  Priesthood  :  grant,  we 
beseech  Thee,  that  they  may  be  for  ever  united  to  the  company 
of  the  same.     Through  our  Dord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.     Amen. 

II.  O  God,  the  bestower  of  forgiveness  and  the  lover  of  hu- 
man salvation  :  we  beseech  Thee  of  thy  tender  love  to  grant  that 
the  brethren  of  our  congregation,  with  their  relations  and  bene- 
factors who  have  passed  out  of  this  life,  by  the  intercession  of 
Blessed  Mary  ever  Virgin,  and  all  Thy  Saints,  may  come  to  the 
fellowship  of  eternal  bliss. 

III.  O  God,  the  Creator,  etc.  (as  on  All  Souls'  Day,  p.  775). 

Lesson.  Apoc.  xiv.  ij.  In  those  days : — I  heard  a 
Voice  from  heaven,  saying  to  me :  Write :  blessed 
are  the  dead,  who  die  in  the  Lord.  Henceforth  now, 
saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may  rest  from  their  labors  ; 
for  their  works  follow  them. 

The  Sequence  Dies  Ircz  (p.  $74)  is  voluntary  in  this  Mass. 

Gospel,.  John  vi.  51-55.  At  that  time  : — Jesus  said 
to  the  multitude  of  the  Jews  : — I  am  the  living  bread, 
which  came  down  from  heaven.  If  any  man  eat  of 
this  bread  he  shall  live  for  ever  :  and  the  bread  which 
I  will  give  is  My  flesh  for  the  life  of  the  world.  The 
Jews  therefore  disputed  among  themselves,  saying  : 
How  can  this  man  give  us  His  flesh  to  eat  ?  Then  Je- 
sus said  to  them,  Truly,  truly,  I  say  unto  you  :  Unless 
ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man,  and   drink  His 


78o 


The  Introits,  Collects,  Etc. 


blood,  ye  shall  not  have  life  in  you.  He  who  eateth 
My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  hath  everlasting 
life  ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  on  the  last  day.* 

Postcommunion  I.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  through 
Thy  loving  compassion,  which  we  have  implored  on  behalf  of  the 
souls  of  Thy  servants,  Bishops  or  Priests,  that  by  Thy  mercy 
they  may  eternally  enjoy  His  presence,  in  whom  they  have  hoped 
and  believed.     Through  "our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  etc.    Amen. 

II.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty  and  merciful  God, 
that  the  souls  of  our  brethren,  friends,  and  benefactors,  for 
whom  we  have  offered  this  Sacrifice  to  Thy  Majesty,  being,  by 
virtue  of  these  Mysteries,  purified  from  all  sin,  may,  through  Thy 
mercy,  receive  the  blessing  of  perpetual  light. 

III.  Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  our  humble 
pra3rers  in  behalf  of  the  souls  of  Thy  servants  and  handmaids 
may  be  profitable  for  them:  so  that  Thou  mayst  deliver  them  from 
all  "their  sins,  and  make  them  partakers  of  Thy  Redemption. 
Who  livest  and  reignest,  etc.     Amen. 

*  Note  :  The  Epistles  and  Gospels  of  any  one  Mass  for  the 
Dead  may  be  said  alx.o  at  any  other  of  the  Masses  for  the  Dead. 


6c^M^S* 


INDEX. 


Devotions  to  which  Indulgences  are  attached  are  marked  thus  :  (i). 


ABSOLUTION.  Form  of,    2S6. 
Abstinence  Days,  18. 

On  Fasting  and,  17. 
Accessory     to     another's    Sin, 

Ways  of  being:,  23. 
Act  of  Adoration,  340,  462. 

of  Charity,  53,  276,   321,  463, 

464. 
of  Commendation   to   God, 

464. 
of  Consecration    to    the  Sa- 
cred Heart,  345. 
of   Contrition,   54,    2S6,    319, 

464. 
of  Faith,  53,  276,  320,  463,  535. 
of  Hope,  53,  276,  320,  463. 
of  Humility,  322. 
of  Renunciation  of  Evil,  464. 
of  Reparation,  322,  343. 
of  Reparation    for  Blasphe- 
my (i),  105. 
of  Resignation,  462. 
of  Self-Oblation,  462. 
of  Submission,  462. 
of  Thanksgiving,  298,  462. 
Acts  of  most  necessary  Virtues 

for  the  Sick,  462. 
Adoration,  Act  of,  340,  462. 

Forty  Hours'    (i),  339. 
Advent,   Hymns   for,  601,   602, 

603,  604. 
Agony,    Prayers     during  Last, 

531. 
Prayers   for  the  Faithful  in 

(i),  510. 
All  Saints,  Hymn  for,  646. 
Alma  Redemp  tori's,   76. 
Alphousus,  Prayer  of  St.  (i),  342. 
Angel  Guardian,  Prayer   to,  54 

(i),  465- 
Guardians,  Hymn  for  Feast 
of,  643. 
Angelic  Trisagion  (i),  51,  83. 
Angelas  (i),  55. 


Auger,  Prayer  against,  296. 
Ammo,  Christi  (i),  103. 
Anniversary   of    Confirmation, 

Prayer  for,  429. 
Antiphous  of  the  B.V.  M.,  76. 

Great  Advent,  604. 
Apostles,    Commemoration    of, 
196. 

Creed,  34. 

Hymns   on  Feasts  of,  647, 
648. 
Apostolic  Blessing,  501. 
Ascension,  Hymn  for,  623. 
Ashes,  Blessing  of,  234. 
Asperges,  112. 

Aspirations  for    Holy  Commu- 
nion, 323,  332. 

to  Sacred  Heart  (i),  346. 
Athanasian  Creed,  41. 
Authorities,  Prayer  for,  56. 
Ave  Maria,  34, 
Ave  Regina,  77. 


BAPTISM,  Instruction  on,  393. 

Lay,  24. 

Order  of  administering,  393. 
Baptismal   Vows,    Renewal  of, 

410. 
Beatitudes,  Eight,   22. 
Beginning  of  Sickness,  Prayer 

in,  459- 
Believe,    What   every  Christian 

must,  25. 
Benedict te,  327. 
Benefactors,    deceased,     Praytr 

for,  594. 
Bernard,  Hymn  of  St.  (i),  635. 

Prayer  of  St.  (i),  3S1. 
Bishop,    deceased,    Prayer    for, 

592. 
Bishop,  Prayer  for,  165. 
Blasphemy,  Act  of  Reparation 

for  (1),  105. 


781 


782 


Index. 


Blessed  vSacrament,  Benediction 

of,  220. 
Benediction  of,  Hymns  for, 

658. 
\  isit  to  (1),  340. 
Blessed    Virgin     Mary,     Anti- 

phons  of,  76. 
Canticle  of,  192. 
Commemoration  of,  193. 
Hymn  for  Feasts  of,  657. 
Hymn  for   Maternity  of, 

645- 

Hymn  for  Seven  Sorrows 
of,  641. 

Litany  of  (i),  65. 

Rosary  of  (i),  368. 

Scapular  of  (i),  383. 
Blessing  after  Childbirth,  454. 

of  Ashes,  234. 

of  Candles,  225. 

of  Children,  240. 

of  Salt,  109. 

of  Water,  109. 
Bona  Mors  (i),  467. 
Bonaventure,  Prayer  of  St.,  331. 
Brethren     and     Relations     de- 
ceased, Prayer  for,  593. 
Brief   Statement    of   Christian 

Doctrine,  20. 
Burial  of  the  Dead,  Adults,  541. 

Children,  587. 

CALAMITY,  Prayer  in  time  of, 

175. 
Calendar,  1. 

Candles,  Blessing  of,  225. 
Cation  of  the  Mass,  138. 
Canticle  of  Hezechiah,  565. 

of  Simeon,  74. 

of  the  B.  V.  M.,  192. 

of  the  Three  Children,  327. 

of  Zachary,  569. 
Cardinal  Virtues,  21. 
Cemetery,   Prayer  for  those  re- 
posing in,  584,  594. 
Ceremonies  of  Mass,  86. 
Charity,  Act  of,  53,  276,  321,  463, 
464. 

Prayer  for,  169. 
Childbirth,       Blessing        after, 

454- 
Thanksgiving  after,  458, 


Children,  Blessing  of,  240. 

Burial  of,  587. 
Child's  Prayer,  173. 
Choosing  State  of  Life,  Prayer 

for,  174. 
Christian  Doctrine,  Brief  State- 
ment of,  20. 
Faith  and  Practice,  25. 
Christmas,    Hymns    for,    606, 

607. 
Church,  Hymn  for    Dedication 
of,  656. 
Prayer  against  Persecutors 

of,  166. 
Prayer  for,  165. 
Churching  of  Women,  454. 
Collects,  Epistles,  etc.,  665. 
Commandments  of  the  Church, 
21. 
Ten,  20. 
Commemoration  for  Peace,  196. 
of  St.  Joseph,   195. 
of  the  Apostles,   196. 
of  the  B.  V.  M.,  193. 
of  the  Cross,  197. 
Commendation  to  God,  Act  of, 

464. 
Communion,  Devotions  for,  305. 
Instruction  on,  302. 
Thanksgiving  after,  327. 
ComJ>h'ne,  69. 
Concord,  Prayer  for,  166. 
Confession,  Devotions    for,  272. 
Directions  for,  285. 
Instruction  on,  271. 
Prayer  before,  284. 
Thanksgiving  after,  288. 
Confessors,  Hymn   for    Feasts 

of,  653. 
Confirmation,    Instruction    on, 
418. 
Pra3'er  on    Anniversary  of, 

429. 
Order      of     administering, 
422. 
Confirmed,  Prayer  for   one    to 

be,  421. 
Confiteor,  35. 
Congregation  or  Family,  Prayer 

for,   165. 
Conscience,     Examination     of, 
278. 


Index. 


7  «3 


Conscience,     Prayer    after    Hx- 
amination  of,  2S2. 
Prayer  before  Examination 
of,  275. 
Consecration  to  S.  Heart,  345. 
Considerations  to  excite  Contri- 
tion, 277. 
Continence,   Prayer  for,  16S. 
Contrition,  Act  of,   54,   2S6,  319, 
464. 
Considerations  to  Excite,  277. 
Conversion     of     St.     Paul, 

Hymn  for,   610. 
Converts,  Reception  of,   412. 
Corporal  Works    of  Mercy,   22. 
Corpus   Christi,    Hymns"   for, 

627,  629,  630,  632. 
Counsels,  Evangelical,  23. 
Covetousness,    Prayer    against, 

296. 
Creed,  Apostles',  34. 
Athanasian,  41. 
Xicene,   126. 
of  Pope  Pius  IV.,  413. 
Cross,  Commemoration  of,   197. 
Seven  Words    upon  the  (i), 

361. 
Stations  of  the  (i),  348. 
Crucifix,  Prayer  before  (j),  33S. 

DAILY     MEDITATION,     Sub- 
jects for,  23. 
Prayer  for  the  Sick,  460. 
Days   of    Fasting    and    Absti- 
nence, 
Dead,  Burial  of,   541. 
Mass  for,  571. 
Office  of  (i),  542. 
Prayer  for,  171. 
Various  Praj'ers  for,  591. 
DeadU-  Sins,  Seven,  23. 
Death,  Prayers  for  Good  (i),  467. 
Prayers  for  a  Person  near, 
171. 
Deceased    Benefactors,    Prayer 
for,  594. 
Bishop    or     Priest,    Prayer 

for,  592. 
Brethren,   etc.,    Praver  for, 

593- 
Friend,  Prayer  for,  593. 
Man,  Prayer  for,  592. 


Deceased    Parents,   Prayer  for, 

593- 
Pope,   Prayer  for,  591. 

Woman.  Prayer  for.  593. 
Dedication  of  a  Church,  Hymn 
for,  656. 
of  vSt.  Michael,   Hymn   for, 
642. 
Departing  Soul,  Recommenda- 
tion of,  511. 
Deprofundis  (i),  211,  253,  309. 
Devotions  for  Confession,  272. 
for  Holy  Communion,  305. 
for  Mass,  90. 
for  the  Sick,  459. 
Dies  Iv<z,  574. 
Direction  of  the  Intention,   for 

Holy  Communion,  325. 
Directions  for  Confession,  2S5. 
Directory    of    Vesper     Psalms, 

215- 
Do,  What  every  Christian  must, 

3°- 
Doctrine,  Abridgment  of  Chris- 
tian, 20. 
Doxology,  Greater,  119. 

Lesser,  36. 
Dying,  Litany  for,  511. 

Prayer  to  Jesus  for  (i),  524. 

EASTER,    Hymns  for,  620,  621. 

Rule  for  finding,  15. 
Ecclesiastics,  Prayer  for,  165. 
Eight  Beatitudes,"  22. 
Ejaculations  to  Jesu^  Suffering, 

506. 
Eminent  Good  Works,  23. 
En  Ego  (i),  338. 
Enemies.  Prayer  for,  170. 
Envy,  Prayer  against,  297. 
Epiphany,  Hymn  for,  609. 
Epistles,  Gospels,  etc.,  665. 
I  Evangelical    Counsels,  23. 
Evangelists,  Hymns  for  Feasts 

of,  647.  64S. 
Evening  Hymn,  73. 

Prayers,  69,  81. 
Evil  Thoughts,  Prayer  against, 

168. 
Examination  of  Conscience,  278. 

Prayer  after,  2 

Prayer  before,  275. 


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Index. 


Extreme   Unction,    Instruction 
on,  482. 
Mode  of  Administering,  484. 
Pra\*er  after,  492. 
Prayer  before,  483. 

FAIR  WEATHER,  Prayer  for, 

167. 
Faith,  Act  of,   53,  276,  320,  463, 

535- 
and  Practice,  Summary  of, 

.25- 
Family  or  Congregation,  Prayer 

for,  165. 

Famine  or  Pestilence,  Prayer  in, 
166. 

Fasting    and   Abstinence,     In- 
struction on,  17. 
Days,  18. 

Feasts,  Table  of  Movable,  14. 

Forgiveness  of  Sins,  Prayer  for, 
167. 

Form  of  Absolution,  286. 

Forty  Hours'  Adoration  (i),  339. 

Four  Cardinal  Virtues,  21. 
Last  Things,  23. 

Friends   deceased,    Prayer   for, 

593- 

Friends,  Pra}Ter  for,  170. 

Fruits  of  the  llo\y  Ghost,  22. 
Prayers  for,  428. 

GIFT    of  Charity,   Prayer  for, 
169. 

of  Continence,    Prayer    for, 
168. 

of  Humility,  Prayer  for,  168. 

of  Patience,  Prayer  for,  169. 

of  Tears,  Prayer  for,  167. 
Gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  21. 

Prayers  for,  426. 
Gloria  in  Ex  eel  sis,  119. 
Gloria  Patri,  36. 
Gluttony,  Prayer  against,  297. 
Good.  Death,  Prayers  for  (i),  467. 

Works,  Three  Eminent,  23. 
Gospel,  Past,  157. 
Gospels,  Postcommunions,  etc., 

665. 
Grace  before  and  after  Meals, 

58-      . 
Great  Antiphons,  604. 


Greater  Doxology,  119. 
Guardian    Angel,  Prayer  to,   54 

(i),  465. 
Angels,  Hymn  for  Feast  of, 

643- 

HAIL,   Holy  Queen  (i),  79. 

Hail  Mary,  34. 

Hearing  'Mass,    Instruction  on, 

84. 
Heretics         and      Schismatics, 

Prayer  for,  169. 
Hezechiah,  Canticle  of,  565. 
Holy     Communion,    Devotions 
for,  305. 
Instruction  on,  302. 
Thanksgiving  after,  327. 
Holydays  of  Obligation,  16. 
Holy  Ghost,  Prayers  for  Seven 
Gifts  of,  426. 
Prayers  for  Twelve  Fruits, 

428. 
Seven  Gifts  of,  22. 
Sins  against,  23. 
Twelve   Fruits  of,  22. 
Holy    Innocents,    Hymn   for, 

608. 
Holy  Name    of  Jesus,  Hymn 

for  (i),  635. 
Holy  Viaticum,  Instruction  on, 

475'. 

Mode  of  administering,  476. 

Prayer  before  receiving,  471. 
Holy  Women,  Hymn  for  Feasts 

of,  655. 
Hope,  Act  of,  53,  276,  320,  463. 
Humility,  Act  of,  322. 

Prayer  for,   168. 
Husband  or  Wife,  Prayers  for, 

172,  450,   452. 
Hymns  \  Adeste  Fideles,  607. 

Adoro   Te  devote,  659. 

Adregias  Agni  dapes,  621. 

Audi  benigne  Conditor,   610. 

Ave  Maris  Stella,  657. 

Ave  vent m  Corpus,  658. 

Ccelestis  urbs,  656. 

( '</  lo  Rt  di  niptor,  645. 

(  r<  a  (or  a  hue,  601. 

Crudelis  J /erodes,  609. 

Custodes  Jiouiiuum,  643. 

Decora  lux,  638. 


Index. 


73.5 


Hymns:  Deus  tuorum,  650. 
Dies  Ires,  574. 
Egregie  Doctor,  610. 
Ex  more  docti,  611. 
Exultet  orbis,  647. 
Festivis  resonetti,  639. 
Fortem  virili  pectore,  655. 
Gloria,  la  us  et  honor,  619. 
Hcec  dies,  621. 
Isle   Confessor,  653. 
Jam  lucis,  37. 
Jam  sol  recedit,  626. 
Jesu,  corona  virginum,  654. 
_/W/*   dulcis  memoria  (i),  635. 
yi?5^  Redemplor,  606. 
Lauda  Sion,  652. 
Lncis  Creato)',  190. 
Xunc  ±aucte  nobis,  599. 
O  quam  suavis,  661. 
O  ##0/  undis,  641. 
O  sacrum  Convivium,  661. 
0  salutaris,  221. 
Pange    lingua  .  .  .  corporis 

(i),  627. 
Pange  lingua  .  .  .  lauream, 

614. 
Placare,  Christe,  646. 
Quicumque  Christum,  640. 
Rector  potens,  599. 
Rex  gloriose,  652. 
P  orate  cosli,  603. 
Rerum  Deus,  600. 
Sacris  solemn \iis,  629. 
Salutis  humancs,  623. 
Salvete     /lores      martyrum, 

6c 
Sanctorum  meritis,  651. 
Stab  at  Mater  (i),  617. 
Tantum  ergoKX),  222, 
Te  Joseph,  636. 
7>  2u£Lff,  73. 
7!?  splendor,  642. 
7z'fo"  Christe,  644. 
Tristes  erant  Apostoli,  648. 
£//  queant  taxis,  637. 
P3?/m  Creator  iii,  624. 
J^wz  Emmanuel.  602. 
Vent     Sancte    Spirit  us    (i), 

625. 
Verbum  supermini,  630, 
Vexilla  real's.  612. 
Victimce  Paschali,  620, 


IGNATIUS,  Favorite  Prayer  of 

St.  (i),  103. 
Impediments  to  Marriage,  433. 
Indulgence    **«   articulo  mortis, 

501. 
Indulgenced  Devotions  :  Acts  of 
Faith,  Hope,  etc.,  53. 

Angelic  Triaogion,  51,  53. 

^(  Kg*/  <?/"  GW,  54. 

Angelas,  55. 

Anima  Chnsti,  103. 

Blessed  be  God,  105. 

De profundis,  253. 

A">z  ££-6>,  338. 

Happy  and  blessed,  324. 

Zfa/y,  /Wj,  /W>,  51,  83. 

//>y.v  boundless,  346. 

y<?.s«  dulcis  memoma,  635. 

Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  367, 
470. 

Jesus,  meek  and  humble,  546. 

Kneeling  at   Thy   holy   Eeet, 

539- 

Litany  of  the  B.  V.  M.,  65. 

Litany  of  the  Holy  Name,  60. 

Look  down,  O  Lord,  90. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  342. 

Me  mora  re,  381. 

Office  of  the  Dead,  542. 

0  GW,  z<:'/z<9  /or  £&£  Redemp- 
tion, 524. 

O  Heart  of  Jesus,  347. 

O   Mary,    Mother  of  Grace, 
3O6,  502,  531. 

0  0fas/  merciful  Jesus,  510. 

O  Sacred  Heart,  347. 

O sweetest  Heart,  346. 

Pange  lingua,  627. 

Penitential  Psalms,  245. 

Prayers   for  a  Good  Death . 
467. 

Regina  Cosh,  78. 

Rosary,  36s. 

Salve  Regina,  79. 

Scapular,  3S3. 

Seven  Words  on  theCio: 
361. 

Sign  of  the  Cross,  33. 

Stabat  Male)-,  617. 

Stations  of  the  Cross,  348. 

Tantum  ergo,  222. 

Trisagion,  Angelic,  51,  83. 


^86 


Index. 


Indulgence*!    Devotions:     Vent 

Creator,  624. 
Veni  Sancte  Spirit  us,  625. 

INNOCENTS,  Hymn  for  Holy, 

6c 
Instruction,  Prayer  before,  171. 

on  Baptism,  393, 

on  Benediction,  220. 

on  Confession,  271. 

on  Confirmation,  418. 

on  Extreme  I  action,  482. 

on  Fasting  and  Abstinence, 

17. 

on  Hearing  Mass,  84. 

on  Holy  Communion,  302. 
on  Holy  Viaticum,  475. 
on  Matrimony,  431. 
on  Sacraments   in  General, 

390- 
011  Vespers,  178. 
Intention,     Direction     of,     for 

Holy  Communion,  325. 
latroits.  Collects,  etc.,  665. 
Invocation  (i),  33. 

JESU dulcis  memoria  (i),  635. 
Jesus,  Act  of  Consecration  to  S. 
Heart  of,  345. 
Act    of    Reparation    to    S. 

Heart  of,  343. 
Aspirations  to  S.    Heart   of 

(i),  346. 

Devotions    to,    in  B.  Sacra- 
ment, 340. 

Hymn   for  Holy  Name   of 

(i),  635. 
Hymn  for  Precious  Blood 

of,  639.  t 

Litany  of  Holy  Name  of  (1), 

60. 
Offering  of  Precious  Blood 

of,  298. 
Prayer  tp,  for  the  Dying  (i), 

524-  r      , 

Prayer  to  S.  Heart  of,  346. 

Suffering,  Prayers  to,  506. 

Jews,  Prayer  for,  170. 

John     the    Baptist,    Hymn   for 

Nativity  of  St. ,  637. 
Joseph,  Hvmn  for  Patronage 

of  St.,  636. 


Joseph,    Prayers  to   St.   (i),   54, 

324- 

LAST  Agoin-,  Prayers   during, 

531. 
Last  Blessing,  501. 

Gospel,  157. 

Things,  Four,  23. 
Lay  Baptism,  24. 
Lent,  Hymns  lor,  610,  611. 
Lesser  Doxology,  36. 
Litaii}-  for  the  Dying,  511. 

of  the  B.  V.  M.  (i),  65. 

of  the  Name  of  Jesus  (i),  60. 

of  the  Saints,  256. 
Lord's  Prayer,  33. 
Low  Sunday,  Hymn  for,  621. 
Lust,  Prayer  against,  296. 

MA  GNIFICA  T,  192. 
Manner  of  assisting  at   Mixed 
Marriages,  449. 
of  Hearing  Mass,  89. 
of  Serving  Mass,    106. 
Marriage.  Ceremony  of,  436. 
Manner  of  assisting  at  Mix- 
ed, 449. 
Times    when    not    Solemn- 
ized, 19. 
Martyrs,  Hymns  for  Feasts  of, 

6.50,  651,  652. 
Mass,  Canon  of,  138. 
Devotions  for,  90. 
lor  Bridegroom   and   Bride, 

440. 
for  the  Dead,  571. 
Instruction  for  hearing,  84. 
Manner  of  Serving,  106. 
Nuptial,  440. 
on  the  Ceremonies  of.  86. 
on  the  Manner  of  hearing, 

89. 
Ordinary  of,  114. 
Prayers  before,  89. 
Maternity  oe   the  B.  V.  M., 

Hymn  for,  645. 
Matrimony,     Impediments     to, 
433. 
Instruction  on,  431. 
Ritual  of,  436. 
Meals,  Grace  before  and  after, 
58. 


Index. 


73? 


Meditation,  Subjects  for  Daily, 

23- 
Memorare  (i).  3S1. 

Mercy.  Corporal    Works   of,  22. 

Spiritual  Works  of,  22. 
Michael,  Hymn  for  Dedication 

of  St.  ,642. 
Miserere,  249. 
Mixed    Marriages,    Manner    of 

assisting  at,  449. 
Mode  of  administering  Extreme 
Unction,  4" 
of  administering  Viaticum, 
476. 
Morning  Hymn,  37. 

Prayers".  37,  51. 
Mourners,  Prayers  for,  533. 
Movable   Feasts,  1. 

Table  of,  14. 
Mysteries  of  the  Rosary  (i),  372, 

NAME  OF  JESUS,  Hvmn  for  (i), 

635- 
Litany  of  (i),  60. 

Nativity  of  St.  John  the  Bap- 
tist, Hymn  for,  637. 
cessary  Virtues  for  the  Sick, 
Acts  of,  462. 

Necessity,    Prayer  in   any,  166. 

Nicene  Creed,  126. 

Night  Prayers,  69,  Si. 

Nine  Ways  of  aiding  another's 
Sin^  23. 

None,  Hymn  for,  600. 

Nunc  dimittis,  74. 

Nuptial  Mass,  440. 

OCCASIONAL  Offices,  225. 

Prayers,   165. 
Office  of  the  Dead  (i),  542. 
Offices,  Occasional,  225. 
Order  of  Blessing  Water.  109. 
Orders  of  the  Church.Fraverfur, 

165. 
Ordinary  of  the  Mass.  114. 
O  Salutaris,  221, 
Our  Father,  33. 

Our  Lady  of  Pity,  Pra\-er  to  (i), 
539- 

PAGANS,  Prayer  for.  170. 
Palm  Sunday'  Hymn  for,  619. 


Pardon  and  Amendment,  Pray- 
ers for,  294. 
Parents    deceased,    Prayer    for, 

593- 
Parents,  Prayers  of,  172,  453. 

Pater  Noster,  33. 

Patronage    of     St.     Joseph, 

Hymn  for,  636. 
Patron  Saint,  Prayer  to.  55. 
Passion    Sunday,     Hymn    for, 

612. 
Passiontide,    Hymns   for,   614, 

617. 
Patience,  Prayer  for,  169,  465. 
Peace,  Commemoration  for,  196. 
Penance,  Prayer  after  perform- 
ing, 293." 
Prayer    before    performing, 

292. 
Ritual  of,  2S6. 
Sacrament  of,  271. 
Penitential  Psalms  (i),  245. 
Persecutors,  Prayer  against,  166. 
Person  near  Death,  Prayer  for, 

171- 
Peter  and  Paul,  Hvmn  for  Feast 

ofSts.,  638. 
Plenary  Indulgence  in   artdculo 

rtis,  501. 
Pope  deceased.  Prayer  for,  591. 
Pope,  Pra}-er  for,  165. 
Postcommunions,  etc  ,665. 
Praise,  Act  of,  462. 
Prayer,  A  Child's,  173. 

after  Examination    of  Con- 
science, 2S2. 
after  Extreme  Unction,  492. 
after  performing    Penance, 

293- 
after  Viaticum,  480. 
against  Anger,  296. 
against  Covetousuess,  296. 
against  Envy,  297. 
against  Evil  Thoughts,  168. 
against  Gluttony,  297. 
against  Lust.  296. 
against  Persecutors,  166. 
against  Pride,  295. 
against  Sloth.  297. 

450,  452. 
A  ngel  of  God 
An  una  Christt  f/i,  103. 


7?< 


Indsx. 


Prayer,  A  Parent's,  453. 
A  Universal,  175. 
A  Wife's,  451,  452. 
before  Confession,  284. 
before  Examination  of  Con- 
science, 275. 
before     Extreme     Unction, 

483- 
before  performing  Penance, 

292. 
before  Study  or  Instruction, 


171. 


before  Viaticum,  471. 

En  Ego  (*),  338. 

for  a  Congregation  or  Fami- 
ly. 165. 

for  a  deceased  Bishop,  592. 

for  a  deceased  Friend,  593. 

for  a  deceased  Man,  592. 

for  a  deceased  Priest,  592. 

for  a  deceased  Pope,  591. 

for  a  deceased   Woman,  593. 

for  a  Good  Death  (i).  467. 

for  a  Sick  Person  near  Death, 
171. 

for  Authorities,  56. 

for  Bishops,  165. 

for  Charitv,  169. 

for  Choosing  State  of  Life, 
174. 

for  Concord,  166. 

for  Continence,  168. 

for  deceased  Benefactors,  594. 

for  deceased  Brethren,  etc., 
593. 

for  deceased  Parents,  593.     • 

for  Ecclesiastics,  121. 

for  F'nemies,  170. 

for  Fair  Weather,  167. 

for  Forgiveness  of  Sins,  167. 

for  Friends,  170. 

for  Heretics  and  Schismatics, 
169. 

for  Humility,  168. 

for  Jews,  170. 

for  One  dying  suddenly.  594. 

for  One  lately  baptized,  409. 

for  One  to  be  con  firmed,  421. 

for  Pagans,  170. 

for  Y'atience,  169,  465. 

for  Priest,  293. 

for  Rain,  167. 


Prayer  for  the  Church,  121. 
for  the  Dead,  171 
for  the  Faithful  in  Agony  (i), 

510. 
for  the  Gift  of  Tears,  167. 
for  the  Pope,  122. 
for  the  Sick,  171. 
for  the  Tempted,  168. 
for  Those  at  Sea,  169. 
for  Those  in  a  Cemetery,  584, 

594- 
in  any  Necessit}',  166. 
in  Suffering,  466. 
in    Beginning    of  Sickness, 

459- 
in  Time  of  Calamity,  175. 

fn  Time  of  Famine,  etc.,  166. 
in  Tribulation,  166. 
Look  dozen,  O  Lord  (it,  90. 
O  Faithful  Guardian  (i),  54. 
of  One  to  be  Married,  435. 
of  St.  Alphonsus  (i),  342. 
of  St.  Bernard  (i),  381. 
of  St.  Bonaventure,  331. 
of  St.  Gertrude,  292. 
of  St.  Ignatius  (i),  103. 
of  vSt.  Thomas  Aquinas,  330. 
on  Anniversary  of  Confirma- 
tion, 429. 
Recommendation  to  God,  171. 
to  our  Guardian  Angel,   54 

U>,  465. 

to  our  Lady  of  Pity  (i),  539. 
toourLadyof  Sorr-  ;66. 

to  our  Lord,   for  the   Dying 

(t),  524- 

to  our  Patron  Saint,  55. 

to  St.  Joseph  (it,  54,  324. 
Prayers  against  Deadly  Sins,  295. 
"before  Mass,  89. 
during  Last  Agony,  531. 
Evening,  69,  81. 
for  a  Husband  or  Wife,  172. 
for  Pardon  and  Amendment,. 

294. 
for  the   Dead,   531.  533,   5 

572,   579,  58o,    582,  584,  5<s6, 

591. 
for  the  Dying,  Three  Devout 

(i),  529. 
for  the   Fruits  of  the   Holy 
lost,  428, 


Index. 


78$ 


Prayers    for    the   Gifts    of    the 
Holy  Ghost,  426. 
for  the  use  of  Mourners,  533. 
Indulgenced     {see     "  Indul- 
geneed  Devotions"). 
in  great  Sorrow,  537. 
in  Sickness,  459,  460,  462,  471, 

509- 
Morning,  37,  51. 

Occasional,  165. 

of  Parents,  172,  453. 

to  the  S.  Heart  (i),  346. 

which        every       Christian 
should  know,  33. 
Precious     Blood,    Hymn     for 

Feast  of,  639. 
Preface,  the  Sunday,  97,  136. 
Preparation  for  Confession,  272. 

for  Holy  Communion,  305. 
Pride,  Prayer  against,  295. 
Priest  deceased,  Prayer  for,  592. 
Priest,  Prayer  for,  293. 
Prime,  37.  __ 
Psalm  4.  Cum  invocarem,  70. 

5.  Verba  mea,  544. 

6.  Domine.  ne  in  furore,  245. 

7.  Domine  Deus  mens,  545. 
15.   Conserve,    me,    Domine. 

290. 
19,  Exaudiat    te   Dominus, 
291. 

22.  Dominus  regit  me.  549. 

23.  Domini  est  terra,  454. 

24.  Ad  te,  Domine,  550. 

25.  Judica  me,  Domine,   132. 

26.  Dominus       illuminatio . 

551- 
30.  In   te.  Domine,  speravt, 

71- 

31..  Beati  quorum,  246. 

37.  Domine,     ne    in  furore, 
247. 

39.  Expecta  ns  expecta  vi,  55  5 . 

40.  Beat  us     qui      intelligit, 

557- 

41.  Quemadmodum    desider- 

at,  558. 

42.  Judica  me.  Deus,  115. 
50.  Miserere,  249. 

53.  Deus,  in   nomine,  38. 
62.  Deus,  Deus  meus,  564. 
64.   Te  decet,  563. 


Psalm  66.  Deus  miserev tur \  565. 
69.  Deus  in  adjutorium,  264. 

83.  Quam  dilecla.  305. 

84.  Benedixisti, Domine.  306, 

85.  Inclina,  Domine,  307. 
90.  Qui  habitat,  71. 

94.    /  en  He  exultemus,  543, 

101.  Domine,  exaudi,  251. 

102.  Befiedic,  am  ma  mea,  289. 
109.  Dixit  Dominus,  181. 
no.   Conjitebor  tibi,  182. 

in.  Beat  us  vir,  184. 

112.  Laudaie,  pueri,  1S5,   240. 

113.  />j  exitu  Israel,  187. 

115.  Credidi,  20c,  308. 

116.  Laudaie  Dominum,  200. 

117.  Coufiemini Domino,  525. 

118.  Beati  immaculati,  39. 
121.  Lcztat us  sum,  201. 

125.  In  convertendo,  204. 

126.  AYn'  Dominus,  202. 

127.  Beati  omnes,  211. 

129.  De projundis  (i),  211,  253, 

309- 
131.  Memento,  Domine,  208. 
133.  2Tf«  nunc,  7 
137.   Confilebor  tibi,  212. 
13S.  Domine,  probasti,  205. 
142.  Domine,  exaudi,  254. 

147.  Lauda Jerusalem,  203. 

148.  Laudate    Dominum    de 

ccelis,  .566. 

149.  Cayitate  Domino,  567. 

150.  Laudate    Dominum    in 

Sanctis,  328,  568. 
Psalms.  Directory  of  Vesper,  215= 
for  Various   Occasions,   218. 
for  Various  Seasons,  219. 
Seven  Penitential  tij,  245. 

:  QUARANT  OREi\),yo9. 

RAIN,  Prayer  for,  167. 
Raphael,  Hymn  for  Feast  of  St., 

644. 
Reception  of  Converts,  412. 
Recommendation  of  Departing 

Soui,  511. 
to  God,  Short,  171. 
Recovery,  Thanksgiving  for,  470. 
Regina  Cuii  (i;.   J 


79° 


Index. 


Relations  deceased,  Prayer  for 

593- 
Renewal  of  Baptismal  Vows,  410. 
Renunciation  of  Evil,  Act  of,  464. 
Reparation,  Act  of,  322,  343. 

for  Blasphemy,   Act    of  (i), 

105. 

Resignation,  Act  of,  462. 

Rosary,  Form  of  Blessing,  369. 

^iode  of  Reciting  (i),  372. 
Rule  for  finding  Easter,  15. 


SACRAMENT,    Benediction    of 
the  Blessed,  220. 
Benediction  of  the   Blessed, 

Hymns  for,  658. 
of  Baptism,  393. 
of  Confirmation,  418. 
of  Extreme  Unction,  482. 
of  Matrimony,  431. 
of  Penance,  271. 
of  the  Holy  Eucharist,  302. 
Visit  to  the  Blessed  (i),  340. 
Sacraments  in  General,  Instruc- 
tion on,  390. 
the  Seven,  21. 
Sacred  Heart,  Act  of  Consecra- 
tion to,  345. 
Act  of  Reparation  to,  343. 
Aspirations  to  (i),  346. 
Prayers  to,  346. 
Saint   Alphonsus,  Praj-er  of  (i), 

342- 
Bernard,  Hymn  of  (i),  635. 

Bernard,  Prayer  of  (i),  38*"-    ■ 

Bonaventure,  Prayer  of,  331. 

Gertrude,  Prayer  of,  292. 

Ignatius,  Prayer  of  (i),  103. 

John  the  Baptist,  Hymn  for 
Nativity  of,  637. 

Joseph,  Commemoration  of, 
195. 

Joseph,  Hymn  for  Patron- 
age of,  636. 

Joseph,   Prayers    to    (i),   54, 

324- 

Michael,  Hymn  for  Dedica- 
tion of,  642. 

Paul,  Hymn  for  Conver- 
sion of,  610. 

Prayer  to  our  Patron,  55. 


Saint  Raphael,  Hymn  for  Feast 
of,  644. 
Thomas  Aquinas,  Prayer  of, 

330. 
Saints,  Hymn  for  Feast  of  All, 
646. 
Litany  of,  256. 

Peter  and  Paul,    Commemo- 
ration of,  196. 
Peter  and  Paul,   Hymn  for 
Feast  of,  638. 
Salt,  Blessing  of,  109; 
Salve  Regina  (i),  79. 
Scapular  (i),  383. 
Schismatics  and  Heretics,  Pray- 
er for,  169. 
Sea,  Prayer  for  those  at,  169. 
Seasons," Psalms  for  various,  219. 
Self-Oblation,  Act  of,  462. 
Serving  Mass,  Manner  of,  ic6. 
Seven     Deadly      Sins,     Prayers 

against,  295. 
Seven  Effusions  of  our    Lord's 
Blood,   Thanksgiving    for, 
298. 
Gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  21. 
Gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  Pray- 
ers for,  426. 
Penitential  Psalms  (i),  245. 
Sacraments,  21. 
Sacraments,  Instruction  on, 

390. 
Borrows  of  the  B.  V.  M., 

Hymn  for,  641. 
Words  en  the  Cross  (i),  361. 
Sext,  Hymn  for,  599. 
Short  Recommendation  to  God, 

Sick,   Acts    of  most   necessary 
Virtues  for,  462. 

Daily  Prayer  for,  460. 

Devotions  for,  459,  496,  509. 

Visitation  of.  494. 
Sickness,  Prayer   in  beginning 

of'  459-„     •  *       c 

Prayers  during,  459,  46°,  4°2> 

471,  5°9-  ,     _ 

Sins  against  the  Holy  Ghost,  23. 

crying  for  Vengeance,  23. 
Prayer  for   Forgiveness  of, 

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Seven  Deadly,  23. 


Index. 


791 


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Six  Free        •    >f  the  Church,  21. 
Sloth,  Prayer  against,  2c 
Song  of  Hezechiah,  565. 

of 

of  the  B.  V.  M.j  192. 

of  the  Three  Children,  327. 

of  Zachary,  569. 
Sorrow,  Prayers  in,  537. 
Sorrows    of    the    B.  V.   M 
Hymn  for  the  Seven,  641. 

Prayer  to  our  Lady  of(i),  366. 
Stabat  Mater  (i),  617. 
State  of  Life.  Prayer  for  Choos- 
ing", 174. 
Statement    of    Christian    Doc- 
trine, 20. 
Stations  of  the  Cross  (i),  348. 

idy,  Prayer  before,  171. 
Subjects   for   Daily  Meditation, 


Submission,  Act  of,  462. 
Sudden   Death,  Prayer  for  one 

overtaken  by,  594. 
Suffering,  Prayer  in,  466. 
Summary  of  "Faith    and   Prac- 


tice 


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Sunday  Vespers,  179. 

TABLE  of  Holydays,  16. 

of  Movable  Feasts,  14. 

of  Psalms,  21S. 
Tantum  >rgo  (i),  222. 
Tears,  Prayer  for  Gift  of,  167. 
Te  Deion,  160. 
Tempted,  Prayer  for,  168. 
Ten  Commandments,  20. 
Thanksgiving,  Act  of,  298,  462. 

after  Childbirth,  45 

after  Communion,  327. 

after  Confession,  288. 

after  Recovery    from    Sick- 
ness, 470. 
Theological  Virtues,  21. 
Thomas  Aquinas,  Prayer  of  St., 

330. 
Thoughts,  Praver  against  Evil, 

16 
Three  Children,  Canticle  of,  327. 
Three   Devout  Prayers    for   the 
Dying  (i),  529." 

Eminent  Good  Works,  23. 

Theological  Virtues,  21. 


Tierce,  Hymn  for,  599. 

Times  wherein  Marriage  is   not 

solemnized,  19. 
Transfiguration,   Hymn  for, 

640. 
Tribulation,  Prayer  in.  166. 
Trinity    Sunday,    Hymn    for, 

626. 
Trisagion,  An: 
Twelve  Fruits  o.  the  Holy  Gi.ost, 

22. 
Prayers  for,  42S. 

UNIVERSAL  Prayer.  175. 
Usual  Commemorations,  193. 

VARIOUS  Occasions, Psalms  for, 
218. 

Prayers  for  the  Dead,  591. 

Prayers  for  the  Living,  165. 

Seasons,  Psalms  for,  219. 
Veni  Creator  (i),  t 
Vent  Sanctt  Spiritus  (i),  625. 
Vesper  Hymn,  190. 

Psalms,  Directory  of,  215. 
Vespers,  Instruction  on,  178. 

Sunday,  179. 
Viaticum,  Instruction  on,  475. 

Mode  of  administering,  476. 

Prayer  after  receiving,  460. 

Prayer  before  receiving,  471. 
Vidi  aquamy  113. 
Virgins,  Hymn   for  Feasts  of, 

65 
Virtues.  Cardinal,  21. 

most  necessary  for  the  Sick, 
Acts  of,  462. 

Theological,  21. 
Visitation  of  the  Sick.  494. 
Visit  to  the  B.  Sacrament  (i  .  340. 
Vows,    Renewal   of    Baptismal, 
410. 

WATER,  Order  of  Blessing,  109. 

Way  of  the  Cr 

Ways  of  aiding  another's   Sin, 

Weather,  Fra\'er  for  Fair,  167. 
What  every  Christian  must  be- 
lieve^ 25. 
every  Christian  must  do.  30. 


792 


Index. 


Whitsuntide,    Hymns    for  (i), 

624,  625. 
Wife  or   Husband,  Prayers  for, 

172,  451,452. 
Women,    Hymn  for  Feasts  of 

Holy,  655. 


Words  on  the  Cross  (i),  361. 
Works  of  Mercy,  Corporal,  22. 
Spiritual,  22. 

ZACHARY,  Canticle  of,  569. 


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